Our sail into the second stop on this large island was beautiful. KK is an inlet surrounded by a bay with the majestic Mt. Kinabalu on the horizon. The town appeared well developed, with a beautiful highway, manicured lawns and new development everywhere. Local Chinese entrepreneurs are the engine that is building the economy based on palm oil production and the return of higher valued rubber. Our tour drove us through town and into the Filipino craft market near the fishing boat landing on the shoreline. We visited an opulent mosque with giant gold domes. While the majority of the population is Christian, it appeared that mosques were definitely more dominant. We ate at the top of the largest (government) building and then headed out of town to a tribal village on the outskirts of town. The village was built by the tribes descendants to portray the daily lives of the various Borneo tribal people and headhunter origins! As we climbed between longhouses, we glimpsed into their daily lives. Some of us tried blowpipe shooting. Miriam gathered ingredients and stuffed a bamboo stick, which after cooking in a fire, we shared. Too spicy and way too much ginger but an afternoon wake-up in the sticky 95 degree plus heat. Our shipboard lectures on each destination ranging from history, the people today and destination highlights have been great preparation for each landing.
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