Singapore

Still unable to dive, we went snorkeling in front of our resort. It was awkward stumbling out over rocks, backwards, in fins. We were treated to lots of pretty coral and anemonies at the drop off, along with schools of swirling fish - in yellows, purple and silver. The bad part was, there were also lots and lots of jellyfish. Some were electric colours that actually lit up, others had long trailing tentacles. The worst though, was the huge masses of the clear box like jellies. They stung. There was no avoiding them either. There was so many. We did see what we were lookin for though, a sea turtle! Gliding gracefully off the reef on the hunt it appeared. Remarkable.Then we bee lined for shore, avoiding the Sharp, live coral, spiney urchins, and another urchin that looked like multi coloured hedge hogs. On shore we were covered with red stings from the jellies. These faded in a few hours and no longer stung

Really too bad we couldn't Dive tho. Otherwise, lazed about: reading, swimming, having massages, etc.

Stranded in stupid Manila. Awful, stinky, city. We were composing lists of the best and worst things in Philippines earlier, this flight counts as worst. So much for dinner plans in Singapore. :( At least the people watching is good.

Finally arrived at the infamous Marina Bay Sands just before midnight. Only 5 hours late :) Wow. Singapore is a rich, lush, cityscape full of skyscrapers and wonder.  Our room is larger than imagined, its easily as big as our house! The next 2 days should be fabulous!