Don't answer the door, it could be a monkey ...

Day 21 - Kota Kinabalu to Gaya Island

Off to Gaya Island today, the large island we could see from our hotel room, just 6km from the coast. We took the complimentary 12.30pm boat provided as part of our accommodation package at the Bunga Raya Island Resort. It was a smooth boat ride, although the amount of rubbish in the water was surprising. We shared the trip with a Danish couple, who said they loved Queen Mary and that she had "made their King strong".

We arrived a little early for check in so we had some lunch, then sat by the pool until our room was ready. We were taken by buggy to a lovely room up the hill behind the resort, with a beautiful view over the bay and a spacious veranda. We were told to be careful of the monkeys as they even know how to knock on the door.

K took advantage of the free weaving class where she was the only participant, and learnt to make a grasshopper from bamboo leaves. While K was doing that M went exploring, finding a giant monitor lizard which walked down the beach and into the water for a swim. 

We went down to the restaurant for happy hour to have some cocktails before a very nice dinner of satay sticks (yet again) and rendang.