I didn't know they drove on the left side of the road here. Did you? I find that more and more countries were influenced by England than I realized.
I don't know if I had any expectations about this country because I don't know much about it at all. It was never my first choice to come here but since arriving I've been overwhelming surprised at how great it is.
First off: the drivers are excellent. Even though we're in a third world country they don't act like it behind the wheel. I've been to some awful-driving countries where they don't obey traffic laws, they drive reckless, they don't lay off the horn, etc. But here it's like I'm in Japan. And even better because a lot of the roads have wide shoulders on them for the mopeds that we gratefully use, also.
Even though the weather is in the 90's with 90% humidity during the day it's not nearly as bad as summers in Okinawa. There is a cool breeze and the temps actually dip down at night and the mornings are perfect for riding.
And finally these are the friendliest people we've ever experienced on a trip. People stop to stare, ask us questions, take selfies as they ride by on their motorcycles, they adore the kids in the trailer (that's prolly the main reason why we get all the looks and attention) and give us fruit and cold beverages to drink. They are so kind and warm towards us.
Leaving our Warmshowers host, Jin.
He's escorting us for a morning ride to get to the border.
It's a great day for a ride in Singapore!
Holly carries most of the gear and I carry the kids.
Waiting at a traffic light. The White Dragon, Joaquim, is supposed to be asleep.
Traffic is getting busy as we get close to the border to Malaysia. We need to merge to the motorcycle lane.
A nice border patrol agent helped us merge into the motorcycle lane. Even though the drivers are friendly and the shoulders wide, the roads themselves aren't the most friendly here we're soon discovering with large medians making it tough to cross amongst other issues.
I told Holly she's not allowed to take pics here at immigration control right as she snapped this pic🤣
We made it across!
Singapore didn't have very many mopeds as I thought they would until we got close to the border with Malaysia then they all appeared out of nowhere.
It took a while to navigate to a safe place for a late breakfast and rest.
Time to eat!
I love the tall buildings.
Almost every town and city has their name in big block letters here. They seem to have pride and a sense of identity where they come from.
She's eating raisins for her first time! She loves them.
And he's eating Peppa the Pig!
Stopping for lunch at a rest stop along the highway. They even had showers here!
I got my Batman glasses. I'm ready to go.
Someone's house. It's a culture shock being back in the Third World. Especially after being in such polished Asian countries as Korea and Japan, not to mention just coming from Singapore.
The southern most tip of Mainland Asia!
Now you know where you're at in relation to the world.
Our first monkey! Bean liked looking at it.
Potty break!
Found this gem of a campsite. The only issue is our camping pad had a hole in it so me and Holly had to make the Ultimate Sacrifice and sleep on the hardwood floor while the kids slept on the other pad that worked.
The campers next door invited the Bean to play and roast marshmallows (don't worry, we didn't let her eat any because we're strict parents that don't let their kids have any fun).
Night night!
Our friends gave us some fruit and drinks for our journey. Told you these people are the friendliest ever.
I love the mosques and Call to Prayer. I'll have to post a vid of one for you guys.
Tried to get a good pic of the shacks along the river.
See, look at that great shoulder. Excellent for biking.
The cemeteries are interesting here. Little monuments.
Our next Warmshowers host, Mohd, fed us three meals and made sure we were well taken care of.
Yum!
Doing a bit of laundry because you mustn't get behind in that while on the bike. The kids will go through their whole wardrobe in a day and a half before you know it.
Setting up our sleeping quarters for Christmas Eve!
The Bean likes the drone.
Mohd was a great host! We planted three banana trees on his property.
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