A perfectly lazy day in a very lovely beach resort. A bit of snorkelling in the South Chinese Sea from this and a neighboring island, and the whole range of colourful coral reef fish to see which we previously only knew from pictures in books or television. Now we know each other in person.

Too bad the water was quite cloudy, and carried a lot of rubbish in places. The rainy season means that the rivers wash a lot of mud and general rubbish into the bay of Kota Kinabalu. To make matters worse, a part of a fishing village had collapsed during a spring flood two days earlier, and there was even more than usual rubbish drifting about – lots of plastic, wood, and even a dead chicken.

Snorkelling was fine as long as the tide was going out, and a general rest, small walk around the island, another drink, another ice cream, another nice meal – we knew how to kill the time there with ease.

An almost perfect way to finish off the holiday in style, and the last opportunity for us to catch a sunburn in 2007 – which we did. An island further out, or further away from the currents that bring all the waste, would have been a better choice, though.