Not a lot of people know that Singapore is made up of more than one or two islands (Sentosa). In fact, there are about 63 more islands in Singapore, most of them uninhabited. Last Sunday, we got to see two more outlying islands. Since most of our friends also did not have any out-of-town plans for Chinese New Year, someone came up with the idea of chartering a yacht for a couple of hours.
We met up at the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club which is located near the West Coast Park. It was mine and JP’s first time there (and I think most of our friends). Lots of yachts and boats parked here. (obviously, hehe).
Here’s the boat we chartered. The captain and his first mate.
It was about an hour sailing to the islands. We passed by commercial boats like these.
And then we docked on Lazarus Island, which is just a stone’s throw away from St. John’s island. There were lots of boats already docked when we got there.
No Yacht party would be complete without FOOD!
Since it’s Chinese New Year, we brought along a Lo Hei set and one of the captains taught us how to mix the ingredients in and what to say as we tossed the food.
Afterwards, it was mostly sitting around on deck and watching the boys swim and kayak. Most of us Pinoys don’t really like to swim in Singapore’s beaches. Let’s just say, that with barges and ships on the horizon, swimming will be the last thing you think about. This is not Boracay, folks.
But the waters around these islands are much clearer and calmer,just right for some water activities.
Even this little boy went in.
We went back to the mainland (and reality) about 2PM. I was telling JP we should go hiking on the islands next time. Apparently, there’s a ferry that can take you there (definitely cheaper than renting a yacht). And here I thought we were running out of things to do in Singapore!
Since the captains were so nice to us during the trip, here’s their website, in case you want to charter a yacht in Singapore for your own private party.
