At the Boardwalk

Taken early today on the boardwalk.

Beach, St. Lawrence Gap

It's a rainy Sunday morning in Barbados so the morning jog is postponed. I need to get out of the hotel so I grabbed small travel umbrella and walked towards St. Lawrence Gap, about a mile away from my hotel.  There are several restaurants, bars and hotels in this area and this place gets very busy at night.  On this rainy morning,  I'm the only one walking around - which is really great.

North Point, Barbados

As the name suggests,  it is the northernmost point on the island.  It was a Saturday and there was nothing to much to do.  We drove to North Point and took pictures.

Blue waters of the Caribbean 

Rugged cliffs

Dinner: Dolphin or Flying Fish?

I wanted seafood for dinner so I walked over to a small restaurant close to the hotel.  I wanted something light and was planning on getting just a sandwich instead of the usual full dinner.  On the menu was the "Grilled Catch of the Day Sandwich".  The options: dolphin or flying fish.

Somehow I can't imagine having dolphin meat on a sandwich.  As regards flying fish,  I've seen them as they rode the waves on many trips I've taken aboard a ship. Same price for either sandwich - $17.95 Barbados dollars, including the 17.5% VAT.  That's about 9 USD.

Sunday Stroll

There was no electricity at the hotel from 8:30 am till 4 pm today because the power company was fixing the power grid in this area. It's not possible to stay in the hotel anyway so I decided to take a walk from the South Beach area to Bridgetown.  I took my GPS so I could track how far I walked.  It took awhile for the GPS to pick up the satellite signal so I'm guessing I probably walked about a mile further than the 2.7-miles that was recorded by the GPS.

Here are some pictures that I took along the way.

A relatively small TGIF

Courtyard Marriott

Stores are typically closed on Sundays in Barbados

The Brazilian Embassy

Approaching another beach area

Bridgetown, Barbados

Just like being back in Southeast Asia. Hot and humid, then rain clouds appear.

Not obvious from the picture but it rained and I stood at this corner for about 20 minutes

These homes are certainly not what you typically see over here

Barbados

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Barbados is a small island / country in the Caribbean.  I had to connect through Miami and take a 3-hr flight to get to Bridgeport where the airport is located.

My room

Breakfast area

You cross the street and the beach is right there

View of the Caribbean Sea from the boardwalk

6:30 am on the beach

The boardwalk is around 1 km long

More beach

dark blue and aquamarine water; white sand

Quiet road on a Saturday morning. They drive on the 'other side' of the road.

Stores

Lunchtime at one of the beachfront restaurants. Ceviche and wings, they don't go together well

There were a few tourists on the beach. Free access to the public.

Here's a video that I took on my phone



Sunday morning

Merlion

One of the amphibious vehicles ( Duck Tours )

A view of the Singapore skyline

More buildings

The Marina Bay Sands Casino

The Singapore Flyer

In Asia, umbrellas are used even when it is not raining.

View from across the bridge

Esplanade Park

Self-explanatory sign

Clean underpass, no beggars - and a cyclist is coming through

Typical weather: heavy afternoon rain

Pulau Ubin, Singapore

It's a Saturday morning and we headed towards Pulau Ubin island for a mountain bike ride.  The place is popular with locals and tourists. Upon arrival, you can either hike, take a tour bus or rent a bike.

These boats serve as the ferry to get you from Singapore
to the island

Getting close to Pulau Ubin

Video: On the Boat

In case one forgot the name of the place

12 SGD rental for a Raleigh mountain bike

The place is a nature reserve. Students, bird watchers, flora and
fauna enthusiasts were all over the island.

A paved trail

Going off-road.

Just got off this muddy trail.

Found another lake on an off-road trail

It's a hot and humid day. We rode back to a shack
where the owner was selling cold drinks.

Cold, fresh coconut for hydration

Had to rest after a hill climb. Found a bunch of locals
resting and staying in the shade.

Rode back to the beach after riding around the island.

We returned the bikes and headed to one of the restaurants
on the beach.  These are tiger shrimps: you grab a net,
catch some and give it to the cook.  You then sit and wait.

Lunch: fresh seafood - shrimp, fish, squid and more.

Heading back to Singapore on one of these boats.

Video: Leaving the island

Video: Oil Tanker