Our first time to visit Malaysia: A great week in Sabah (Borneo). There was lovely bright weather as we explored Kota Kinabalu City, hiking around in the mountain forest and diving at the many small islands.

The most magical time was at Weston Wetlands, floating down the river amongst the thousands of dancing fireflies after a lovely dinner.

The giant Rafflesia flower is amazing, although we got soaked by tropical rain storms on the way.

A man wearing a straw hat on top of his straw hat
Hats: Important to avoid sunburn
The ocean from the top of a building
View from the hotel in Kota Kinabalu
A woman standing in front of a mosque surrounded by water
City Mosque
A thin oblong white clock tower sitting on top of a hill
Atkinson Clock Tower
Two plates with food on skewers and a bowl of sauce
Satay - delicious
Savoury pastry puffs resting on paper
Curry puff
Several large clams are sitting on a plate with sauce
Shellfish to eat
A mural of a monkey painted on the side of a wall
Wonderful wildlife painted on the fence
A monkey is sitting in a tree looking at the camera
I'm watching you watching me Monkey
A group of monkeys sitting in the top of a tree
Monkey family
The sun is setting over a body of water with the wash from a boat
Sunset over Weston Wetland
A white plate topped with meat and vegetables
Yummy food at Weston Wetland
A large rafflesia arnoldii flower nestled on the ground in the jungle
Rafflesia - The largest flower in the world
A man standing in front of a sign that says liwagu trail
Liwagu Nature Trail (near the start)
Roughly framed stairs leading up to the top of a hill in the jungle
Liwagu Nature Trail
A woman sitting on the steps of a wooden trail-head structure in the middle of a forest
Liwagu Nature Trail (near the end)
A 360 degree panoramic view of the ocean
Clear ocean water
A person in a scuba suit swimming in the ocean
Cute mermaid
A person sitting on a rock at the beach
Big red mermaid?
Sunset in over the sea
Islands in the sunset
Several boats docked in the water at sunset
Kota Kinabalu boats
A man and woman posing for a selfie on a pier
Smiley tourists