How nice to share Chek Jawa with families who braved the rain to join the
Naked Hermit Crabs' monthly free guided walks! Here's my group at the Jejawi Tower next to the towering
Jejawi fig tree!
'One, two, tree!' and we have a great group photo, and an introduction to my many lame jokes.
We arrived at Pulau Ubin in a mizzle (miserable drizzle) but the jetty and Ubin Town was already dressed up for National Day. With cheerful flags everywhere.
How nice to be greeted by the
Wild boar mama and her family when we reached Chek Jawa.
Her family is now large and comprise pigs of all sizes. Mama is the hairy one with her young ones in various patterns from the 'watermelon' stripes of the smallest to the grey of her oldest.
The kids are fascinated by the wild boar, which wander harmlessly around the Chek Jawa Information Kiosk.
If we patiently keep still without shouting or waving our arms, the babies will come closer!
Everyone had a great time taking photos of and with the wild boar! It is possible for
people to have safe and enriching interaction with wild boar!
As usual, it's the little ones that spot the animals on the boardwalk! There were
blue-spotted mudskippers, and little water striders and crabs and more!
Pei Yan points out a small
Giant mudskipper that is pretending to be just another lump of mud.
Actually, the rain probably allowed us to see more of the tiny seashore critters who are happier when wet. Near the sea, we spot lots and lots of fiddler crabs and the intricate sand balls left behind by
sand bubbler crabs.
In the middle of our walk, the rain got heavier, but everyone just took out their ponchos and went on. Sharmaine is so cute in her pink raincoat.
There's more
mudskippers on the soft mud under the boardwalk.
Pei Yan finds a lovely
Sea hibiscus to share with everyone. We also talk about durians and how we need to have mangrove trees such as the
Perepat if we want to continue to enjoy eating durians!
We end as usual, with everyone sharing their thoughts about Chek Jawa. The kids have great fun doing this!
The kids share some endearing drawings.
Grown ups also share heart-warming thoughts about Chek Jawa.
Here's all the wonderful drawing and thoughts by visitors for this walk.
Goodbye Chek Jawa, until next month!
Ivan, Pei Yan, Chay Hoon and I had a great time sharing Chek Jawa with the 20 visitors who braved the wet weather to join us.
Come join us for our next monthly trip!
More details.
Ivan who is the current curator for
Hello from Singapore also tweeted about our trip.
Pei Yan also shared about our walk on her blog.
