During breakfast today we were visited by a brown squirrel, 3 small white parrots and numerous peacocks of various sizes which proceeded to strut around the terrace where we were eating. In fact one particular large female constantly tried driving off some youngsters who we thought might have been some of last year’s brood, and one cheeky bird made off with a rasher of bacon from the plate of a lady who had gone to get some toast. Needless to say she discarded her plate of food and went for some more.
We decided to explore the island today and caught the bus from the hotel. All buses and trams on the island are free and cover different zones, the yellow line comes to our hotel. Our first stop was Underwater World Singapore and Dolphin Lagoon. We were just in time to see the pink dolphins perform along with about 100 small children who were on a school trip. The highlight of the visit was the 83 metre long acrylic tunnel which gives the impression of being below the sea and from which you can see all manner of fish swimming alongside or overhead. It was lovely and cool inside and it wasn’t until we came outside that we realised how hot and humid it was.
Peter wanted to visit the Tiger Sky Tower which is Singapore’s tallest observation tower at 131 metres and which revolves on the way up and down giving you a 360 degree view. I opted out of this and decided to sit with a drink and wait. I didn’t have to wait long as what we didn’t know was that you just went up and then down and didn’t get out, so no sooner had I sat down with my drink than Pete reappeared. We were really hot and sticky so after our drink we took a quick tram ride along the beach and then returned to the hotel for a refreshing swim.
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