The fine weather and nice scenery were very therapeutic for me.
A stray dog was resting at the jetty of Pulau Ubin. We took a short ride in a mini van to get to Chek Jawa.
I visited Chek Jawa before with FR and friends a few years ago on 2 cycling trips. Then the tide was lower and we could see creatures in the sand bed.
The present Chek Jawa has board walk erected over it and that day the tide was high and we could only see mudskippers.
What we could have seen if it was low tide and we can view them through this glass panel at the board walk:
But I could still admire the nice fluffy clouds, the half-submerged mangrove trees, their exposed roots, etc.
We also went up the Observatory to get a bird's eye view of the area.
There was also an Information kiosk nearby.
This dog looked headless but actually this is how he really looks like :)
Near the kiosk are the quaint-looking toilet
and visitor centre - tudor style.
There is a tank in the centre that houses injured and recuperating sea creatures. At the back of the centre, my friends said they could see some big fishes swimming along the bridge.
It was really nice to take a small break off work to enjoy nature :)
5 comments:
Wow, it does look like a lovely place for a relaxing day trip! I think I must be like the only Singaporean who HASN'T been to Pulau Ubin... *hides face* :P
~The Flyer
P.S. The Headless Dog photo is hilarious!
hope you enjoyed the place. We will start guided walks from the boardwalk soon to point out more animals and plants to visitors.
did you go around the village also?
Yep, I enjoyed the place. I like it when it was without the boardwalk too. Hopefully with the boardwalk, more people can appreciate Chek Jawa since it's now more accessible. No, I didn't visit the village. We took the chartered van from the jetty to Chek Jawa. After the boardwalk, we took the van back to the jetty. It was quite a short visit to Pulau Ubin and Chek Jawa.
many of the drivers of the vans were former residents of the old village by Chek Jawa (the lady from Java) who had to move out when the reclamation plans were announced. They often have very interesting stories to tell if you ask the right questions.
I see. We didn't have much time that day as we had to catch the ferry and bus to go back to office in the afternoon. Perhaps the next time :)
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