Living in a concrete jungle, it's nice to sometimes escape to the tranquility of nature.
For the longest time I've been meaning to visit Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (and it's only 2 stops away from where I live, shame shame!) but now that I am relocating to New York I finally have a legitimate reason to go. So I dragged Rie-chan along with me early Saturday morning for a little road trip to the wild wild west.
There are 3 different routes you can take, ranging from 1 hour to 5 hours but we decided to go on a 1.5 hour guided walk along the Mangrove Boardwalk to learn about the flora, fauna and biodiversity of the mangrove. Amongst other things, we saw ginger flowers, bamboo clusters, monitor lizards, lobster mounds, horseshoe crabs, giant mudskippers and an elusive crocodile.
And this is how much of a dodo that I am. Ten minutes into the tour I declare that there is a distinctive scent of nature. No response from the guide. Five minutes later I repeat myself and still no response. When I assert myself a third time, he turns to me and tells me with a smile on his face that what I am smelling is the insect repellent that everyone has on. *facepalm* And of course this city girl has forgotten to armour herself and goes home with a dozen mosquito bites on each leg.
It started drizzling after our guided walk ended, so we decided to head to Bollywood Veggies for lunch. It is an organic farming collective and their bistro only uses herbs and vegetables from their farm and poultry hunted from the surrounding kampong. The food was divine and left us feeling very satiated for the rest of the day!
P/S: If you don't drive, the best way to get to the Reserve is to take the Kranji Countryside Express Bus from Kranji train station. It is a hop-on-hop-off bus and costs just $3 for a day ticket.
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