So after a short ride on the MRT (subway) and a short hop on the 157 bus, we arrived at the park. We decided to hike the loop around the reservoir that would take us to the Treetop Walk and back.
The hike started along the shoreline, but quickly moved away from the reservoir and into the jungle. Walking through here you realize that you are actually very near the equator, and the Singapore that you know was once all jungle. Soon after getting into the jungle portion of the trail these guys showed up...
Of course, we stopped and started snapping pictures. People passing us on the trail were giving us strange looks; I guess this would the equivalent of someone snapping pictures of squirrels at a city park in the U.S. By the way, that is a Long Tailed Macaque. They are pretty docile unless you have food, then they are known to be kind of aggressive to steal it from you.
So, after a few hours of hiking through the jungle, we arrived at the treetop walk. Most of you that know me know that I don't really like heights too much. This walkway is actually a suspension bridge that is 25 meters off the forest floor. While this was the destination of the hike, I didn't consider it the highlight.
After the bridge, we finished the rest of the hike around the lake which was pretty uneventful. The trail varied between being in the thick of the jungle, and along the shore of the reservoir. Towards the end of the hike, we ran in to this guy...
This is a Malayan Water Monitor Lizard, this one was about 1 meter long. Here is more info than you ever wanted to know about them.
The hike ended up being about 7.5 miles total. After a short but crowded ride back on the MRT, we had a nice dinner of take-out chicken rice and curry puffs. Come on now, you didn't really think I'd get through an entire post without talking about food, did you!?!?
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