With Libby here visting, I quickly learned that age 16 for me was about... 20 years ago. Libby didn't really want to do the cultural stuff - "What, you don't want to visit the Philatelic museum? But they have all these really great stamps!" Libby wanted to see wildlife. And here in Singapore, that means monkeys.
We headed over to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Libby was very patient with me, even after I had us get off the bus too early and had to wait for the next one, and then failed to mention that once you get to the reserve, it's a 15 minute steep uphill climb before you get to anything interesting. Did I mention that it's always 90 degrees and humid? But we were rewarded almost immediately as a troop of monkeys moved acros the path.
First, the older wandered up to make sure we weren't a threat:
Then sat in the middle of the road to make sure all the others got across safely.
They weren't in too big of a hurry, we stood and watched them for a good half hour or so. They were even a little entertaining:
This is the best shot I could get of a mom with her baby, she was a little more shy than the rest.
They weren't too interested in us, as we were rule followers:
After they moved on, we continued our way to the summit. Here's what you're rewarded with when you get to the top. No view, just a bench and a big rock.
And a long walk back down. No monkey entertainment on the way back, but at least it was a much easier walk. And there is ice cream at the bottom.
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