A Suspension Bridge over Sungai Galing...

In Kuantan last week and it has been raining off and on as thought it is still the Monsoon season. It's the middle of March and the Monsoon should have been gone by now. But what could we say the weather no longer follows the annual schedule, so we all have to live with it and continue to enjoy life.  At the lobby of Vistana Hotel while waiting for the car to arrive I decided to take a walk outside the hotel to do some photography. The Vistana Hotel has always been my home whenever I am in Kuantan. In the past I had taken a numbers of photos of flowers outside the hotel building and thought that instead of just waiting I might as well venture to the small garden outside. With my Nikon I took a numbers of photos of the flowers there and then to my surprise I saw what look like a bridge across the river. The last time I was at this spot at the side of the hotel facing the Sungai Galing, I could only see the river between the branches of the trees; that line the riverbank. And now there is a bridge; what a change! In my childhood we kids were warned not to bath or play in this river since it is said there are crocodiles along the muddy bank of the river. As such it has been out of bound for us kids. But at time we do take a ride on a dugout when the tide was high, just for the fun of it. 

Curious I took a walk closer to the bridge and soon found that the Irrigation and Drainage Authority has indeed erected a Suspension Bridge across the Galing River. In a way it was a well designed bridge which made it longer than just a normal crossing across the river. By doing that it gives folks a longer walk on the bridge. It was high tide then and as I walk onto the bridge I could smell the muddy water of the river. The scenes around was green of all shades like that Ketapang tree along the bank of the river where at this height one could notice the young shoots of new leaves sprouting at the branches and below on that muddy river could be seen decay leaves floating around and moving up stream as the tide raises. I took a numbers of snaps as I walk along the bridge. As usual with a suspension bridge it wobbles as one walk. It is really nice to be able to get to the center of the river and now from the center point of the bridge I could see both sides of the river with scenic scenes on both sides. 

Now with this link folks could go jogging from the Hotel to the other side of the river which I believe would be a great place to take a lazy walk along the river on a Sunday or any other days for that matter. And perhaps have a picnic on the other side where a wooden structure has been erected as a resting area. I may just do that on my next visit to Kuantan. The authority should plant more varieties of trees and shrub and flowers and tag it with its names and species so that folks could learn a thing or two about the floral and fauna that made up the ecosystem. Perhaps they should find ways and means of attracting birds and small creatures to the area, making it a more interesting and lively place to be with nature.

It is a small construction like this that made the differences to a town. It gives both the local and the tourists the opportunity to venture outside the hotel and enjoy the fresh air without really driving out of the hotel vicinity. Personally I like the way this Suspension Bridge was design and built. Those folks do take into consideration the aesthetic in designing this river project which to me does more to the bridge, instead of just as a mean of crossing the river. It add to the scene thus in a way beautify the river itself.

Have a nice day. [Please click to enlarge image]