Three energetic and young-at-heart folks participated in the hike today. We had expected more participants but a few dropped out at the last moment. I guess today was Vesak and some had family commitments.

The weather was excellent. The sky was clouded but there was no rain. The starting point of our hike was Punggol MRT Stn. From there we headed north to Punggol Waterway. This joins the Punggol River on the west to Serangoon River on the east. The walk along the waterway towards the Punggol River was pleasant. Although the Punggol area has seen much development during the last few years, we hardly see any buildings along the waterway. When we reached Punggol River, we turned north. Punggol River is now a reservoir and there is a barrage at the river mouth. As we headed north along the coast we reached Punggol Marina, which is a yacht club. The club was too tempting for us not to go in to have a look. There is a large seafood restaurant in the club but it was too early for us to have lunch. So, we ordered tea and coffee and sat down to enjoy ourselves. A young couple who were at the next table were surprised to learn that we oldies had walked from the MRT stn. to the club. We sat there for an hour and decided to head towards the LRT to catch a train back. But the LRT was not in operation and we followed the line back to Punggol MRT Stn. From the station we went to Serangoon and had lunch at the shopping mall. Hoe Leong kindly hosted the lunch.

We thoroughly enjoyed the hike. It was a good occasion for fellowship and to learn about the development in the area. We remembered Punggol in the old days as an undeveloped village and Punggol Point as a place for good seafood and surfing. But it has now changed.

Any other place for our next hike?

Cheng Chit

  We had an enjoyable hike last Saturday, starting at Labrador, strolling through the marina at Keppel Bay and ending up at Vivo City. Frank was the organiser and there were seven of us. (Peck Heng’s brother took the picture above).

We had so much fun that we decided to have another one on 5 May. The next hike will be at Punggol. I propose that we start at Punggol MRT Station, walk towards the Punggol River and head south along the river. Alternatively, if we are game we can take a short ride on the LRT to Punggol Point walk towards the river and head south. The path along the river is part of the North East Riverine Loop and should be quite scenic. South of the river we can take a short ride on the LRT or walk to SengKang MRT station and have our lunch at the Compasspoint shopping mall. The length of the hike is around 5 to 8 km. If we start at 8 am from Punggol MRT station, we should easily end at the shopping mall before 12 pm.

Please let me know if you are joining us. Dress like us in the picture and bring a bottle of water.