Three quater moon under the pale blue sky.
I really like trudging it alone on the beach, slow walk half expecting to find something wondrous lying in the sands.
A mermaid ... that definitely tops it as the ultimate find! So far jellyfishes are the most common encounter. Found a live wriggling seasnake once ... very poisonous but helpless out of the water. Encountered numerous dead fish ... half-eaten, barely any flesh left. Seen live ones too, recently on the MNS Miri December Long Walk we stumbled upon several live fish, writhing in whatever bit of water left behind by the tide.
Best would be the landscape I must say. Long stretches of sands, with waves pounding incessantly to no end. Or on quiet low tide days, billowing white clouds towering above minute casuarinas with visibility all the way to infinity ... shimmering wet sands reflecting the blueskies. Better still if it was in stormy weather. The landscape can look no more dramatic than year end pounding of the coast by waves so big even hardened fishermen dare not venture to.
Local fishermen too are almost always a delight to talk to. Peering into the catch baskets, chatting with their children and spouse. Short, informal "hallos" can turn to long, extended conversation about far away relatives, schoolchildren, the system and the sea.
A mermaid ... that definitely tops it as the ultimate find! So far jellyfishes are the most common encounter. Found a live wriggling seasnake once ... very poisonous but helpless out of the water. Encountered numerous dead fish ... half-eaten, barely any flesh left. Seen live ones too, recently on the MNS Miri December Long Walk we stumbled upon several live fish, writhing in whatever bit of water left behind by the tide.
Best would be the landscape I must say. Long stretches of sands, with waves pounding incessantly to no end. Or on quiet low tide days, billowing white clouds towering above minute casuarinas with visibility all the way to infinity ... shimmering wet sands reflecting the blueskies. Better still if it was in stormy weather. The landscape can look no more dramatic than year end pounding of the coast by waves so big even hardened fishermen dare not venture to.
Local fishermen too are almost always a delight to talk to. Peering into the catch baskets, chatting with their children and spouse. Short, informal "hallos" can turn to long, extended conversation about far away relatives, schoolchildren, the system and the sea.
Many excursions over the years has not a single time dissappoint. There's always a gem to be found in each outing to the coast.
Mermaids? So far I have not been lucky enough to get the opportunity to thank my lucky stars for one, definitely many appreciative "thank you"s for the other finds ... the walk continues.
Kuala Baram
Lutong Beach
Lutong Beach
Lutong Beach
Kuala Baram
Lutong Beach
Lutong Beach
Lutong Beach
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