30/10/2020 : At Pulau Ubin - Going under the Jelutong Bridge
7:30 am : We set off from Pasir Ris Beach towards Pulau Ubin ( Granite Island).
8:00 + : AFTER paddling (NON STOP!!!) for more than half hour over the 2km plus channel crossing..We finally arrived at the first river in Ubin...did 4 not 3 rivers actually....Sungei Puaka, Jelutong, Besar and Nordin....
This was Chris (one of the guides and Kayak instructors)
He was pumping up the kayak with the motorised pump (took about 5-6 min) And usual manual pump to "feel' the kayal.
Lesson 1 : Not to inflate 100% but to allow for some air expansion of a hot day!
Mangroves, Arch branches...
the kayaks had to navigate around the roots and branches...
(Very dependent on the tides)
And we saw a bright blue KINGFISHER!
LESSON 2 : A new word I learnt on this trip!
PORTAGE! (French) ..Carrying the Kayak across a crossing!
And we did 2!
Did a Limbo Rock underneath this bridge! Had to bend our back backwards as we paddled under! Oh Gosh!
Back to the Pasir Ris beach! Finally!
Sun Burnt! Torso ACHING! HA HA HA!
Reflections
Kayak Ubin...hmm..Definitely a notch more intense compared with Sembawang Kayak!
But it was a great fun outdoors. Educational trip!
Was trying out this Song "You Raise me UP" - my keyboard and harmonica!
Well, completed this Kayak a second time....Yep. Giving myself a pat on the back!
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