スパイラルシナジー主催のマジカルファイヤーフライに参加。ニボンテバル(Nibong Tebal)でおいしい中華を食べて、ボートに乗って蛍を鑑賞するという企画。
まず、5時にガーニドライブのピックアップポイントへ。ミニバンと聞いたが、来たのは大型観光バス。今回は大勢の参加者がいたので急遽変更したとのこと。バスに乗り込むと知った顔もちらほらいて、グループ旅行気分。
金曜日の午後5時のペナンブリッジはプライムタイムだから大渋滞が予想されたが、意外とスムーズ。なにしろ自分で運転していないので、多少混んでいても気にならない。6時半前には夕食予定のレストランに到着した。
ニボンテバルは、メインランドに渡り南下。ペナン第二ブリッジが架かる予定になっている地点より少し下にある静かな町。周囲には漁村やパームツリーのプランテーションが点在している。Krian川沿岸は蛍のサンクチュアリーとなっており、蛍鑑賞に訪れる観光客も多い。
潮州レストラン Restaurant Cheang Kee |
蟹お粥 Crab porridge |
ベイビーオクトパス Baby octopus |
約40分のボートトリップで、子供も親も楽しみました。
スパイラルシナジーの蛍鑑賞(マジカルファイヤーフライ)ツアーは不定期で開催。午後5時にペナンを出発、午後10時頃戻ります。夕食(もちろんビール飲み放題!)、バス、ボート代を込みで大人RM120、子供RM70。
http://www.spiralsynergy.com
ボートだけなら、Amazingplanner。
http://www.amazingplanner.com.my
We went to the Magical Fireflies tour organised by Spiral Synergy. It's a most well-received event by them, which includes delicious dinner and fire fly watching from a boat in Nibong Tebal.
We got on a bus at 5PM from a pick-up point on Gurney Drive. I was expecting a mini van but a big tourist bus pulled over. Michelle said they had a big sign-ups and had to arrange a big bus. I saw a few familiar faces on board and felt really being on tour.
As Friday evening is said to be the worst moment for Penang Bridge, I was expecting heavy traffic to cross to the mainland. Luckily it wasn't so bad. After all, I wasn't driving, which made me feel more relaxed. Before 6.30PM, we arrived at the restaurant for dinner.
Nibong Tebal is a small town about an hour from George Town. It's just under the point where the 2nd Penang Bridge is scheduled to linked to mainland. There are a several fishing villages and palm tree plantations around. Along river Krian is the sanctuary for fire flies, which attract a number of visitors.
We had dinner at Cheang Kee Teochew restaurant. We were quite a big group and given 3 big round tables. Fried big prawns, steamed fish with sour plum, clams fried with miso, boiled baby octopus.... we had about 10 dishes on each table. All so delicious. And at the end of the course, we were served with the famous crab porridge. It was so nice!
It was about 8 PM and the jetty is about 5 minute drive from the restaurant. With a life jacket on, off we went to dark Kiran river on a small boat. When we went farther from the lights of the town, we started to see tiny lights on trees. Some of the trees had quite a number of fireflies and they looked like a Christmas tree. It was an amazingly beautiful 40 minute trip. We all enjoyed it.
Spiral Synergy organises Magical Fireflies event every now and then. They arrange a transportation from George Town, which leaves at 5 PM, and coming back at about 10PM. RM120 for adults, RM70 for kids, including transportation, dinner (including beer of course) and boat trip.
http://www.spiralsynergy.com
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