Cycling at East Coast Park

I read somewhere that the East Coast Park is the one and only bicycle path in Singapore – not sure if this is true though….. The path sways around bushes, runs along the coast and is 9 kilometres long. During weekends and holidays, it is normally quite crowded with cyclists, roller-bladers and families taking leisurely walks….

I used to cycle quite a fair-bit when I was young, so it dawned upon me that it would be a great idea to take Clare and Chloe cycling.... this would be our first time cycling together as a family. Clare too was really looking forward to the outing (even though she bravely admitted she can't remember if she still knew how to cycle....) - imagine our dismay when it started raining on our way to East Coast Park ! We kept our fingers crossed and our prayers were answered - the rain eased and the sky cleared up. Our friend Stella joined us too - and we were all ready to do some serious cycling...

We rented two bicycles - one mountain bike with a child-seat attached, and another twin-bicycle so that Clare & Stella could ride together.....





"Hi mommy !!"

Chloe practising cycling "on her own".....

"Is that the bell? ring ring ring......"

We took a breather and stopped by along the beach....

Re-strapping Chloe into her seat for the ride back....

We spent about one and a half hours cycling - and to be very honest, my bum was really aching at the end of the session (I believe it was the same for Clare and Stella.... haha). We had a pretty enjoyable evening and I'm already looking forward to our next cycling session....