Category: Singapore Micro Adventure
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Crossing Singapore by Human Power
Hello everyone! It’s been awhile since I posted, but just to let you know the activity has not died down. I am like a duck in a pond, where above the surface I seem placid and calm but underneath the water my legs are moving like crazy! I am in the process of designing and…
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An open water sea kayaking expedition to Pulau Pisang
To celebrate Chinese New Year (year of the horse), we saddled up our sea kayaks and took to the sea for an exploratory mission to Pulau Pisang Island (literally translating to ‘Banana Island’ in Malay). Pulau Pisang is located 14km off the coast of Malaysia in the Malacca Straits. The island officially belongs to Malaysia.…
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House hunting in Iskander: A seakayaking microadventure in search of a home
If you are struggling to convince your wife or partner to join you on a microadventure, I have a solution for you. Recently, together with my wife Stephanie we paddled 27km along the coast of Southern Malaysia. This is the longest one-day trip we have undertaken so far in our Seaeagle FastTrack inflatable kayak (christened…
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A journey to the end of Asia – Kayaking Tanjung Piai
In 2005 I attempted to walk to the very end of the mainland South American continent. The most Southern Point of mainland South America is known as ‘Cabo Froward‘ and access involves a challenging 5 – 6 day walk along an unmarked trail following the rugged Patagonian coastline. The trek must be carried out completely…
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A Changi Airport transit stop microadventure – beach, beer and boats!
“What can we do with a 5 hour stop-over in Changi airport?” This was the question my friend Bevan asked me last week on while in transit through Singapore’s ultra-efficient Changi airport. Bevan is a kiwi mate of mine whom I know from University days. He is currently based in Sydney but had previously spent…
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Dodging Giants: A sea kayaking microadventure to Pulau Jong
Singapore has around 60 Islands, most are natural, some are man-made and some no longer exist. (See the complete list here). Today with my wife Stephanie, we decided to head out to explore a tiny little uninhabited island known as ‘Pulau Jong’. This island is also referred to as ‘Junk Island’ or ‘Hamburger Island’. …
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Crocodile Hunting in Singapore: A sea kayaking microadventure from Kranji to Sungei Boloh
It was reported in the Straits Times in June 2013 that as many as ten saltwater crocodiles are now living in the north-west coast of Singapore. They live predominantly in an area known as the ‘Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve’. When this information was released (read the report here) it surprised a number of people. It…
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Sleeping with rats: An overnight microadventure to the Sisters Islands
For all those men out there who are wishing for more physical contact or intimacy with their wives or partners, I have the solution for you. Take your partner on a microadventure to sleep on a deserted island infested with rats. I did this with my wife and she never strayed more than 0.5m from…
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Sea kayaking Selatar Island – the divorce machine sails solo
The skipper of the Divorce Machine was unavailable for selection this morning, so I made the first solo excursion. I am currently in training to paddle across a potentially dangerous stretch of water as part of my next expedition coming up in December. So as well as microadventuring, my weekend paddles also serve as training…
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A failed microadventure – Kayaking SAFYC to Sentosa
A great thing about microadventure is that we get to experience so many new parts of Singapore we have never visited before. So last Sunday morning Stephanie and I opted to try to paddle from SAFYC (the Singapore Armed Forces Yacht Club) all the way down the east coast to Sentosa Island. This would be…
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Kayaking Kukup – a world first circumnavigation of Pulau Kukup for $30
After 5 previous microadventures around the coast of Singapore, it was time to venture further afield. Together with my wife Stephanie we loaded our sleek gray inflatable kayak (affectionately known as the ‘Divorce Machine’) into the boot of our sleek gray Toyota VIOS (we have a thing for gray) and set off for a microadventure…
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Inflatable sea kayaking microadventure: Sembawang beach to Changi beach
The captain of the Divorce Machine (my wife Stephanie) was unavailable to paddle yesterday so cabin boy Blair Spendelow was called in to fill the 2nd seat on the sleek inflatable dream machine. The plan was to paddle from Sembawang beach down to Changi beach, checking out the small islands of Pulau Seletar and Pulau…
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Sea kayaking microadventure – Changi Village to the East Coast SAF Yacht Club
When the alarm went at 6am on Saturday morning, neither myself or Stephanie were feeling particularly energetic. After a few minutes lying in bed procrastinating we got up, loaded our inflatable kayak (a.k.a ‘The Divorce Machine’) into the car and set off on our morning microadventure. The plan was to paddle from Changi beach all…
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Inflatable sea kayaking micro-adventure: Sentosa to St Johns Island
Fresh and flushed with inspiration after the maiden voyage of the Divorce Machine the week before, Stephanie and I decided Sentosa Island would be the location to launch our next inflatable sea-kayaking micro-adventure. I enjoy testing and challenging things to the limit and today I managed to find the limits of both the Divorce Machine,…
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Maiden voyage of The Divorce Machine – a kayaking micro adventure from Changi to Pulau Ubin
After living for almost 15 years on this beautiful tiny little Island, Singapore yet again surprised and delighted me this morning. The story actually starts some weeks back. A wise man once said “Every man wants three things in life, beautiful woman, the company of good friends, and an inflatable kayak”. (I just made that…
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Cycling in the rain – The Desaru/Kota Tinggi loop
Together with my wife Stephanie, from 9 – 12 January, we planned a 3 night, 4 day cycle tour around the south-eastern corner of Peninsula Malaysia. Our route took in the small town’s, beaches and Kampong’s (villages) of Desaru, Sungai Renggit, Tanjong Balau, Sedili Besar and Kota Tinggi. This is a brief trip report with…
Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson 