Land Below The Wind

The left and right sides of the road from Magellan Sutera to downtown, where the Centerpoint, the Wawasan, Philippines Market, and the riverside stalls and markets are located are busy with constructions. Huge hotel and commercial complexes will be a feature of this area in the future. This trip is a bit special as he was also able to take a photo of Kota Kinabalu, or KK as it is affectionately known, coastline as the plane approached the airport. He has been wanting to do that for quite some time; but some things just have to wait. The last time Nakamora was there was two months ago. But then it was only for a while, most of the time was spent traveling to Kudat and the Tip of Borneo. The return trip, by bus, take a good 6 hours or more. The long ride nevertheless was an enjoyable one.
He has seen quite a bit of this part of Malaysia. Sempoerna, Sipadan with beautiful diving spots. There is also a sea weed research station somewhere along the ride by boat from Lahad Datu to Sempoerna. The water is blueish, clear, and peaceful.
It was in early 2000 that he went to Danum valley. It was Ramadhan. Taking a 4WD from Lahad Datu again to the middle of the Danum Valley, where a resort is located, at the late hour of the day their path was crossed by two pigmy elephants, perhaps on their way going home, wherever that was.
Taking the ride on a small bus through the Crocker Range from KK to Tenom was also an experience that is hard to forget. The journey is filled with beautiful sights. Tenom can be reached by train from KK, and the journey would have taken less time, but the service was closed at that time.