Friday, 14 May 2010
There was a power cut during the night, so woke up bathed in a tropical sweat, hmm nice. Our plane to Tawau isn’t leaving until late afternoon, so we headed off to find a local breakfast at a Kopai Kedi. We found one that was typically heaving with people and ordered noodle soup which was delicious and watched all the comings and goings in the small eatery. On the way out we had one of their steamed/baked buns that were extremely popular with the local clientele and they were scrumptious.
We walked around the backstreets and found the Jessleton Ferry Terminal and got some information on times and prices for ferries out to the islands which we want to do when we get back here.
We then wandered some more, including a side trip through the local fish markets and the dock where the fish come in, definitely not as awful as the fish markets in Mumbai, but there is certainly no wastage of anything here. We headed back to the hotel and after having another cold shower and a change into fresh clothes. We then went in search of lunch. Heading to the Waterfront for a beer (Scott) and soft drink (Tracy) just sitting and watching the world go by and all the boats.
We finally decided on a local lunch place and have rice and veggies which was great and then headed back to the backpackers and picked up our bag and set off for the airport. On getting to the airport, our plane wasn’t listed on the departure information screens, but we were assured it would be. We went and had the worst coffee going at the airport cafeteria and then saw our plane was up, but had been delayed by nearly 2 hours. Not a good start. Eventually the time passed and we made it through the check in area only to wait another hour and a bit before we finally got on board. Yeah – we might be late but we will be in Semporna tonight. We arrived in Tawau to be met by Borneo Divers, so we didn’t have to go through the hassle of getting a taxi. We made it to Semporna by 10:30, had a quick bite to eat before hitting the sack after a long day of doing nothing.