We arrived in Kota Kinabalu on July 6th 2007, for the Gulf for Good - Borneo Challenge. This charity organization, based in Dubai, raises money to help selected charities in different parts of the world. The concept, though, is unique: It's geared around outdoors challenges, so participants like me must be really fit and athletic. There is a fair registration fee, but all other expenses are covered by Gulf for Good, in exchange for each of us raising a certain amount of money.
The Borneo Challenge activities were sea kayaking, mountain biking, mountain trekking, and bamboo rafting. It was moderate in rating, but the director, Brian Wilke, agreed it was a lot tougher. It was difficult to train for this Challenge, because of four different activities. I'll write more in subsequent articles.
For now, suffice it to say, that we had a very pleasant first evening in Kota Kinabalu. We had a hefty buffet dinner, and relaxed to a colorful Malaysian dance show. There were 19 of us, and some enjoyed playing along with the performers.
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