Palawan Beach

The southernmost point in continental Asia

That's how a portion of Palawan Beach is designated... and that's the sign we kept following. Our pace, from Fort Siloso to Palawan Beach, was gruelling for me because we were walking on the beach at around noon; Val, Leonce, Chantal, and Myra easily had longer strides; I was exhausted; and my tote bag was heavy (in which I carried tissue paper, wet wipes, my Kor Delta water bottle, towels, and medicine). 

Whenever I found a shady spot (difficult to do on the beach because there weren't many trees), I rested, drank some water, and took photos. On one of my rest stops, I was able to photograph the islet we were going to and the rope bridge that connects it to Sentosa. Seeing the alleged southernmost point of continental Asia made me scratch my head in bewilderment... it's an islet connected to the content by a thread (quite literally)! This can't be considered continental Asia, right? Surely, Sentosa has other parts located more to the south. But the islet made the claim so we're visiting it.

It appeared that there was only one way to go to the southernmost point of continental Asia (and according to Sentosa's website, it's also the Asia's closest land approach to the equator): via the rope bridge. When many people walked on the bridge, it swayed quite a lot that others had to hold on to the rope to keep their balance. Val had a bit more difficulty than me on the bridge because he took over carrying my tote bag (he's surprised at how heavy it was). Chantal might have freaked out a bit because of the swaying, but she managed to handle it.

The view on the islet, I must say, was no different from that of Siloso Beach. We saw a lot of cargo ships and there were a lot of people taking photos. But there were considerably more trees on the islet than on the main beach so we took some time to rest and enjoy the sea breeze.

That's definitely one thing off my travel bucket list.