Up at 7am and had breakfast in the club lounge - very nice too. Downstairs to get a taxi to Sabah Golf & Country Club. Taxi driver was awesome, he would not even let us pay him when we arrived as he offered to come back when we had finished to take us back to the hotel. There was no guarantee that we would call him back or anything - very trusting!. I have to say that the Malay people are amongst the friendliest I have ever met, nothing is too much trouble and they always have a smile for you :-)
Met our wonderful caddie, he only spoke limited English but it is amazing how well you can communicate, just like when we were in Mission Hills. I can honestly say that I did not know it was humanly possible to sweat as much as I did today. The humidity is intense, and when the sun is out too then it is almost unbearable. Lucky there are always clouds which help keep things bearable. You just have to remember to keep drinking water to counteract it. It rains most nights here so we have been told, just like the storm last night, the days are hot and humid but mostly dry.
The golf course was absolutely beautiful. There was actually a group from the PGA going round doing yardage measurements (they use metres here like us) for a PGA event starting next week. It was quite hilly and there was lots of water and interesting bunkers. The caddie knew exactly where to guide us and after a couple of holes could pick the right clubs etc., We both played ok, Sean had a bit of trouble getting used to green speeds - they we so fast downhill, but deceptively slow uphill, quite hard to get used to, and I had my usual some good some bad moments, on the whole though I hit the ball quite well :-)
We had lunch at the club after our game, I had beef with ginger and onions, Sean had chicken and cashew. Our lovely taxi driver picked us up as promised and we returned to our hotel. We arranged our hire car for tomorrow, then headed down to the pool for a leisurely swim and drink at the pool bar. I had a fresh coconut - yum! The afternoon showers came in about 5pm so time to return to our room for a shower and change, drinks and canapés in the lounge then out to dinner.
Walked over to the other resort, around the marina. Had the buffet meal which was ok, not as good as the other meals we have had here, but you can't win them all :-)
Hit the wall again, early start tomorrow, we are driving 1 hour to play golf then we are seeing the Orang-utans' - can't wait.
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