Drove 5 hours back up into the high mountains and found my mountain hotel. Had another amazing soup lunch. My god this country has the best soups on the planet. I could literally live solely off their soups for the rest of my life
Took a nap and chilled in the room with my amazing mountain room. Was tempted to go for a mountain hike but i really badly stubbed my second toe the night before. Every bathroom in this country has a one or two inch lip on entry and i keep tripping over them. Its pretty bad this time, cuz i am limping a bit. Possibly fractured. Hoping just a bad bone bruise. Its really swollen and red. And hurts a lot.
Found a great restaurant further up the mountain in the national park of mt kinabalu. Had another yummy noodle dish. My god i am spoiled with amazing food on this trip. The collision of malay, chinese and indian people living here has quite the culinary affect. Just amazing.
Decided to head down the road into town to find an atm and a bar to relax and catch up on messages, accounting and this blog even 😁
Soon before leaving, met a really nice Malay guy named Barry(?) as i left the bathroom. I am sure thats wrong, but it was loud, in my defence. He came by my table after and we chatted for quite a while. Malay people are soooo kind and welcoming to foreign people. Its soooo nice 🥰
But it was getting late and i told barry i really needed to go and i had another 4 hour drive in the morning. Was a bit sad to go because i knew i would know 30 more malay people if i stayed 30 more minutes. This is really off the grid and i was the only non malay person in the establishment. The way i prefer. Even when i came in, i didnt understand the waitress, and 4 other malay girls joined to help solve the "problem". I think they are all just really curious about this obviously foreign person amongst them :)
But the road beckons and sleep is kinda important :)Read more
August 21 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C