Singapore

Tuesday October 30, 2012
Singapore

9:30 am. Sitting in a roadside cafe eating who-knows-what stir fry and bean curd pudding that's too red, too flavored, and too sweet. Oh we'll. never know til ya try.
Exhausted! Excited! At home back on Blaze:)
The flight was long. Oh so long. One leg was 13 hours followed by another 6 hours. And I'm not a fan of flying. My body isn't meant to go that fast. Or stay sitting that long. Or to sleep sitting up. So as soon as I can get "supine" (to quote a hiker friend, EZ Duzit), I will, just to sleep. And I did that at the gate in Narita (Tokyo). Thank goodness someone thought maybe I was waiting for the Singapore flight and mentioned it to the gate agents, who woke me up! Or I'd still be sleeping in Narita. Then the same women (mother and daughter, Maria and Cata) overheard me asking a flight attendant about sleeping in the airport and what happens to the baggage. They were planning the same thing. Turns out, they were the ones to have me awakened! My heroes!! We stayed together sharing stories and sleeping in the Snooze Lounge, had breakfast, toured the Butterfly Garden, and assembled Blaze. Wonderful people, great travel stories!!! Thanks for everything. Was good not to spend the first night alone.
Got a van cab to Expo Singapore parking lot. And now am pedaling about 10 miles to the hotel. Traffic is pretty considerate and normal. Nothing unusual. And the folks stare and smile back when I say Hi. I stayed in the sidewalks for a couple of miles but that's so much slower, that I finally took to the streets. Be brave or go home:)
This city is clean and comfortable. Nothing daunting. I just have to remember to stay left:).
It's warm and humid here. Had a bit of a shower just after I got started that felt good actually.
I don't know how I'm going to stay awake until bedtime. I know that's the rule but I feel like a zombie. I think a nap is on the agenda when I check in in a couple of hours.
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