Archive for August, 2010

 

Travel distance within Pulau Ubin – 14. August, 2010

The distance by road from Ubin Jetty to Chek Jawa takes about 3.6 km. The ferry trip from Changi to Pulau Ubin takes about 15 to 20 minutes covering a distaznce of about 2.4km.

Here is a travel distance table to other parts of Ubin for your convenience.

Ubin distance table

Update: 21 Mar 2011

Direction signposts with distance are now erected at major junctions which makes easier to get around Pulau Ubin. You may print out a detailed map of Pulau Ubin as free maps are no longer given out.

direction signposts

Sunset at equatorial Singapore is around 7pm so give yourself plenty of daylight time to walk back to Ubin jetty before it gets too dark or to catch the last ferry. Bring a flashlight just in case and jot down emergency numbers from here. Go back the same way from the path you took. Ignore Nparks traffic directions as they are meant for vehicles plus you have to walk up and down 3 slopes.

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Otters – 3. August, 2010

Otters are shy animals who quickly hide when they are approached. They are very rarely seen even for regular Ubin visitors. Count yourselves lucky if you see them and avoid making your presence known. My friend Andy have been to Ubin for many years and finally got his luck. They were spotted 350 metres east of Ubin jetty (lon/lat 1.403579, 103.973310).

Ubin otters

Ubin otters

In the sixties, British forces personnel adopted a colony of otters living on a small islet off Changi. A servant working at China Sea Beach Club (rebuilt into SAF Ferry terminal) would row over and feed them fishes bought from the wet market. The islet is long gone, the area reclaimed when Changi airport was built. The otter colony was abruptly dispersed and dead ones were caught on fishermen nets.

Otters are slowly making its comeback. They have been spotted at Sungei Tampines, Paris Ris Park (lon/lat 1.379849, 103.953285),

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