Twinkle, Twinkle Little Fireflies

After the Batu Caves yesterday, took 1.5 hour drive to the country side by the Selangor river to see the fireflies. After reading about this in a book, I had resolved to visit Malaysia solely to witness this spectacle before they all disappear. Along the drive, we stopped by the top of an old fort overlooking the strait of Malacca as well and then proceeded to stop briefly at a local fishing village along the river.


Getting in touch with my monkey nature at the old fort.

After dinner, we paid the $2.80 Ticket and boarded an electric boat for the 20 minute cruise along the river banks. The only down side was that the previous night was visited by unusually heavy rainfall that limited the number of fireflies due to the high water levels. Sorry there are no photographs to show you folks, but it would have ruined it to flash the fireflies in pitch darkness. I can only report that it's equivalent to a huge stretch of christmas tress blinking in the dark of night - truly enchanting and beautiful.


Yung during the boat ride to see the fireflies.