{"id":3538,"date":"2013-06-23T02:09:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-22T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=3538"},"modified":"2021-01-14T21:36:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T13:36:27","slug":"weston-wetland-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/weston-wetland-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"The Magic of Light at Weston River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sabah has many beautiful places which are only reserved for people actively seeking for them. I noticed Weston when I saw many stunning sunset photos of Weston being shared everywhere on Facebook and Twitter. That&#8217;s why I traveled 125 Kilometers from Kota Kinabalu to Weston town last month, to see the magical moment with my eyes. However, I find more interesting things than a nice sunset.<\/p>\n<h3>Weston the Historical Town<\/h3>\n<p>Named after a railway engineer, Arthur J. West in 1889, Weston town was an important meeting point for trains and ships, due to its strategic location back in the old days of British colony era. Today it becomes just another &#8220;remote&#8221; Sabah town between Beaufort and Sipitang. Few knows that <strong>Weston is the town which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Borneo Railway<\/a> first constructed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_1.jpg\" alt=\"old shoplot of Weston\" \/><br \/>\nPic: the old wooden shoplot built during British time over 50 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_2.jpg\" alt=\"wooden shops of Weston\" \/><br \/>\nPic: such shophouses are getting less and replaced by cement building.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_3.jpg\" alt=\"SJK (C) Che Hwa primary school of Weston\" \/><br \/>\nPic: SJK (C) Che Hwa (\u59d4\u58eb\u73cd \u542f\u534e\u5c0f\u5b66 in Chinese), a primary school in Weston<\/p>\n<p>Probably one of the oldest wooden school of Borneo, Che Hwa school is a two-storey building constructed in 1932, and funded by donations from timber tycoons, charcoal merchants and shopkeepers of Chinese community*. In 1930s, many Chinese lived in Weston, the period when Weston was a key hub. Now this school has only 5 teachers and 7 students.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_6.jpg\" alt=\"water village of Weston\" \/><br \/>\nPic: water village of Weston<\/p>\n<p>Weston River was used to be called &#8220;Jump-Jump&#8221; River because of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=323\">mudskippers<\/a> here. In late afternoon, you would see many villagers gather around the boardwalk, fishing and playing RC speedboats there.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_4.jpg\" alt=\"old jetty of Weston\" \/><br \/>\nPic: this old timber jetty exists since 1896, another legacy of British.<\/p>\n<p>British government abandoned Weston port when they learnt that the shallow water of Weston is unfit as a deep sea wharf. Now this jetty is a favorite spot for local anglers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_5.jpg\" alt=\"new jetty of Weston\" \/><br \/>\nPic: the new jetty built next to the old timber jetty<\/p>\n<p>After a short tour in Weston town, I got on a boat arranged by W.P.M.S. Tours &amp; Travel and headed to their Weston Jaafar River Lodge nearby (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com.my\/maps\/ms?msid=203684570006474549034.0004b9c518c8e63e24f45&amp;msa=0&amp;ll=5.219223,115.604904&amp;spn=0.007874,0.013078&amp;iwloc=0004dfbd190fb6a6cdbc8\">see Location Map<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h3>Weston Jaafar River Lodge<\/h3>\n<p>The lodge is a 2-storey wooden building built on riverside and surrounded by dense Nypa palm (or Nipah). Nipah swamp forest, which has existed over 70 million years, is one of the oldest forest type in the world.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_7.jpg\" alt=\"Weston Jaafar River Lodge in Weston\" \/><br \/>\nPic: Weston Jaafar River Lodge<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_8.jpg\" alt=\"Weston Jaafar River Lodge\" \/><br \/>\nPic: Eric, the lodge owner is looking at us from top floor<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_9.jpg\" alt=\"lodge at riverside\" \/><br \/>\nWith me is another group of tourists in the Weston tour. We first dropped by the lodge for a hi-tea before our sunset river cruise. It is a great experience to enjoy afternoon tea next to a river.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_10.jpg\" alt=\"top floor of Weston Jaafar River Lodge\" \/><br \/>\nPic: top floor of the lodge. There are sofa if you want to laze around.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_11.jpg\" alt=\"local dessert\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_12.jpg\" alt=\"coconut dessert\" \/><br \/>\nWe had some fried noodle with tea\/coffee. I really love the traditional desserts made by the locals.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_13.jpg\" alt=\"Weston Jaafar River Lodge\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_14.jpg\" alt=\"paradise tree snake\" \/><br \/>\nPic: a Paradise Tree Snake in the display tank. It is a common snake in mangrove.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_15.jpg\" alt=\"aquarium tank\" \/><br \/>\nPic: kids checking out the local fishes in aquarium tank. If I&#8217;m right, the fishes at the bottom right are Marbled Goby, a highly-priced freshwater fish and delicacy.<\/p>\n<h3>River Safari &amp; Wildlife<\/h3>\n<p>It was around 5pm after we were done with tea break, everyone couldn&#8217;t wait to start the river cruise. The cool thing about wildlife sighting here is &#8211; we don&#8217;t even need to move our legs to look for animals.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_16.jpg\" alt=\"river cruise at Weston\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Weston River is part of the largest wetland (Klias Peninsula) in Sabah. Wetland is a generic term that covers different aqua-ecologies such as coastal areas, river, lakes, mangrove, peat swamp, nypa swamp, etc., and it is the important habitat for some endangered Borneo wildlife such as Proboscis Monkey.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_17.jpg\" alt=\"crocodile of Weston\" \/><br \/>\nVery soon our guide spotted a saltwater crocodile taking a nap on the muddy river bank. It is about 3 Meters in length.<\/p>\n<p>Couple of months ago, a 1-Meter crocodile was found in city drain and made news headline. Haha, compared to this beast, that city croc looks more like a gecko. FYI, crocodile never ceases growing throughout its life, it can reach massive size if it lives long enough.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_18.jpg\" alt=\"crocodile in river\" \/><br \/>\nPlease don&#8217;t go, Mr. Crocodile&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_19.jpg\" alt=\"nypa swamp of Weston\" \/><br \/>\nThe Nipah forest along Weston River is in great shape. Nipah trees grow very well in estuary, where sea and river meet, sometimes they are even dense enough to form a mini island in the river. Locals use the leaves of Nipah Palm to make roof and its sap to create sugar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_20.jpg\" alt=\"afternoon river cruise at Weston River\" \/><br \/>\nThe water of Weston River is a mixture of saline and freshwater, so it is a bit murky. However, crabs and prawns grow faster and bigger in brackish water like this, a reason why Weston is famous for its seafood. During high tide, groupers and snappers will swim to estuary, something that the local anglers are really happy about.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_21.jpg\" alt=\"male and female proboscis monkey\" \/><br \/>\nDuring our river cruise, we saw the superstar of Borneo, the peculiar Proboscis Monkey on the trees along the river. There were about 20 of them in a few herds far apart from one another. Some of them looked at us with catch-me-if-you-can expression on their faces. The long nose of male proboscis monkey is a symbol of sexiness to turn on female. They have big belly with very long intestines inside to digest the tough cellulose of tree leaves.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_22.jpg\" alt=\"long-nosed monkey\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Proboscis Monkey is only found in Borneo<\/strong> and only 7,000 of them left in Sabah (and another 5,000 in other parts of Borneo), an endangered species. Another unfortunate thing is &#8211; they have low survival rate if held in zoo.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_23.jpg\" alt=\"Lesser Adjutant\" \/><br \/>\nIf you are a bird-watcher, you will be pleased to know that there is a small population of <strong>Lesser Adjutant<\/strong> resides in Weston wetland. It is an ugly big bird with bald head.<\/p>\n<h3>Magical Sunset<\/h3>\n<p>The sunset that I have been waiting for was coming, the sun was sinking slowly to the horizon. My guide, Simon was a bit worried because the dense cloud of earlier rain would spoil the moment. In Sabah, normally you get either the worst or best sunset after rain, it&#8217;s a 50-50 bet. Clear sky in sunny days usually doesn&#8217;t end with beautiful sunset, as sunset needs cloud and humid air as canvas, to paint its colorful light.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_24.jpg\" alt=\"sunset at Weston River\" \/><br \/>\nPic: the start of sunset, the colors are dull and not so promising&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_25.jpg\" alt=\"sunset of Weston\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_26.jpg\" alt=\"sunset view at Weston River\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When our hope was low, the colors on the dense cloud gradually turned intense. The &#8220;Magic Moment&#8221; of sunset only lasts a few minutes, so everyone keeps their eyes wide open, to enjoy every second of the view.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_27.jpg\" alt=\"sunset of Weston wetland\" \/><br \/>\nEven the sky at the east was colored by sunset.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mysabah\/8926130464\/lightbox\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_28.jpg\" alt=\"sunset of Weston\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mysabah\/8926130464\/lightbox\/\">Click here to see Bigger Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A splendid sunset over a horizon of mangrove trees, a view that I&#8217;ll miss forever! I believe <strong>the reason why Weston has nicer sunset than other places of Sabah is because it is nearer to the Equator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_29.jpg\" alt=\"tourists in sunset cruise of Weston\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everyone onboard is happy. The sunset is really one of the highlight of our trip.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_30.jpg\" alt=\"night view of Weston Jaafar River Lodge\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_31.jpg\" alt=\"dinner buffet at Weston Jaafar River Lodge\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Again, it is meal time after sunset. We went back to Weston Jaafar River Lodge for dinner buffet.<\/p>\n<h3>Fireflies!<\/h3>\n<p>Right behind the lodge are a few trees lit up by fireflies like Christmas trees. Eric planted some mangrove trees around the lodge to attract Proboscis Monkey, what he didn&#8217;t expect was these trees also became a magnet for fireflies.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_32.jpg\" alt=\"fireflies on the tree\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_33.jpg\" alt=\"fireflies of Weston\" \/><br \/>\nI noticed a girl next to me taking photo of fireflies that circling around her, so I got an interesting photo (see above).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_34.jpg\" alt=\"evening cruise at Weston\" \/><br \/>\nWe started our night river cruise after dinner.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_37.jpg\" alt=\"fireflies on the trees\" \/><br \/>\nMany mangrove trees on the riverbank were full of fireflies! Hundreds of them synchronized their twinkling like the pace of heartbeat. Most city people never saw a firefly before, so they were really excited, especially kids.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_35.jpg\" alt=\"fireflies in the boat\" \/><br \/>\nThe fireflies even flied into our boat (noted the dotted light trail).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2013\/20130622_36.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Mangrove\" \/><br \/>\nAt the end, Eric showed us a <strong>pretty mangrove flower that only blooms at night<\/strong>, as it relies on bats to pollinate. It is an <strong>Apple Mangrove<\/strong> (Species: <em>Sonneratia caseolaris<\/em>), locally known as <strong>Perepat<\/strong>. Its young fruit is edible and can be used as a traditional medicine to cure coughing.<\/p>\n<p>Though artificial and colorful city light is cool, it is lifeless and empty, only the light of nature can shine through our heart.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Join the Tour<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to join this half-day Weston trip, you may contact <strong>W.P.M.S. Tours &amp; Travel<\/strong> for information and booking. Below is their contact:<br \/>\n<strong>Address:<\/strong> Lot 4, 2nd Floor, Block 9, Damai Point Commercial Centre, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.<br \/>\n<strong>Tel:<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:+60128463321\">+60 12-8463321<\/a> (Simon Choo)<br \/>\n<strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/westonpms.tripod.com\/\">westonpms.tripod.com<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:westonpms@gmail.com\">westonpms@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>*<em>Reference: &#8220;Colonial Townships In Sabah: West Coast&#8221;, written by Richard Nelson Sokial (PAM Sabah Chapter) in year 2012,<\/em> (<strong>ISBN:<\/strong> 978-983-40734-4-2).<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small><em>Photos taken in Weston, Sabah, Malaysia Borneo<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sabah has many beautiful places which are only reserved for people actively seeking for them. 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