March 1st we had a lazy day in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo.
I had a lovely time reading on the beach till Suzi and Andy got up at about noon. We wandered into town and found that not much is going on in KK. Mostly shopping centres and a really repetitive market that had hundreds of stalls selling the same things. With no real interest in shopping we opted to go for a massage. It went fairly well, save for when Andy's lady let out a huge burp. Very attractive...and relaxing. I opted for a 1/2 hr massage and 1/2 hr foot replexology (about $15 total) and discovered that my feet are much more ticklish than I had previous thought.
The rest of the day was spent lazing around the beachhouse hostel with all of the other residents (all 6 of us lol).
The following day we went to Sapi Island, which is part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park. Sapi is really the ideal place for beginner snorkellers, with really nice coral (green and purple) and tons of fish in a well marked off area where you are safe from the many boats that are ferrying people back and forth. Despite how great it is, it wasn't really that busy. I rented some surprisingly good snorkel gear for about $3 and had a great time. The island is really peaceful and once again made me feel very priveledged to be able to do a trip like this.
Another interesting thing here were the Asian-Muslim women who were swimming in long sleeves and pants and head scarves.
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