In Search for the Black Sand Beach 黑沙滩

Sandakan is a boring place, with limited place to hang out. So, what you gonna do during the weekend? The old mantra of SDK ppl will be "wat else? watch Astro or play mahjong loh!!!"(no wonder Ananda so rich!!!). I had been hearing a lot from my mother about this mysteriously-hard-to-find place called Black Sand Beach 黑沙滩, which in my mental mind map, is a nice cool beach with BLACK sparkling sand. And I remember 10 years ago, with my uncle's family, we did try to look for it, also as a weekend actiovity.

Recently, my sister went there with her group of friends from church and she declared she know the direction, so off we went to search for the Black Sand Beach 黑沙滩.

To those of you who know Sandakan quite well, it's actually around Mile 10. Apparently another entrance will be from Sg. Manila.

The first thing that greeted us just before we embarked on a long journey of non-asphalt road is the mosque. Big and new right? Hmm.... wondering who will go pray in the mosque built deep inside the palm oil estate? Hehe... thought of the Tganu BN's "shouted-achievement" in building more mosques in Tganu than PAS did.

Only then I know the place is called Kg. Dandulit. The whole journey from the main road to the "beach" is about 40mins.

Yeah.... I know, I know.... It's nothing like what I imagine at all!!! With the swamp nearby, no wonder the sand was "black-ish". Hmm....mom misled us!!!

This part is quite nice though and I think it will be even nicer during sunset.

Another rocky spot.

Another rocky spot.

Of course, there were houses near the beach and coconut was planted. You guys remember the coconut was touted to be the tree of 100-uses when we were studying last time? Well, tat had been replaced by oil palm I guess.

The black sand under scrutiny.....

The last shot before leaving.

Hm....go if only

1. You guys are REALLY bored in Sandakan, ur ASTRO is down and u dun play mahjong or rummy or any form of gambling.

2. You have a robust-sturdy 4-wheel drive.