1. Daddy
2. Cik W.n
3. Cik Imr
4. Cik M.n
5. Cik L.n
6. Mum
7. Cik D.h
8. Cik Ar.h
9. Granny Ton
10. Gdin
11. Myself
12. Ika
13. Asum
14. Sha
15. Farh
16. NurR
17. ZafirH
18. Hak.m
19. DarWish
20. WanGie

Woah... didn't know it was this much people. No wonder... I had trouble counting them at the bumboat terminal cos everyone was everywhere. So... we had a few overly excited smaller kids since it was their first ride in a bumboat. My dad controlled well enough not to throw up during the 10 min ride to Pulau Ubin. But he kept asking the bumboat captain if he needs a crew..

Anyway, we reached Ubin at 0800 hrs and Cik W.n and I proceeded to the information kiosk for the map. We were told by the ranger the routes to take if we were cycling, pointing out the kampung chief's house, the rubber plantation, Mamam and Nordin Beach, Bukit Puaka and the temples. So we geared ourselves up with rented bicycles and we were off to the eastern side of the island towards the mangrove.

Altogether there were 16 mountain bikes, one mountain bike with carriage for the 2 tiniest people and one child bicycle with training wheels. And I have been wondering how Hak.m can fall off the bike with the training wheels... tsk tsk... But my mistake was to forget to bring the insect repellent cos the mangrove was swarming with mosquitoes. EEeew.. we actually went through a blood donation drive.

So to Mamam and Nordin beach, where we had a picnic, we went, through some dirt treks full of mud holes [which Sha called lauts.. "Ey.. jangan lalu dalam laut tau... Nanti basikal basah." hahahhah.. Bahasa melayu condemn sey.] went up hills and down slopes and we cycled all around the island all the way to Kekek Quarry which was situated up an incline... For 7 and half hours we cycled, my butt was numb at the end of it, we ended the day with cloudy skies at 1700hrs..

Our last stop was the basketball court where I snoozed under the Angsana shade for 30 mins till the last bugger reached.. Who happens to be Hak.m cos he made a great display of cycling into a stationary bicycle to stop himself... haiz.... itu anak...

So at the end of it all, I took a few pics of the low tide and head of to the bumboat ride to mainland and have our early dinner of Nasi Lemak at Changi. I tell u... the moment we reached home, had our shower and hit the sack, we were knocked out for the rest of the night. That was how pooped we were. But definitely, I had the time of my life. I'll be in Ubin once again to cycle. Anyone interested?

[Pictures will be up soon once i'm not busy with work..]

Next trek: Kota Tinggi Retreat.. InsyaAllah...