On to Singapore 12th & 13th November

Left Malacca early on Saturday morniong in the Truck and after a quick refreshment stop we got to the border about midday.  We then left Will and the Truck and took all our gear (inc tents, sleep mats and sleeping bags) over the border (on a short coach ride). 
After we all got through the border we had a long wait for the right service bus to Singapore City centre.  By mid afternoon there was a heavy thunderstorm (a sign of things to come), but fortunately it had nearly stopped when we had to walk to the hostel (Ark 259 Lodge), so we didn't get too wet. 

 On the Sunday I used a city tour to see Singapore on both the Red route and the Original Tour.  

These covered Little India (which was close to the hostel) as well as Chinatown, Marina Bay, Raffles, Singapore Flyer (bigger ferris wheel than the London Eye) and the main shopping street Orchard Road. 

 

At lunchtime Lin and Norman and myself walked around Chinatown.











I stayed on the bus the second time around and walked back from Orchard Road.  

Again in the afternoon (and this time into the evening we had heavy thunderstorms and I walked most of the way back gradually getting wetter and wetter.