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The weather was perfect today - the sun was hiding behind the clouds most of the times, and the wind was in a fantastic mood... which made my cycling such an enjoyable activity.
We were planning for a Ubin cycling trip actually. However, the weather seemed to be going on a strike this morning, with the sky filled with dark cloud. The four of us stared into it and wondered if we should take the risk afterall.
After some hesitation, we went for a hearty brunch at Bukit Timah Food Centre and headed down to East Coast Park instead. As usual, the bike rental was for 2 hours, as 1 hour was thrown in free. We headed towards Bedok Jetty direction, and suddenly my brother saw the direction arrow that said "park connector to Bedok Reservoir". So well, the rest was history when we decided to carry our bikes down and up the 2 flights of stairs to get past the underground pass to try out the novel route.
A first attempt at this route, every other turn seemed to be as exciting as the last, with new discovery, experience and learning for the four of us... And we met with a park connector dead end on our way back to ECP that sent all of us grumbling as this meant detour. How can there be a dead end to a connector?!? Gosh.
In the end, a usual 2h leisure cycling turned into a 4h trip, with a U-turn made halfway at Bedok Reservoir Park. Our bums were painful, thighs were numb, with shoulders and arms red from the sun when we finally reached the rental shop to return our bikes...
Yet, it was thoroughly a fun-filled experience for each of us...
Again, it was about injecting something different into an activity that we usually do... to get a different high and satisfaction...
We were planning for a Ubin cycling trip actually. However, the weather seemed to be going on a strike this morning, with the sky filled with dark cloud. The four of us stared into it and wondered if we should take the risk afterall.
After some hesitation, we went for a hearty brunch at Bukit Timah Food Centre and headed down to East Coast Park instead. As usual, the bike rental was for 2 hours, as 1 hour was thrown in free. We headed towards Bedok Jetty direction, and suddenly my brother saw the direction arrow that said "park connector to Bedok Reservoir". So well, the rest was history when we decided to carry our bikes down and up the 2 flights of stairs to get past the underground pass to try out the novel route.
A first attempt at this route, every other turn seemed to be as exciting as the last, with new discovery, experience and learning for the four of us... And we met with a park connector dead end on our way back to ECP that sent all of us grumbling as this meant detour. How can there be a dead end to a connector?!? Gosh.
In the end, a usual 2h leisure cycling turned into a 4h trip, with a U-turn made halfway at Bedok Reservoir Park. Our bums were painful, thighs were numb, with shoulders and arms red from the sun when we finally reached the rental shop to return our bikes...
Yet, it was thoroughly a fun-filled experience for each of us...
Again, it was about injecting something different into an activity that we usually do... to get a different high and satisfaction...
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