Borneo!!

I am now in Borneo in the East Malaysian State of Sabah. This morning I left my house at 4:00 AM to catch a taxi to the bus station to catch a bus to the airport. My flight into Taway took a bit less than three hours, followed by about an hour-long van ride to Semporna. Almost the entirre route took me through oil palm plantations. I finally arrived in Seporna a little bit after noon. Seporna will serve as my home base for about a week as I dive Sipadan and other local islands over the next few days.



Seporna
Seporna has been in the news recently because it was rated as the "dirtiest" city in Malaysia. Seporna is a working port, not a tourist locality, so it is not the prettiest part of Malaysia. However, I had some time to walk around a bit earlier this afternoon and I saw some interesting sights.

Fish Market

The fish market is located right next to the sea, so this is the freshest fish that you can get.




Nearby you could find drying fish...


and drying sea cucumbers. This is something that I have never seen before.


The covered market


The mosque is located just a few blocks from my hotel.




Street scene.


Squirmy kid getting a hair cut.


I had to take a picture of his sister as well.


It has cooled off enough for me to go back outside (and I have noticed a "Tiger Beer" sign across the street). I will post more photos from Semporna and the islands over the next few days.

I had some sort of Singapore mee hoon (dry) at the cafe across the street which was pretty tasty. Because I was up before 4 this morning it is starting to get pretty late for me. I will post a couple more photos before calling it a night.

He's everywhere!!


Cute baby.


Down by the waterfront.






Hotel and Dive Shop


View from my hotel window one way.


View the other way.