Longhouse Experience

We headed out of KK around 1:00 on a mini bus up to our longhouse at Kampung Bavanggazo. Due to some miscommunication on our part, the 2.5 hour bus ride turned into a 3.5 hour bus ride. However, it wasn't a big deal as we had all the time in the world, and it actually allowed us to see the sights of Kudat. Kudat had a town-like atmosphere, and we got an up-close look into what life is like there.
We arrived at the longhouse at about 4pm, and were greeted by a woman who spoke very little english, her son Herodic, and coconuts to drink out of!
We were served rice and four other dishes of different vegetables and chicken for supper. It was very tasty! After supper Herodic served us rice wine, which is made locally, and it was absolutly fantastic! Then the women and children performed several dances for us. The best was the Bamboo Dance, which was performed by the kids. Brin and I were invited to join in, and it turned out to be more of a work-out than we thought!
After the dancing was done, Brin and I played some games with the kids, and I brought out my photo album from home. The pictures of snow and snowmobiles were of great interest!
The next morning Brin and I were served deep-fried bananas, hard-boiled eggs, and some other deep-fried goodness for breakfast! It was all very good, and it filled us right up!
Herdoic picked us up around 1:30 and took us to the bus station so we could catch a ride back to KK. He was kind enough not to charge us for the ride, and he also bought us some bananas to take with us! The kindness we received from Herodic seems to be a reoccuring theme troughout Borneo. The people here are so friendly, and most will go out of their way to help out.