Pulau Ubin Island

There are many small islands off the coast of Singapore that are part of Singapore,  Pulau Ubin Island is one of those places.  It is relatively undeveloped and only has a population of 100 people. 

In order to get to the island you must take a Dumboat, it costs a whopping $2.00 and the boats run frequently.

This boat was our boat so we climbed aboard  singing the "Gilligans Island" theme song, ready for our adventure for the day.

It is a short boat ride but very interesting on the way, a quite beautiful too.

We arrived on the island with full sunshine, meaning it was HOT!  We were pleased to find ample shade along our way today.

This island is known for biking, you can rent a bike for cheap, like $4.50 for the whole day and you can ride to various parts of the island

There are literally 100's of bikes for rent, we were pleased that it was not too busy of a day on the island.


Since it is during Chinese New Year it is common to see shrines all around the city, this island was no different.

So off we rode, now you must be careful and not go too fast, Randi was almost taken out by a man riding way too fast, but.... all is well.

Since the island is not developed there is lots of wild life to enjoy, we were really hoping to see something today and were thrilled that this guy wanted to play "peek a boo" with us through the tree branches.

Then he decided to come down to the trail to get a closer look

Our mission today was to ride to the coastal boardwalk trail head and then walk the trail along the coast and into the Mangrove forest. No bikes are allowed on the boardwalk so you basically just park it and go.

 When we arrived at the trail head, we were met by this wild boar who was enjoying some crackers that were laying on the ground, yes.... we kept our distance from him in case he decided to charge but we just had to take his photo

The coastal boardwalk just like everything else in Singapore does come with its list of rules.



The walk is beautiful and right in the water offering a very nice breeze and view.

Then we went into the forest, the trail is a bit more wild as you are walking through rain forest, we were on the lookout for snakes etc... but didn't see any.

The Mangroves are cool and everywhere giving ample space for critters to hideout.

Of course there was lots of cool botany to enjoy it never ceases to amaze us  the beauty we see in creation.

And these palms had a spear type thing that the boys and Scott were really enjoying.

We would recommend a visit to Pulau Island if you get to Singapore, but be sure to bring plenty of water with you and a light snack, the trail is enjoyable and shaded with some benches along the way to stop and eat.

When we got back to the trail head we were very tired and then very disappointed to find out that someone took off with Scott's bike, we went through all the bikes and sure enough his was not there, this left us with three bikes to ride back to town so Scott and Keegan shared a bike and we all walked our bikes at some points along the trail. 

We did not want to deal with them trying to make us pay for this bike!!  We got to the bottom of the trail just before the main town and there along the side of the road was Scott's bike.  Whew!

On our boat ride home we were relieved to see this sign:

but......let's just say it would be a good idea if you know how to swim, well, really the boats are safe and they do have some kind of floatation device on board.

Like always at the end of these adventures some good ole lime juice and hawker food is just perfect before going home to a nice cold shower.