Kudat area & tour

First stop is the very ornate Budhist Temple. For those new to the Far East, well worth a look and a few photographs.
 
Also purchasing a few joss sticks and placing them in the bronze urns may bring god luck. 
 
Just round the corner are lined up several copra dealers. As usual, the locals do the hard labor and the china man does the dealing and makes the money. This visit is more meaningful if they have visited the Kampong near Siquati dedicated to gathering and preparing the coconuts for processing. On your travels through the coconut groves you may get a glimpse of a water buffalo pulling a sled.
 
Next stop is the fish dock. Everyone there is most welcoming and helpful. The days catch can vary between a few sardines to a magnificent array of huge fish. Pot luck really. The boats themselves are worth a look. It is amazing how dilapidated some boats can be and still go to out sea.
 
There is another dock on the way to Seng's. Worth a look in.
 
A visit to Seng's prawn packing plant is very interesting with dozens of young local girls sorting and grading the prawns. His sister will show you around and I always buy a few kilos of tigers and drop them off at the golf club for supper later on.
 
The boat yard is next. They have the only travel lift for hundreds of miles and the fishing boats come here for refurbishment just before they sink. There is also new boat building going on with lots of old good fashioned craftsmanship to witness.
 
I understand your friend has live fish just across the bay, we must try this.
 
Also on our list of things to do is take the ferry to Bangi. Sabah Society went the other day and had a marvelous time.
 
Our plan is to put the bikes on Aho's boat, sail across, spend the day toddling about and come back overnight and do some fishing.
 
Turn right out of your house and go to your turtle beach. Our riders love to see that. Some have even jumped in. 
 
The tip of Borneo is a must. Again, bikers shed their togs and just rush into the sea!
 
With some preparation you can get shown around Kudat Karma and its multi million Dollar homes.
 
The village where you took us to see the otters is still untouched. Life has changed very little here in centuries.
 
It may be worth getting access to one of the old Chinese Plantation Houses. (Chinese Tea Ceremony anyone?)
 
Another thing, point out the teak plantations and pick a couple of coco pods. Its suprising how few people have seen where chockolate comes from.
 
Steer clear of the Honey Bee farm and Gong Factory. Tourist tatt. The Long House is better.