Kota Kintabalu-Sabah-Borneo

Today, I took a shore excursion in Kota Kintabalu, Malaysia, otherwise known as the state of North Borneo.  There are 32 ethnic groups living on this island. Malay, Chinese and Indian are the largest groups and English and Malay are spoken. 65% are Muslim and 30% are Roman Catholic. First, we visited the Mari Mari village. There, we toured replicas of five different major ethnic groups. We saw their bamboo huts, how they prepared meals, how they made clothing, how they make fire, how they celebrated a new marriage and even how the ruthless headhunter tribes thrive. Up until 60 years ago, hunters hunted heads. Next, we drove by a few modern areas and saw the newest mosque. The rain and humidity made for some challenging moments.

Please forgive the typos I wrote this using Siri on my iPhone. I will make corrections when I turned home.

Tomorrow, we will visit Brunei.