Paradise in peril: Playing with Penang’s water supply

Due to logging, the Muda River has become shallow. So we have to get down several times to push the boat across sand bars.

We are walking in Penang’s water supply.

Just a minute earlier, our boat had been stuck yet again on the bed of the very shallow Ulu Muda River. “Turun, tolak (get down, push),” called out our boatman.