Tonite was one of those rare nights that we actually planned an activity for the family. Actually we do not really have a choice, we wanted to see the fireflies at Kuala Selangor and the only way to see them was to visit them at night.
It was raining in the afternoon and it cleared the skies of all the haze, dirt and whatever. By the time we reached Kuala Selangor, the clear night was a perfect setting for vieiwng the fireflies. It was more crowded than we imagined, there were a few loads of tourist before us and we noticed most of them had come from Japan! Only then I knew fireflies only exist in tropical countries.
Each of us had to wear a safety jacket before we got on the boat, Sofia looked so funny with the oversized jacket. Unfortunately we were too excited to go and forgot to take a photo of her. We were hoping that Sofia would be able to learn and understand more about fireflies from this trip but she was more excited about the boat ride on the river.
Finally it was out turn to set sail and the boat brought us out to the dark and quiet part of the river. There were indeed many fireflies and it was so lovely, like Christmas trees but with REAL lights. We asked Sofia to look at those blinking lights and told her those were fireflies but I think she could not quite understand. To her, lights are lights, how can they be a bug? Then she got bored and started fidgeting around the boat, we were supposed to be still and quiet. Ended up, we had to distract and keep her entertained as much as we could.
Though the boat ride was very short, approx 15 mins only, but it was a very refreshing experience. I have never taken a boat ride on a river at night before, it was so calm and still ... of course, the thousands of fireflies made the ride even more special. The numbers are starting to decline due to urbanization, glad to see them while I can. Hopefully they would still be around couple of years later, we would love to return with Sofia and Jeremiah for another romantic boat ride.
