Aquarium Overdose

Hello again, blog followers! I'm back again with more news from Singapore, starting with a mellow walk in the park.

The park- Fort Canning- was where governor Stanford Raffles built his house in 1819. In 1859, the military were given access to the house to use as a prime defense location for the town, because the house was built on a hill, giving both a high vantage (and shooting) point and a location that was difficult to storm. Supposedly, the cannons that were mounted on the hill weren't strong enough to blast seafaring enemies, and would theoretically fire into someone's house or a street.

This tree was not particularly inviting.

The day afterwards, we journeyed back into Sentosa in hopes of finding the "MegaZip Adventure Park". They're not big on welcoming visitors- we had to cross a long bridge over a rainforest setting and then trek up a large hill to a remote area of the island.

In the MegaZip Park, we were attached to a harness, and then tasked with completing an obstacle course about 10-12 feet off of the ground. Here are a few snapshots:

Next was the aquarium. A picture is worth more than a thousand words, apparently, so here's the slideshow.

I was tricked into going into another museum! The entrances to the aquarium is actually the maritime museum.

The shark ray is back!

Can you spot the seahorses?

The creature in the center is a horseshoe crab.

This isn't a stuffed animal- it's just the blobbiest starfish ever.

These are sea dragons, distinguishable from seahorses by their leafy protrusions.

We have discovered the leafiest and most majestic of all of the sea dragons. It looks... a lot like a plant.

Here I am, touching a sea star. I expected it to be soft, but it was as rigid as a plastic toy.

The crab on the left was constantly coming up to the glass and threatening anyone who sat down too close.

This manta ray was almost twice my height in length.

Some rays are mostly circular, while others have pointed wingtips.

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Bonus!

Singapore is very organized. There is even tape on the subway entrances to dictate how far away boarding passengers should stand from disembarking ones. I love it here.

Bonus Photo!

A new evil has entered the world...

Next up: Universal and skydiving!