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| After a 1 km walk from starting point |
Since the completion of the two bridges linking the two banks of Kuala Kurau in the east and the west, I have been thinking of running round Kuala kurau town crossing the two bridges. The distance is roughly 13 km with flat and evenly tarred road. Even though I grew up in Kuala Kurau I have not really reached every part of my hometown especially the fishing village across Kurau river. I once told my late father who passed away recently that I would run in Kuala Kurau but never made it into reality. With the passing of my beloved father, it suddenly occurred to me that it was time to run in Kuala Kurau to pay tribute to my late father.
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| Crossing Kurau River via the pedestrian bridge |
Four of us started our run and walk around 9.00 am at a time when Malaysia is experiencing a rare hot spell. We started our mission by walking and snapping photographs on the way. As the idea of running in Kuala Kurau only came about spur of the moment, Xin Yi did not even wear a running shoes for the run. Three of us had just run at Gunnersbury Park in London two weeks ago and now we were running at a remote village thousands of miles away. We only started running after we had finished exploring the fishing village across the river. We ran for 2 km from the end of the village to the main bridge and then another 1.5 Km across the bridge. From the middle span of the bridge we could have a panoramic view of Kuala Kurau town with rows of wooden houses on both its river banks. There are many fish rearing cages in the middle of the river as fish rearing has become a thriving business venture in the town. As we stopped at many places along the route, the time for us to cover the 13 km distance was almost 3 hours. We were totally sun tanned after the run but it was very fulfilling because all of us ran in Kuala Kurau for the very first time. Along the route we also visited two other places my late father had stayed before. If time permit I will consider running again along the same route and but more serious running this time. The beautiful scenery along the way is really worth the sweat and sun tanned.
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| Houses on stilt with boat parking lot |
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| Flat road stretching for few Km on the south bank of the river |
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| Running towards the main bridge with oil palm trees on both sides. |
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| From London to Kuala Kurau |
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| Fish rearing cages and houses on the north bank |
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Fishing boats returning from sea
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