South It’s astonishing to me that in the 360 degree view I had from the top of the Marina South Pier where our journey this morning began, one half was engulfed by calm blue water,Continue reading
Day by the Bay
It’s astonishing to me that in the 360-degree view I had from the top of the Marina South Pier where our journey this morning began, one half was engulfed by calm blue water, while theContinue reading
Islands and Otters
Today we awoke bright and early to depart at 8:00 am for St. John’s Island (not to be confused with the island of the same name in the Caribbean). We took a ferry to theContinue reading
Monkey Business
Today was an intense day. Starting bright and early at 7 AM, we stumbled out of bed and onto Mr. Koh’s bus. By 7:30 we were beginning our hike through the MacRitchie Reservoir. We wereContinue reading
Stacked wetlands and a walk among the trees
Alexandra Stacked Wetlands This morning we walked a portion of the Alexandra connector along the Alexandra canal. The city has built a nice walkway along the lower portion of the canal which consists of concreteContinue reading
A day and a night in the mangroves of Singapore
Sungei Buloh: a mangrove wetland on the north side of the country looking across the Straights of Johor to Johor, Malaysia. There is a nice visitor center with a paved nature walk through the mangroves.Continue reading
Urban Tropical Ecology: first day
Amazing day, great beginning to the course. We started at 10am in the hotel lobby and caught the bus/MRT to Gardens by the Bay. The students loved the botanical gardens and were able to walkContinue reading
Temple Walk
Yesterday was Sunday here in sunny Singapore. A day that many use as a day to worship and give many thanks to their respective gods for life health strength and various other things. We startedContinue reading
Adventures in Snorkeling -or- When Trigger Fish Attack
We woke up early to a beautiful sunrise on the island and a great breakfast prepared by the staff. Afterward we practiced our snorkeling in the shallows off the beach. Less than 100 mContinue reading
Welcome to Malaysia
We drove north trough Singapore and crossed the Strait of Johor into Malaysia (new passport stamp – yay) and continued north into Malaysia. The countryside is mostly palm oil plantations and some rubber plantations, theContinue reading