Captivating Tanjung Aru Sunset

Our friends from Vancouver, Daniel and Carol were back to Sabah to spend their holidays in August/September. Asked to choose a place for the get-together, they chose Tanjung Aru, the same venue where we gathered when they came back to Sabah exactly a year ago Read here. The sunset at Tanjung Aru is still the undisputed attraction when come to sunset view and ambience!

For this gathering, I managed to get Peter to come to meet old friends whom he has not seen since 1970. It was a time of reminiscing and updating of our transition from students, single hood,  parenthood and now grandparent. 

We for a group photo. Without prior intention, the four who first met in Sandakan way back in 1970 during the BCCM Youth Fellowship Convention posed in similar positions again after a lapse of 49 years!

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We met for a second time and this time less Peter at the UMS campus. UMS campus is no longer an unfamiliar place to us after our regular cycling within the campus since 2017. UMS is also a favorite destination of both local and foreign tourists. It was reported that on a good sunny day, it may draw in as many as 1,000 visitors bringing in reasonable revenue to the university. Daniel and Carol too gave favorable comment about the campus.

Visitors normally start the tour with a video presentation
about the campus at the information center.

The seafront next to the jetty is a key attraction
of the campus.

At the Chancellery.

At the garden next to the Chancellery.

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After the UMS tour, we made a dash for Kokol Hill hoping to catch another grand sunset view of KK. Our hope unfortunately was dashed because we were caught in a massive traffic jam from UMS to the junction leading to Kokol Hill. By the time we reached Kokol Haven, it was nightfall. What remained was streak of orange glow and the sun had disappeared below the horizon. Still the ambience at Kokol Haven proved to be magical and it did not disappoint the Voo's.

Sunset of KK viewed from Kokol Haven.