May 12 - Taking it really easy today. I work on writing, and we get our last clothes washing done, including drying out all of the beach gear from yesterday. All three of us now suit up fully covered, in an effort to defend against sunburn. It just isn’t worth it anymore to sit around in the sun with backs, arms, and legs exposed.
Because we are only going to the airport around midnight, I kept the hotel room for today so we would have somewhere to rest until departure.
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COST SUMMARY:
I broke out all travel in Borneo as one cost bracket, combining Sarawak, Brunei, and Sabah:
This is our final day on the island. While Brunei was more expensive in terms of hotels and food, it was only three days and our ‘entertainment’ cost was lower than in Sabah.
Projected daily cost from the pre-planning phase = $125/day
Realized daily average costs for Apr 9 to May 12 = $109/day
The share of this cost apportioned to lodging was 38%, food 21%, and transport 17%. Entry fees for touristic sites came in at 22%, high only because transport and food were so cheap.
Malaysia (Sabah)