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Published: January 27th 2008
Greetings! Wednesday, we took a bus to the MacRitchie Nature Reserve in Singapore...it was difficult to figure out how to get there as there was not a lot of information but it was well worth it! It is some of the last rain forest in Singapore and it was incredible...we saw monkeys, squirrel, butterflies, small lizards, turtles, and the huge water monitor lizards that look somewhat like small crocodiles. Our hike was about 7.8 miles and included a "tree-top walk" where you walk over a bridge at the level of the forest canopy...there were informative plaques everywhere which were great. The one surprise (okay we weren't really surprised) was that shortly after we started walking, a very heavy rain started (imagine that, in a rain forest!)...despite the huge leaves of some of the plants (which we tried using as umbrellas) we got completely drenched. We literally stopped a couple times to ring out our shirts. However, by the end of the hike, the rain had subsided and while we were still damp, it felt pretty much like usual given the very humid and hot weather here. We pretty much spent the whole day there, which was a nice break from the
Wildlife!
If you look closely you'll see monkeys and the large water monitor lizard...this was in the main park at the end of our hike, out of the actual forest area. city, but it was also nice to get back to a comfy bed that evening.
On the way back from the bus stop to the room and in our search for dinner, we did a little shopping in Chinatown at the many "hawker" stalls full of cheap goods...we picked up a couple pair of extra socks and a couple rings (no not fancy ones, just place holders).
The Cow & Coolies Backpackers Inn where we stayed the second two nights was okay, though not as nice as the hotel, and it was good we were tired because the karaoke bar below our room seemed to be THE happening place until very late hours!
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