Gwing1313: ROUnd Trip to SABAH .....

...though ... picture intRO ...

..... might HELp better to understand ....... as picture in mind about SABAH ...Negeri Di Bawah Bayu.... ...as many undescovered.... interesting... popular destinations offer visitors .... so did.... Bikerzz ... coz.. d' mountainous routes... were much challenging....

RidinG.... ROUte SYnopsis ...
4 days... 3 Nites...
Riding OUt Brunei .... to SABAh .. cities..
U may.. called only available to 4 BiKErzzz ... eee.. veteran.. aaa..
Day 1.. 09 April 2015.. BRUnei to Tawau ... almost 600km
Day 2.. 10 April 2015.. TAWAu to Sandakan ... about 317km
Day 3.. 11 April 2015.. SANdakan to Kota Kinabalu... could be 340km
Day 4.. 12 April 2015.. KK ... to home BRUnei... probability... reached .. 325km........
.............. so altogether....... almost .... 1600km ....... to cover...

Kuala Lurah ... post ......Limbang side....
by 6.00am ready... but only 7.00am... meeting possible ....

.....before riding .... together ..... Haji Sarkawi..
..... resite ..DOA... Allah Almighty..would give..ease.. possible Ride Safe. always.....

1st stop... Lawas.... breakfast...

so...closer LOOK...to participants... before too late....

Haji Sarkawi...

next ..in line...

Tuan Major U (R)..Haji Sahdon...

eeemmm ..youngest..

Haji Supri....

Not least....... me.......

Pg. Yamin...

all started to refill..FUEL... somewhere ....a junction to leave Keningau ... at 11.55am..

going further... up ..down mountainous..routes....
roads perfect........... few... gravel.surface.... coz by heavy..vehicles....
Last 5 years..... better... much better... developing... houses built.....

Hotter..day.... could Not stand.....hot seat much to d' LOng ride ...
a STop..... relaxing....... nearing.....to.. Kalabakan way... about 80 km....
Tibow........ at 2.00pm

by..3.50pm..
so...destination... Stop again to REfuel... at a town..Kelapa Sawit area.......
had to enter..... on right..at roundabout... Kalabakan..
.........about 2 km from main road to Tawau......

reachable..Tawau..at Day light time.... about 5.30pm... minus....praying times at a mosque..

a nite...say over at ...Heritage Hotel................ room partner... aaaa

a nite out at SEafood..........................

in short...Next day...Friday... 10 April...
after breakfast.at 9.00am.............. gone to another... place.....

...still ON bike.....
BUT this time...a nearing ... NOOn.... 11.00am

a popular stop over........... rare meat.... to find here... (see... picture..nn...read..)

.........mine once.... 1st time...... theirs... second... (just stop here last month)

Nasi Payau....probably...DEer meat with Rice... offered ...served...here...
Not many places offering d' food................

Had made U turned ...NOt..... far to REfuel....... again at ...KUNak... town..
by Noon.. seemed busy.......as schools.... students..... on d way ..home.....

seemed......... so d' weather was NOt helpful......
raining........ aaaaaaaaaaaa...............

a rest.would make peace in mind.................
Ladang Kinanabatang...........

ok........... village people...... still.......... using transportation in a....conservative... way....

Ok... anywhere.....authority......... just close d' eyes..... for a while.... eeemmmm

a NOn..stOP..... riding to Look out this NAme..of .....Hotel.........

.....Found ......looked OLd.......... at old Sandakan Town......... near d' sea front

NAK Hotel...... likely ..... Chinese..... aaaa a a
........serving....WElcome...drink........ so at TOP level...of d' Hotel building.....
had to climb......... level 7.. nn...top...............

but..........d' view ......fantastic.......... see.......UsElf

comparison..........day light...... nite...

Ok...just a few steps...to seafront..... a walking distant....
hotels... shops............... a Mall... opened until 9.00am...
a few dollars...massage ... machines.......

...... having dinner.... at d' sighting seafront

Next morning.... Saturday 11 April 2015

ROOf top breakfast......
American breakfast...offered...
so...... d' views...... as ..No words to.... describe....

back to rooms..... before...getting ready..for another... ride...

checked OUt.....at 9.00am ...... paid d' hotel bill...

here...steps...by steps...... another journey....... to proceed

....by 10.30am...........
a cloth changed after.. heavy rain.... somewhere before d' 3 (4 probably)
............. junctions out of.... Sandakan...

quite a few ........ fruits vendors........ selling ..... on d' opposite stalls......

RANAu............ d' town at d' foot...Kinabalu Park.... area..
right timing..to have...our food here.................

another........ STOp.......... here.. by...3.09 pm

........there... a place for sighting...Mount Kinabalu....

so 2hours riding to...Kota Kinabalu... done next... from Nabalu

so...d' Nite ...gatering...... eating... meeting friends........

Haji Pe Eee...Haji Yaakub....... joined us.... both riding from Brunei today.

Sunday..12 April 2015...
morning out to see.......Sunday market...at town..seafront...KK