Wow, wow, wow. Great holiday. We packed a lot into 4 days. We flew just over 2 hours from Singapore to Kota Kinabalu (capital of Sabbah, on the island of Borneo, Malaysia), then drove almost an hour to the Shangri-la resort. Talk about in the middle of nowhere....The resort was fantastic. You can do as much or as little as you wanted. You know me - I had our whole vacation planned within an hour of arriving.. well, not really.
On the first day, Z played 'ranger for a day' (which turned out to be for an hour and a half ) in the Wildlife reserve attached to the hotel and got up close to the Orang Utans with the guides.
The outdoor pool area was the central focus of the resort and where we spent most of our time when at the resort. We camped on comfy lounges under palm trees and relaxed. Z spent HOURS every day in the pool. I read two books. C got to play golf - twice. On Friday, we took the hotel shuttle back into Kota Kinabalu to did some exploring around the town.
On Saturday, we took a boat trip out to a remote island and got to snorkle over coral and cute fish - Z's first time snorkelling and she loved it. She even got to ride a pony - an activity organised by the 'kiddy club'. She also discovered malaysian satays.... one day she ate satay for breakfast, lunch and then at dinner time. Needless to say, she's getting into the asian food.
We all took a tour into the nature reserve to see the Orang Utans - at that time they had 7 little orphans. The rangers care for them and prepare them for their release back into the wild. We watched 3 Orang utans interact for close to 45 minutes. It was absolutely amazing to see them up close.
Z lists as one of the highlights of the trip as 'eating Teppan-yaki'. We ate in the Teppan-yaki restaurant one night and Z just loved Gary - the Teppan-yaki chef's antics. He was quite a character.
All in all - a great short break.
Hi all. I can't believe how time flies! It's been over a month since my previous comment, and it seems as if your postings between then and now cover more than a lot of people's vacation activities in over a year's time! Some things never change, J, you are the world's best outing planner! I am so glad to follow you all on the blog, what a great tool of modern technology. Z's mozaic looks SUPERB! As we have witnessed since kindergarden, her fine arts talents are quite extraordinary!!! J, please continue the "Blog 'till U drop" thing. I am a big fan and just love to feel so close to y'all. Love and big hugs from Belgium. xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Belgian M - so! are you planning a trip to come and visit! We'd love to see you! How are things with you? How's your mum? It's SOOO hot here. Hope to hear you're coming to visit.
ReplyDeleteLove and hugs back. J