THE "KUNANG-KUNANG" RIVER CRUISE

Majority of the Klias wetland river cruise operators use long boats or speed boats for their cruise. For young visitors, riding on these boats could be fun. 

For me, I prefer to enjoy the cruise with dinner on board on the big boat like the double decker operated by Borneo Klias River Tour. It has a washroom with a toilet for the guests' convenience.

The double decker.

3 weeks ago, I joined a group of All Saints class 58 reunion outing and discovered that another operator, OIB, has started to use a 80ft long house boat converted from a fishing boat to do their cruise.   

This boat's name is "Kunang-Kunang" which means fireflies. 

The weather was not in our favour. It was raining when we arrived at the river jetty at about 16:30 in the afternoon. Fortunately, the main deck has a long shade to keep the rain out.

It was time for afternoon snack once everybody were on board - There were coffee or tea and the traditional Malay titbits like fried banana, sweet potatoes and coconut cakes. 

This boat has a capacity of 50 people. For our group size of 31, it was very comfortable.

Fortunately, the rain stopped as the boat started to move.

A group of the Proboscis monkeys were spotted. This dominant male was keeping a look out.

A long boat  moved in to have closer look. 

..........and joined by others. 

The smell of the grilled lamb led me to the small kitchen at the rear of the boat. This lady chef was preparing dinner. 

It's dinner time at dusk.

It's a western buffet dinner consisting of cream corn soup, salad, grilled lamb shoulder, grilled "Hawaiian" chicken, cauliflower fresco, mashed wheat potato, fried rice and fruit slices. 

Dinner on the plate.

The rain returned as we were having our dinner. It was still showering when we were cruising back to the jetty. Normally, guests would enjoy fireflies lighting up the trees along the river. However, it wasn't so this evening because of the rain. Overall it was a great outing for class 58.