Saturday, February 19, 2011

I choose to not climb

as the request is at Uluru in Australia, and I did not climb there. Here in KK is the the main thing to climb, but I choose not to. A lot more relaxing to go down below and look at the fishes.
Got into KK in the afternoon on February 16th, was delayed because of heavy rain over the airport. Yes it is rain season here, but it is not to much trouble with the rain. Just some heavy showers now and then. What pissed me of from the flight is that I got my e-book reader destroyed in my carry-on, so I need to go back to paper books again. Wonder if my travel insurance cover it? Hope so, see when I get back home.
Have gotten a great hostel here in KK, Masada backpacker, recommend it a lot, good location, nice staff, clean, AC all over, quite and nice people staying here. So lucky that I got my dorm by myself for 2 nights, that is always great.  If you go to KK, stay here.

Was thinking of organising a CS meeting here too, but not up for it. Have been tired the evenings I been here after the diving, and today it is travel day tomorrow. If something comes up as a last minute today I attend one instead.

IMG_2690IMG_2861IMG_2790Have had 2 days out diving with down below scuba, same as last year. Good diving even if the visibility is not the best, was me and two guides on the first day, and a group on the second with Sarah as my designated buddy. Very relaxed and nice. got the message on the 2nd day that some whale sharks was spotted close by, so we vent out looking for them, but could not find them unfortunately, but we did find a sea horse instead. Have also seen a lot of blue spotted rays, stonefish, scorpion fish, frogfish, lots of nice nudy’s, lionfish, the biggest turtle I have ever seen, and more, been very good. Flickr album for pictures, even a nice python snake on land the first day, and some kind of monkey of the second day. Got the heart beat up a little bit on the search for the whale shark, but no luck this time, would have been great to see.  Been tired after the 3 dive a day, so have not been up for much action in the evening, some dinner an couple of Tiger beer.
Today, Saturday, not sure what the day brings yet, but most likely just a walk true town, maybe some shopping… so far just been relaxing at the hostel updating the photos, dive log and blog. Maybe I do an update later on.

Ok, an update.. daytime, not done much, gone for a walk and had some lunch at some Chinese restaurant, done some shopping.. or, some stuff for mosquito hardly is considered shopping I guess. Got stuck in some rain at Hunters Terrace for a coffee and a beer because of some rain. Then, the hostel for reading, internet and a shower, nothing to write about really, but I just did.
The dinner of the day was a bit interesting, some seafood at street vendor at the night marked, squid and fish w seaweed (interesting), but a cheap and good dinner, the two pints at the Irish bar after was not cheap. But, an awesome night marked, lots of vegetables and seafood to buy, raw and cooked.
Night, or close to my bedtime. Tomorrow, the journey continue to Kuching in Sarawak, still Malaysia.

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