Changi Bay Point is a pit stop on the Round Island Route for Cycling.
It is kind of remote in Singapore standard because there is no bus stop or MRT (mass rapid transit) station near by. Checking map, I found that the nearest parking lot, Changi Beach Carpark 7, is about 1 mile away (1.6km).
Trail to Bay Point
Yesterday, August 6th, 2022, was a beautiful day, and we went to Changi Bay Point from Changi Beach Carpark 7, which is on a stretch of Changi Beach Park about 3km away from its main section and a nice place by itself.
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| Changi Beach near Carpark 7 |
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| Trail to Changi Bay Point and Beyond |
The trail to the bay point is well paved for cycling and hiking, but it has no shade except the initial couple hundreds of meters. It was scorching for the Sunny Saturday we were there. We put Sun sleeves, in addition Lily also had Sun leggings and Sun umbrella to protect us from UV :).
We enjoyed the white clouds, blue sky and bright colored scenery, as well as the tranquility and peace away from the city, despite the fact that Changi airport is right by its side.
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| road to Bay Point |
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| Changi Bay Point |
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| Another view of the Bay Point |
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| That tree at Changi Bay |
Many flowers dotted the trail side, and some tall trees on the land side.
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| flowers along the trail |
There was a grey heron flew along the shore, and later a night heron catching fish, there were many birds in the woods by the trail as well. I spotted orange cheeked waxbills, yellow vented bulbuls, and a blue tailed bee eater. I forgot to bring my real camera so the pictures of the birds were not very clear.
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| Grey Heron |
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| Night Heron |
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| Orange Cheeked Waxbill |
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| Fisherman in kayak |
Reclaimed Land of Singapore
By chance, I read about Singapore land reclamation. The Changi area, including the airport is fully reclaimed from sea, wetland. The history of Singapore's land reclamation from sea can found on government's website . 25% of Singapore land was reclaimed. Singapore government planned additional 7-8% land growth by 2030. Reclamation helped economic growth and met the needs of growing population.
The reclamation brought detrimental impact to marine life, and the ecosystem around Singapore. Is it worth the cost?
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| Singapore Map 1959 |
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| Singapore Map 2022 |
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| Pink area was reclaimed land, red was area in plan |
Note - the map of RIR - Round the Island Route for Cycling
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