MacRitchie Reservoir

A few weeks ago, I was invited for a hike at MacRitchie Reservoir near Toa Payoh area. I'm not really the outdoorsy kind of person but I am open to experiencing it when I get the chance so I went, despite the lack of appropriate gear.

It was an 11-km hike that turned out a 14-km hike for us because we unknowingly took a detour to look at some turtles. There are trails for walking along the forest so it did not turn out as hot as I expected. It also had a lot of wonderful scenery. I wanted to take a lot of photos with my phone but ten minutes after we started the hike, I ran out of battery power.

There was a huge lake in the middle with a lot of small turtles. We also passed by a golf course, and a lot of monkeys along the way. Thank goodness they don't bother you at all (based on our experience).

It was a good hike for me, first time to do one that long, can't believe I got through it without fainting. But my hands were swelling when we got back the starting point. I wonder why that was.

I may go do it again when I get some gear or at least some good shoes.