Sabah, Borneo
Simanderal
Michael Hughes and Ger White
Sat 11 Aug 2012 11:03
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06:07.9N 118:02.4E
Our exploration of Sabah continues. We arrived in
Kudat on 4 August, having sailed round the northern tip of Borneo the previous
day. We spent 3 days there--not a lot to see in the town, but we hired a car and
driver for a day and saw some of the surrounding countryside--rainforest, palm
oil plantations etc. and visited a "longhouse"---the traditional style of
housinf hereabouts, built on stilts--mainly for air circulation--of bamboo,
thatch etc. They are called longhouses because--they are long! Up to 50
families may live in one, each with their own rooms off a coomon veranda that
runs the whole length of the house--maybe 200 metres long!
We left Kudat on 8 August and since then have been
making our way to Sandakan--expect to arrive there tomorrow---in a series of day
sails and island anchorages--this coast is shallow, and dotted with islands,
reefs and sand spits. We spent a couple of days on Langkaya island--good
snorkelling in the coral reefs---some nice coral and plenty of fish of all
sizes.
And after Sandakan, we plan to head up one of
Borneo's major rivers, into the rainforest--that is if we can get over the
shallows at the river estuary!!!
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