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We woke up on Sunday morning to find ourselves overlooking the colourful Sunday market.
We walked to Jesselton Jetty after breakfast to catch a ferry to Pulau Manukan, one of the five islands making up the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park just offshore. We found we had to pay a fee for stepping onto the jetty, another for the boat, and yet another for landing on the island, which seemed a bit much! At first they wanted to charge me RM10 for the landing fee, but after I asked in Bahasa Malaysia how much I would have to pay if I were a local, they let me on for RM3!
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The jetty was a wonderful place to watch shoals of colourful fish, which were being fed chunks of bread by the newly arrived tourists.
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This garfish didn't seem to be after the bread; perhaps it was more interested in the fish that came for the bread!
I took a walk along the jogging track that runs along one side of the island, hoping to see Tabon Scrubfowl, which is apparently active mostly in the early morning. I drew a blank with the scrubfowl, and with Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, though I did hear a number of blue flycatchers singing. Mangrove Whistlers, however, were common and easily seen.
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I did see a couple of colourful skinks,this one, Mabuya rudis ...
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...and even better, this one, Mabuya indeprensa
After drawing a blank on the scrubfowl, it was time to join the family on the beach!
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