Where to meet: At the base of Alexandra Arch, leading to Hortpark. (Alexandra Rd, junction of Hyderabad Rd)<\/p>\n
How to get there: Bus service # 51, 61, 93, 97, 100, 166 and 963<\/p>\n
Time: 4.00pm sharp<\/p>\n
Leaders: Joyce Tan & ChristinaCL Chan<\/p>\n
Our Routes<\/u>:<\/p>\n
Forest Walk<\/em><\/strong> – Not to repeat the earth trail this time, we’ll take the elevated walkway which span 1.3km. You’ll come face to face with the rich wildlife of the secondary forest : flying dragon; asian koel; hanging bat; squirrel; spider; carpenter bees etc. (just to name a few). As you pass thru this soothing sanctuary of greenery, do watch out for huge nest of weaving ant, and try to spot the different types of fig tree. Know what’s the national flower of Brunei? <\/p>\n Alkaff Mansion<\/em><\/strong> – Take a break at this historical site which stands at the top of Telok Blangah Green. It commands a panoramic view with the sea down below.<\/p>\n Henderson Wave\/Mt. Faber – Many of us have visited before, we’ll walk thru these seamless link to…<\/p>\n Marang Trail<\/strong><\/em> – Work your legs a bit on this steps & shaded foot path…the decending way… 0.8km only… <\/p>\n Keppel Island<\/em><\/strong> – Almost the southern tip of Malaysia Peninsular, sitting at the end of a newly built bridge, you don’t have to take a boat to reach this beautiful place. With floating docks that can accommodate upto 200 yachts, it’s a safe haven for the international boating community. <\/p>\n While looking down the turquoise sea, count the number of jelly fish & other fishes swim freely as this area is a ‘no fishing’ zone. Look out to where the ships sail from\/thru and watch the changes of colour in the sky during sunset. Enjoy the sea breeze with swifts flying by and the breath-taking sight of the reflection of colourful lights. <\/p>\n End of the walk, you can choose to rest & relax at the chic & cozy ‘Prive’ waterfront cafe\/restaurant\/bar, or, <\/p>\n a Japanese restaruant and TCC (at the bay) are also welcoming you.<\/p>\n Alternatively, just dine at any eateries you prefer at VivoCity on your way back.<\/p>\n Total Distance: Approx. 7km<\/p>\n Total duration: 2 to 2-1\/2 hrs depending on the pace we take What to bring: sun block; cap; umbrella (just in case); small bottle of water<\/p>\n Who’s coming<\/strong><\/u> : <\/p>\n 1) CharlesC, 2) JoyceT 3) MaureenL, 4) StevenC, 5) JamesT, 6) SusanT, 7) MollieT, 8 ) DaisyY, 9) Susan(SW), 10) JeanO, 11) Han FongChin, 12) Han FongChoo, 13) AliceS, 14) SereneL, 15)FeztusL, 16\/17) Arthur & Peggy + friends 18) Gingko, 19) ChristinaWH, 20) Leah, 21) Veronique, 22) JenniferL, 23) JoyceK, 24) DanH, 25) JoyC, 26) KingSengL, 27) Wee Chin, 28) ThomasG, 29) Lettishia, 30) Sock Cheng, 31) LydiaC, 32) Bobby, 33) PaulineK, 34) Sally, 35) SharonW 36) CharlesW 37) GenetL, 38) Kristin, 39) JanetN, 40) Cecil, 41) Dolly, 42) ChristinaCL, …..<\/p>\n <\/p>\n EOs of the walk team: CharlesW, VeronicaW, MaryT, JeffreyL, CharlesC, SereneL, ChristinaCL & me (Joyce Tan).<\/p>\n stay cool & be cool, C ya<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> for photos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear SHCians, Lets continue walking… it’s on Saturday, 25Apr.’09. We’ll cover the trails of Southern Ridges and cross over to Keppel Island. Where to meet: At the base of Alexandra Arch, leading to Hortpark. (Alexandra Rd, junction of Hyderabad Rd) How to get there: Bus service # 51, 61, 93, 97, 100, 166 and 963 … Continue reading “Monthly Walk – 25 April 2009”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":525,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-7","category-2","category-22"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/525"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"emoticon\"](\"http:\/\/www.silverhairsclub.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/Wysi-Wordpress\/plugins\/emotions\/images\/cool.gif\")
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