We embarked on our trek today with Sweng, ling16, Hueyyei, FeeFyeFoeFum, thelaptop, and istumbleforward, to conquer the forests of Bukit Timah and to explore the forgotten railway lines in the area. All in all a fun-filled day of jungle bashing, dodging bees, doing the ant dance, and of course uncovering caches along the way.
First stop was Burrow and So Ulu. What an interesting place, and one that we’ve never been to either. Absolutely love the “burrow”. We followed the railway tracks from burrow and practiced our balancing acts trying not to step in the mud. The walk to these two caches was most enjoyable!
Entering the tunnel along the old railway tracks…
Into the mud…
Walking along the railway tracks…
Balancing act…
Climbing over fallen trees…
Jumping over muddy spots…
The old traffic light…
Plucking the cache from the most logical hiding spot…
Opening the cache and logsheet for So Ulu…
Stopping for lunch at a nearby coffeeshop…
Then it was back into the jungle – We spent alot more time and effort getting to this cache than required and only found the easy way in on the way out. Quite a fair bit of bashing from what seemed to be the shortest distance to GZ. Even encountered a bee attack along the way, but the hardest part was decoding the final instructions when we found the cache dripping wet, very hot, and dodging bees all at the same time.
At The Case of the Philosopher’s Stone, thank goodness for scotEboy’s sharp eyes which spotted the cache, Ling16′s and istumbleforward’s brain power to decipher the code, and thelaptop’s brute force methods which eventually opened the logbook.
Deciphering the code…
Logbook for The Case of the Philosopher’s Stone…
Logbook for Bond plays fair…
Finally out of the jungle with full view of the sky and some civilisation!
We ended our day at the Singapore Quarry since we were in the area. Singapore Quarry is one of two quarries in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve that was once an active quarrying site. The Commission of Enquiry into Granite Resources and Nature Reserves recommended the closure of the Quarry in 1960 due to concerns of the danger of falling rocks. However, it continues operation until late 1980s and had been abandoned until recently redeveloped into a tourist site.
Caches we covered today: Burrow, So Ulu!, The Case of the Philosopher’s Stone, Bond plays fair, Jungle Garden, Spindrift, and No repeats allowed! Thanks Hueyyei and Ling16 for the photos :)
