My persistence in finding a banca paid off when thousands of fireflies greeted me as I paddled up the picturesque Loay River flanked by sea coconut (??? need to check, they are not real sea coconut trees) groves on both banks.
As it got darker and we ventured further upstream, thousands became millions and we spotted quite a few "Christmas trees" lit up entirely by fireflies, exactly like what I saw in the pictures that the "firefly-watching cruise" operator had shown me.
It was a moonless night and there were no other boats around except for our small banca. Perfect for firefly-watching!
Too bad, though, that my camera was not capable to record this most spectacular show. Nevertheless, I did manage to catch the silhouette of one representative of the millions of fireflies with my inadequate camera:)
As it got darker and we ventured further upstream, thousands became millions and we spotted quite a few "Christmas trees" lit up entirely by fireflies, exactly like what I saw in the pictures that the "firefly-watching cruise" operator had shown me.
It was a moonless night and there were no other boats around except for our small banca. Perfect for firefly-watching!
Too bad, though, that my camera was not capable to record this most spectacular show. Nevertheless, I did manage to catch the silhouette of one representative of the millions of fireflies with my inadequate camera:)
