Day 2
After Gaya street, we drove straight to Kamagi River at Bubu's request.
She was rubbing hands grinning like a kid in candy store.
Our Sabahan friend Xinru joined the excursion, driving us an hour by car from KK to Kamagi. Entrance fee is Rm10/pax.
A trip to the river sounded unexciting initially, but it turned out fun. We saw boys in black trying to catch mermaid.
The sun was dancing in the river. The air rich with oxygen and the wind soothing.
We threw our flipflops, entered barefooted, cautiously, macham avoiding quicksand. It felt icy refreshing.
Schools of fishes glided past and vanished out of sight.
We inched towards the middle of the river, against mini waterfalls, stepping on smooth pebbles and slippery rocks.
There we posed, staying dry at all times, at all cost.
Village chief Martin gave us a plastic cup filled to the brim with fish feed for the carps in his pond and fishes in the river.
Martin is the happy go lucky owner of Kamagi River recreation park, which provides homestay package including homecooked food at about Rm300 per night.
He shared his hotel experience in Singapore many blue moons ago. As he walked us around, Martin plucked off a fiery pink ginger flower and asked Eugene to bring it back to Singapore.
We saw families on their homestay vacation. They were laughing while preparing food in their backyard.
After thousands of selfies, we drove back before sundown to KK hungry, thirsty and craving for meat.
Yu Kee is the famous Bak Kut Teh restoran at 7 Jalan Gaya, near Never Close Supermarket.
It is a must go place in Gaya street. Anyone who has visited Sabah would likely have dined here. 如果没来yukee吃就不算来过carecare!
Being a peace-loving animal lover, I only drink the soup and pray for world peace.
The soup was fragrant with rich herbal goodness. I prefer herbal to the peppery bkt soup common in Singapore. And I don't feel thirsty after drinking it.
The waitress up-sold us with mango and coconut puddings she said contained no sugar. The taste was so-so. I prefer real coconut.
That concluded our second day in Sabah, also known as the land beneath the wind.
Why is it called the land beneath the wind? Check out our next post to find out Day 3 at Southeast Asia's highest peak.
Thanks for reading, till then! 🐻
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