Two Outings

Last Friday evening we had our February homeschoolers' outing.  The group was a bit small this time, but we were joined by Jim VanOverloop, who is here to visit our family.  The outing was at Pasir Ris Park, a beautiful park on the coast of Singapore.

Wan Teng with Joseph

Megan and her friend Jochebed

 

Jochebed and Jason

Getting ready for devotions before supper

Eric, Johann, Jotham, and Jason

Picnic supper

Today we spent a few hours on Pulau Ubin, an island of Singapore.

Lunch with Yoon Chuan and Jim VanOverloop before going to the island

The entry to the ferry terminal was decorated for Chinese 

New Year.  The Year of the Goat begins this week.

Jessica and Emily arriving on the island

Jim and Yoon Chuan

We spent a couple of hours walking around the island.

One of the old Muslim cemeteries on the island

We saw quite a few huge spiderwebs today, and the spiders inside were enormous too!

(If you can't see it clearly, click on it to enlarge it.)

We also saw some monkeys along the path where we were walking.

Put away the snacks and pick up big sticks so they don't attack!

Looking back at them--We made it past safely. :-)

You cannot go to Pulau Ubin without being struck by the beauty of God's creation.

This tree towers above all the others.  It has a wire running down the side of it to 

keep the tree from getting struck by lightning.  This is attached:

Lightning strike recorder (currently at 5)

The top of the tree

After an enjoyable walk, it was time to head back to Singapore.

Fish farms in the back, toward the island

As I write this blog, I'm listening to a Covenant Christian High School choir CD.  One of the songs is especially fitting:  "Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:  How great Thou art!"