Sports Day

Today is Hari Raya, a Muslim holiday celebrating the end of their month of fasting (Ramadan).  Hari Raya is a national holiday in Singapore, so with everyone having off work, it was a great day for another church outing.  Usually everyone gets together at a park to play sports together (thus the name "Sports Day"), but this year we did some hiking along the Southern Ridges of Singapore instead.  We had beautiful weather--a little rain before and after the hike, but no sun meant a cooler walk, and the rain stopped during the hike, so it was perfect.

Beginning the day with singing and an exhortation

Starting the hike

One of the views from the trail 

Even the bathrooms had a great view! :-) -- the cablecars to Sentosa Island

All those high-rises!!

Along the way we crossed over the Henderson Waves, a pedestrian bridge that provided a lot of fun for the group.

Daring people to run up the side of the bridge

They both made it!

 After hiking on a while longer, we ate lunch together.

No wild monkeys in sight today, but sometime I'll have to post pictures of a different hike we took with wild monkeys right next to our trail! 

At the end of the hike

Lunchtime!