Glorious Sunday but traffic jam on Penang Bridge

It was not so long ago that Penang had been covered with either a thick haze or dark stormy clouds but lately the air has cleared considerably. Today was actually a glorious day. Clear skies. Here's a photo that I took from the Penang Bridge, looking out at Kedah Peak in the distance. The sky was so clear this afternoon that I could make out the telecommunication transmission tower atop Kedah Peak. Wonderful.


After my trip to Lunas this morning, I had to drive out to the island. On the way back - guess what - I was caught in a traffic jam on the Penang Bridge, stretching from about the 7.2 km mark to about the 3.6 km mark. Ridiculous that it had to happen on a Sunday too! It took me about 45 minutes to clear the jam. Of course, by the time I arrived at the 3.6 km mark, whatever had caused the jam was no longer in sight. I was left none the wiser. What gives?

In the queue. Vehicles both in front and behind me

Camera set on telephoto mode. Ridiculously jam packed bridge