Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

On 5th November 2016, we went to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. It was drizzling, but it didn't dampen our moods. Josh was so positive, saying that raining would be great as we could get to see more creatures! We took train to Kranji MRT and hopped onto bus 925.

Map for Sungei Buloh. We only managed to walk the red path!

We went to the Visitor Centre to have a break. Then there were quite a few things to do.

There's this Survivor Challenge vehicle whereby you need to use the rope to pull yourself forward! The three children loved it so much. They kept trying and I have to help them to move from one end to another.

Ain't this obstacle cool?

Kate trying out on the vehicle.

Three of them having fun! Then they tried to pull. It's quite strenuous, as you only rely on your arm power. Be careful of the metal rings at the rope area. Your hands may be stuck there. Do take note to release your hands at the right time when pulling the rope.

Picture of Josh trying out on his own! He managed to do a lap!

 

The other is the stilts of balancing. It's a test of stepping the stilts and I enjoyed this very much. I feel we should have more of these machines in National Parks and playgrounds.

Kate at the balancing stilts station!

And I love these huge mudskipper models! They are so lovely. Throughout this journey, we managed to catch real huge mudskippers and the way they swam in the waters were similar to people swimming in pools! Very loud and swift! They seemed to be flying when they were swimming in the shallow waters.



Ain't they lovely? I mean the mudskippers!

Adventurous Gwen loves these huge mudskippers!

This trip was a fruitful one! We managed to spot these animals. Monitor lizards, mud crabs, grasshoppers, fat mudskippers, barnacles and Estuarine pipefish) We met some westerners and they managed to catch crocodiles! In fact, they spotted three of them! We were all amazed because they spotted them just before they met us! So those crocodile signboard are for real!

Real mudskipper caught on camera! Beautiful isn't?

Another mudskipper

Juicy?


A cute image of mudskipper
 



Mud crabs. Initially, the children thought they were spiders! I used the maximum optical zoom to capture this!

More mudcrabs!

Estuarine pipefish

Rubbish
Sadly, there are many rubbish present in the Sungei Buloh shores. We should have brought tongs to pick them up. Our next trip, we will remember to add that in our To-bring list. I wonder if there are people who come and clear the plastic trash.

Thank god we brought insect repellents! They were so useful and I managed to kill about four mosquitoes. They are on my children's hands and face! 

We took the coastal trail, around 1300m. And we were thankful that the children enjoyed it so much! There are many other different paths to take and we will definitely be back to explore another part of Sungei Buloh.

Children and camera
It's amazing to see the pictures that the children took using our camera!

Gwen with the mosquito patch

Beautiful leaf litter

My bag and I

Infested leaf

Our next visit, we will want to spot them!

Kate with the umbrella

 

Things we brought/ wore

Insect repellent

Shoes, long pants, socks

Extra clothes

Umbrella

Lunch

Tissue papers

Water bottles
 

Family picture :)

After that, we went to Bollywood Veggies to have a meal, and headed to Hay Dairies. They loved to feed the goats! This morning, the first thing Gwen told me was whether can she feed the goat now? She loves to feed animals! I'm thankful that they love goats. Kate even wanted to bring one back and rear it! They didn't mind the goat smell, probably because we have been drinking it everyday. 

We love this Kranji Countryside places and we spent about 6 hours plus in total! It's an enjoyable trip!