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Kota Kinabalu'
We were up and ready early after a deep and restful sleep last night. After a heavy breakfast, we took the shuttle bus to the ferry terminal at the Marina Club and joined a bunch of Mat Sallehs for a full BBQ tour to Manukan and Mamutik islands. We took a boat first to Mamutik and spent much of the morning snorkeling amongst the beautiful and colourful tropical fish you could imagine. Some of them would approach boldly and we could almost seize them in our hands. And sometimes they would bite. Though the reefs are not as beautiful or as colorful as the one in Tioman, we saw a barrage of brightly colored fish swimming right in our face and saw a few unique corrals too. While we were snorkeling, he swam in the shallow water and trodden on a sea urchin, whose spines had gone into his heel and pierced his skin very painfully.
Later we were transported to the Manukan Island, which is one of the 5 islands that make up the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Marine Park just off the coast of Kota Kinabalu. We had a filling BBQ lunch and Durian ice cream for dessert. Most of the group went snorkeling again, the rest of us found nice spots to lie down. The day was bright, the beach beautiful. A conducive moment to stretch and have a long relaxing nap.
We took the last island ferry back to mainland. Rested a while in the hotel room. Went to Plaza Merdeka for a full body massage and later had Ikan Bakar for dinner at one restaurant in the middle of town.
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