round island cycling

when we did our round island cycling trip, we did not have any back-up van or car following us. we had no contact with any 'base camp'. if we had to make contact, we would use the public phones. the scout leaders carried their own first aid packs and the bicycle repair kits.

we did not put on any helmet or protective gear. most of us used the ordinary road bikes except for 2 of the boys who rode racing bikes. i was the only adult among them.

in fact, we unknowingly broke the trafffic rule when we cycled on the expressway. we rode on the ecp to changi airport, where we made a short stop.

departing changi airport, we moved on to the old tampines road. in those days, a lot of lorries plied the road in the day time but we did not meet any of the 'monsters' as we were doing our pedalling in the night. one of the bicycles had a puncture along this stretch of road and we had to spend some time fixing it.

when we reached mandai road, just outside the zoo, we decided that we needed a break and to catch some sleep. we rested until daybreak before resuming our ride.

we cycled all the way back to ghim moh secondary school without any incident.