The definition of a captain is the person in command of a boat. The definition of a boat is a vessel for travelling over water. Question is: If you are in a command of a canoe - which is a vessel for travelling over water, are you considered a captain? Whatever the case, I shall put it inside my captain's log.
Lake Chini is Malaysia's second largest natural lake. One of the more famous tales about Lake Chini is the legend of a dragon as the guardian of an ancient lost city which lies in the lake.
We went there during the monsoon season. Though the water area was larger with the heavy rains, the water colour was milky brown because of all the soil that was washed into the lake. There were many types of aquatic plants growing out of the water.
It was quite an experience to canoe in this kind of environment. It gave us the feeling that we were in some deep jungles. The plants were big and tall, and we had to paddle through narrow water
paths with giant aquatic growths beside us. It seemed like we were
back to the Jurassic age.
Sometimes the lake opened up to huge areas of vegetation growing on water.
Exploring Lake Chini by canoe was tiring but extremely exciting and rewarding as we were able to access areas that cannot be reached by boat due to narrow straits of water. It was a totally different kind of experience when you are gliding so near to the water surface in the wilderness.
Of course we tried fishing from the canoe but there were no actions at all. We also tried a few casts at the small wooden jetty where we launch our canoe but the lotus leaves kept getting in the way.
Our trip here is to find out whether Lake Chini is a good fishing ground. Though no fish was caught, we gained something else - a very unique experience in nature. And thanks to my co-captain who helped to navigate the canoe while I was taking all these shots.
Lastly, here's a gift to those who have trypophobia (密集恐惧症).
Growing Out of mud, lotus blooms pure and untainted. At Last, my eyes need a lot of times to recover after this photo. Arghhh
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