Is this place located in Malaysia?
Yes. In Perak.
What do you do there?
*google search engine*
Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary.
What do you do there?
*google search engine*
Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary.
I'm not such a bird lover but I decided to joined my mum's trip to Kuala Gula as I had nothing planned for the weekend.
It took about an hour drive from Penang Island.
Our destination.
The basic kitchen.
Poop here and it goes directly to the sea.
The back of the house.
They are not stones. They are cockle shells!
We sat on the boat for bird watching.
The fishing village view from the boat.
Straight ahead, Malacca Straits!
This is how the divide their territory.
Scenery
Scenery
Bird watching using binoculars.
Collecting cockles easily.
Scenery
Collared Kingfisher bird if I'm not wrong.
Collared Kingfisher looks like this when I see using the binoculars.
Spot the bird. Forgot what species already. hehe
We saw a few more different birds.
Some birds are elegantly covered with white feathers while some have bright colourful feathers.
But they were quite a distance from our boat.
I couldnt capture them on cameras.
Only saw them through the binoculars.
And I cant google for pics either as I've forgotten what are the birds called. *blush*
Scenery
Bait for shrimps. Leave it there and collect it 1 hour later.
The guy who took us around told us that the fishermen only work 4 hours a day.
And included in the 4 hours, they can sleep for 2 hours while waiting waiting for the nets the be filled with seafood.
And they can earn easily rm1k - 4k each time they go out to the sea.
Sometimes 1 boat goes out for catch, and they need 3 boats to come back!
The boat ride took about 1.5 hours.
Drying the net
Then we headed off to the mangroves.
Mangrove Trees
I learned a lot about the importance of mangrove to the underwater ecosystem.
Then we get to go to the place where they sell SUPER BIG mantis shrimp!
About 4 of these already weigh 1kg!
Mum doesnt dare to put her hand too near the mantis shrimp.
Next, we headed to the Charcoal Factory.
Charcoal factory.
The inside of atap actually turned into charcoal due to the heat from burning the trunks into charcoal.
The "dome" that burns the trunks into charcoals.
Each "dome" can generate about RM 12-16k of charcoal per month! o.O
And the factory that I went has 4 "domes".
After all the trip, we headed off for dinner.
Ai Tee Seafood Restaurant
Kopi Peng & Nes Peng
Our dinner.
Mihun with crab. Vege. Mantis shrimp.
Fried Sotong. Cockles. Shrimp.
Steamed egg with shrimp. Soft-shell crab. Curry fish.
I'm not a seafood person, but the seafood was really yummy.
I like the shrimp the most. They are so fresh!
Finger linkin' good~
Our whole dinner including drinks only costs rm120.50.
Really really extremely cheap.
After dinner, we headed back to Penang.
Overall, the trip was a little more fun than expected.
Although I wasnt a bird lover, but it was quite fun spotting rare colourful birds.
But I dont think I can take it up as my new interest.
A few hours of bird watching is enough for me.
I definitely enjoyed the dinner! Hehe
We sat on the boat for bird watching.
The fishing village view from the boat.
Straight ahead, Malacca Straits!
This is how the divide their territory.
Scenery
Scenery
Bird watching using binoculars.
Collecting cockles easily.
Scenery
Collared Kingfisher bird if I'm not wrong.
Collared Kingfisher looks like this when I see using the binoculars.
Spot the bird. Forgot what species already. hehe
We saw a few more different birds.
Some birds are elegantly covered with white feathers while some have bright colourful feathers.
But they were quite a distance from our boat.
I couldnt capture them on cameras.
Only saw them through the binoculars.
And I cant google for pics either as I've forgotten what are the birds called. *blush*
Scenery
Bait for shrimps. Leave it there and collect it 1 hour later.
The guy who took us around told us that the fishermen only work 4 hours a day.
And included in the 4 hours, they can sleep for 2 hours while waiting waiting for the nets the be filled with seafood.
And they can earn easily rm1k - 4k each time they go out to the sea.
Sometimes 1 boat goes out for catch, and they need 3 boats to come back!
The boat ride took about 1.5 hours.
Drying the net
Then we headed off to the mangroves.
Mangrove Trees
I learned a lot about the importance of mangrove to the underwater ecosystem.
Then we get to go to the place where they sell SUPER BIG mantis shrimp!
About 4 of these already weigh 1kg!
Mum doesnt dare to put her hand too near the mantis shrimp.
Next, we headed to the Charcoal Factory.
Charcoal factory.
The inside of atap actually turned into charcoal due to the heat from burning the trunks into charcoal.
The "dome" that burns the trunks into charcoals.
Each "dome" can generate about RM 12-16k of charcoal per month! o.O
And the factory that I went has 4 "domes".
After all the trip, we headed off for dinner.
Ai Tee Seafood Restaurant
Kopi Peng & Nes Peng
They serve the BEST Kopi Peng and Nes Peng in Malaysia!
Super yummy that one glass will never be enough!
The Teh Peng was also yummy.
6 of us took 12 glases of drinks!
Super yummy that one glass will never be enough!
The Teh Peng was also yummy.
6 of us took 12 glases of drinks!
Our dinner.
Mihun with crab. Vege. Mantis shrimp.
Fried Sotong. Cockles. Shrimp.
Steamed egg with shrimp. Soft-shell crab. Curry fish.
I'm not a seafood person, but the seafood was really yummy.
I like the shrimp the most. They are so fresh!
Finger linkin' good~
Our whole dinner including drinks only costs rm120.50.
Really really extremely cheap.
After dinner, we headed back to Penang.
Overall, the trip was a little more fun than expected.
Although I wasnt a bird lover, but it was quite fun spotting rare colourful birds.
But I dont think I can take it up as my new interest.
A few hours of bird watching is enough for me.
I definitely enjoyed the dinner! Hehe
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Kingfisher <3
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