On Sunday our
friends took us out to Pulau Ubin, a rustic island that’s still part of
Singapore but lies just east of the main island. It was only a 10-15 minute
bumboat ride but it felt like a trip back in time. We rented bikes at Pulau Ubin
village and rode around through dense forest and saw lots of wildlife,
including wild boars, numerous birds, mudskippers (awesome video here!), and crabs. Afterwards, we
had some seafood at a restaurant in Pulau Ubin village and rode back to
Singapore proper amidst a downpour. All in all, a very fun day.
Some videos:
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| fishermen near the ferry |
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| aboard the bumboat |
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| other bumboats at the ferry terminal |
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| looking back towards Singapore's main island |
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| arriving at Pulau Ubin |
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| walking into Pulau Ubin village to rent bikes |
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| our guides |
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| durian tree |
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| some buildings nestled in the forest |
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| passion fruit |
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| lots of other bikers out enjoying a Sunday morning |
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| lots of enormous trees |
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| coastal boardwalk |
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| one of several kingfishers we saw |
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| we spent a long time watching the midskippers |
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| lots of crab action, too |
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| boardwalk heading into a mangrove forest |
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| mangroves |
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| much of the walk went through fairly dense foliage |
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| see the crab in the center? |
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| fruit of the Nipa palm |
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| giant nipa palm grove, these are used to make thatched roofs |
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| view from the top of a lookout tower |
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| some of the wild boars we saw |
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| and returning back into town |
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