Sunday, May 25, 2008

Poring Hot Spring-Sabah

My my...very the busy...have no time to continue my stories...another lame excuse from me hehhe. But regardless, let's proceed back...
Well after Mount Kinabalu, i waited for a bus which get me to Ranau. From there then i'll make my way to the Poring Hout Spring. But after an hour waiting for bus, it finally arrived. Making a deal with the driver for Rm 50(after much consideration and bargaining), he will drive me to the Poring and then back to Ranau. At first i didn't trust him, well you need to be wary of....then i misjudge. It took 45 min to get to Ranau and another 20 min or so to the Poring. Well if you want to get to the Poring by taxi or private car, it will cost twice. Well its best to make a deal with the bus driver. Its a good thing i'm alone so easier to negotiate with the driver.



Upon reaching the poring, again i claimed as Malaysian and paid local price of RM 3. Well the place quite smiple. You can have public bathing and private bathing ( which inside a small hut).







At the Poring Hot spring itself, futhur in , you can climb all the way up about two km uphill and you can find a long man made bring called "The canopy walk". I was very unsure of whether to get up there as you will take 30 min to get up. I have time constraint and tired after the Mount kinabalu trail. I asked the local youngsters there and they said they are going up and asked me to join. Well i just gave it a go....again you have Rm 3 oppps for the local if not Rm 5 for foreigner. One of the youngster asked me in front of the counter man, where am i from...i replied slumberly...KL...hehehe before entering, the counter man asked me where i am...without answering him i just ran in, where those guys had did so. They ran all the way up and i have to catch up with them...my gosh.... i am so not gonna make it..but finally i did and its within 15min. i am so wear off lor...but its worthy, conquering my fear and seeing the beautiful scenery....



Rushing all the way to look for the bus drive, i am 1/2 late...he patienly waited for me and rush me back to Ranau as i need to take another bus back to kota kinabalu. But i missed it. See i didn't bother to what the bus driver advised, i missed it by 10 min. He is kind enough to find transport back home. But they aint any except to wait for a big bus from semarang back to Kota kinabalu. i waited for an hr for that bus. Even then it stopped at the bus terminal which you have to take a cab for another 20 min back home. Wow an adventurous trip for me... a tired one....and end the night by visiting a club :P