Borneo

I couldn't sleep last night. I kept thinking about whip scorpions whenever I lay back down after waking. I kept thinking they were only moving out of the way enough so that I could fall back asleep. A parting of seas of them. Then they . . .

I woke quickly when the alarm went, having had enough of the buggers in my head. I brushed my teeth and got out rather quick, even got to the bus station for the 515a bus. It was supposed to take 20 -30 minutes--some obviously misinformed taxi driver told me--it took an hour. When I arrived to the terminal, big sign greeted me "Air Asia Now everyone can fly."

And everyone does.

There was hardly room for people to leave the checkout counter after checking in. I swear half the city came with me to the one runway airport I later flew into. A police officer was position near me. It was her sole job to keep a walkway open so people wouldn't have to go through the same security screening twice.

I checked in at the scheduled time of departure, was directed to another line to pay more money for excess weight and made it to the line for a very late takeoff.

I arrived in Semporna today sometime around midday, not having eaten. It's a small town and not particularly scenic. I walked to the waterfront and have stayed there since. I booked a few nights at budget dive resort on an island somewhere offshore here.