“Love can build a bridge, Between your heart and mine.
It all depends on you and me, Now is the time”

Yes, the volcano barnacles (Tetraclita sp) were singing away as 125 participants, both young and matured, and scores of reef guides and OJTs were there early this morning for the reef walk event.

For us, the day started rather earlier than usual. I was awake at 3am and by 4 am was at the bus stop before the Sentosa bridge. Though the participants were advised to be there between 4.15 to 4.45, many, like Sherlee were just too excited to take that extra wink! So we were there under the starlights.

The walk started before dawn, and though it rained, it did not dampen the spirits of the enthusiastic participants and equally committed guides and OJTs. Those that had ponchos put them on and those without, proceeded without!

Let me introduce you to Group 3S (Irene, Margaret, Ju Hiang, Dora, Annie, Janice Daniel, Voon, Hongzheng & Kok Siang)

As you can see, many were prepared and well equipped with torches and we proceeded directly into the rain onto the beach. First stop, the star of the reefs. The common sea stars (Archaster typicus) and they were busy doing their fair share in re-producing future generations of sea stars for next year’s reef walks….And we shall not disturb them for sadly, they are no longer common on our shores.

Did I mention next year? Yes, this will be the the last large publicly organised reef walk for this year, but we guides and trainees will continue to train, and we will continue to klog on our activities.

As dawn approached, we were able to see more activites, though as Papa Jeff said, it was harder to spot the marine life this morning and this could be because of the rain and/or low tide. Besides the corals, sea weeds, sea grass, sea fan, sponges and usual marine life like hermit crabs, we d