Day +1453 : Retreat at Pine Resort KK (5)

I am fine today. Continue from yesterday...

After checking out on Thursday, the driver picked us up from the resort at 12:15pm. We made a short stop at Kinabalu National Park not far from the resort before proceeding to KK.

Climbers of Mount Kinabalu have to register at the registration office near the entrance of the park. After the registration, they will be transported to the checkpoint - either Timpohon or Mesilau - to start the first phase of climbing to Raban Lata where the climber stay overnight and wait for the last push which will start at 2:00am the next morning. This phase of climbing will take about 5 and 6 hours for a normal healthy and fit person.

The cost of a climb is RM450 inclusive of mountain guide, insurance, lodging and food at Raban Lata. I heard one needs to spend something less than RM200 only last time. If you would like to conquer the mountain, better acts fast, else you might need to pay even more in future.

Mount Kinabalu Summit Trail - Click to have a larger view

Map of the park
Park registration office
Souvenir shop
Taking a photo with our driver, Justin, in front of the van
Back to KK - seeing building like those in Putrajaya. Like Putrajaya which serves as the federal administration centre, this is also an administration centre.

We reached Centre Point KK at about 2:30pm and had lunch over there. Apart from the food that we had ordered, we finished off the vegetable that we had purchased in Kendasang.

Rev. Lau is busy making Rojak :-)

Beef (Ngau Chap) Noodle - very nice!
Drink
Chicken noodle - also very nice
Rev. Lau is enjoying the Rojak
The Rojak sauce that we purchased in Kendasang. Very nice! It is produced here and carries the brand AgroMas.
To be continued and see you next post :-)