Our Family Trip to Ranau 2017

Our family did a trip to Ranau 22-24 April 2017, it was more than just a trip, it was a trip to accomplish many things. We started off really late on Saturday 4:30pm, arriving Jabez Resorts (former BCCM Retreat Center) at 6:30 pm, we had two Deluxe rooms booked and everyone had a bed and rooms have attached shower room, it was cozy, clean and nice. We had the whole place to ourselves that night. But we left in a haste to attend a Charity dinner in Ranau Community Hall.  The dinner was mostly vegetables (Ranau's own produce) and we just had to top up with KFC takeaway for supper at Jabez. 

Next morning, we rose up slowly and had our breakfast cooked by the aunty. Three of us, Elliot and mum and dad set off to Kg Narawang SIB church to attend their church service which supposedly starts at 9am but we got there almost 10am and found that they looked like still at the first part of the service. It ended quite late at noon and then there was a fellowship dinner as the FGB facilitators were with them. We had the "Babi hutan" for lunch.

Local Kadazan Dish

We then set off to meet with the farmer who looks after the Narawang land and met him at his house, he then asked us to go visit the land so that we know he trully works on the land, he said "Kasih senang hari kita semua." So off we went to the farm up on the hill and checked on the land, he asked for grass cutter and we discussed having a gen-set moved over.  

He said may be in June, the Dragon fruits be plentiful.

We went back to Jabez Resorts really late like 4 pm and the three kids left them were bored, they had their internet day until Wallace busted the data quota. That was how bored they were being left for 7 hours!

We moved to Masilou area (near Desa Farm) and had BBQ with Mary's friends and families. It was a night of meat, meat, meat and more meat.

Next morning, we had American breakfast cooked in the house followed by a ride to test English tea at H-Benjamin Residence, We had to visit our farm and made claim at the place by meeting up with the care taker of the land who said they have been waiting for us to come by for years! We ended up talking about plans for the land and brought back a big bag of cabbages! Sadly, we learnt from them that the former native chief of the area has passed away last year.

 It was a journey of many meeting ups with local people.