Riding in East Coast Park

Yours truly on the move.

The nautical theme runs through Marine Parade HDB complex.
Another sign that Singapore is a "fine" city.
Early morning campers starting to stir.
Chinese music blares as the Tai Chi clan does their routine.
The yellow shirts do their thing a little farther down the way.

As always the horizon is full of ships waiting to load, unload or just waiting...
With all those boats around, not sure I would dip into the waters here.
Singapore Seafood Centre - home of the famous chili crabs.
Where to go?
The jetty - long wide and not very pretty.

Out early, or maybe all night, the young folks love East Coast.
Caught one. Pretty tiny but I think that's what they are after.
Not quite up yet.
Yertle my turtle friend.
The universal sign for bike path - but keep left in this part of the world.

Now that we live away from the center of the busiest part of Singapore I have finally had my bike fixed up and am ready to ride. For the last two years my old wheels sat on our laundry porch decomposing. First the seat deteriorated away from the sun and heat and then the tires went flat and the rubber started to disintegrate.

Fast forward to our new place on Chapel Road. We are now a mere few blocks from the underpass leading to Singapore's premier outdoor living venue - East Coast Park http://www.nparks.gov.sg/park11.asp . The park covers a 15 km expanse of waterfront. There is a bike trail, a foot trail, rental places for skates (in-line, not ice), bikes, pogo shoes and more. there are bars, restaurants, BBQ pits, fishing jetty's, fitness path, a turtle pond, a cable ski lake, hawker centre and even a foot reflexology path. It's a waterfront city of it's own.

A local Uncle fixed my bike - new seat, new rims and tires and I'm good to go!

It's always crowded, even in the very early AM when Myrna goes jogging. People pitch tents and have a great time as camping is allowed. It is also usually about 5 degrees cooler then the rest of the island. I like to ride about 7AM, if I can drag myself out of bed.

Anyway I thought you might enjoy the photos taken during one of my recent rides.