Even more horrible haze and a crocodile!

Since my post 'Horrible haze' on 9th September the haze situation in Singapore has been steadily getting worse with only the occasional day of clearer skies and fresher air. 

Over the last few days things have got much worse and this evening the air quality has reached the hazardous level and is still rising!

Earlier today I went to the north of Singapore to visit the Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve, I hoped the air might be better 'up north' but sadly it wasn't. However the misty like conditions added to the beauty of this place and because of the haze only a few other people had also ventured out so the whole reserve was very peaceful

 Normally from this spot you can see over the Straits of Johor to Malaysia and the city of Johor Bahru but today Malaysia had magically disappeared 

 A few locals were throwing their nets out to catch some fish

I love looking out for wildlife and today was a good day for spotting some lovely fauna and flora

 I was most excited to finally see an estuarian crocodile this visit, I think he was only a youngster, he was about 4-5 foot long

 Deeper into the reserve in a very swampy pond I then saw the largest monitor lizard I've seen here 

By the time I got back home my eyes were stinging and my throat felt sore from breathing in polluted air, I shut the doors and windows and switched the A/C on. 

On the local news channel an announcement has just been made that all Singapore's primary and secondary schools will be closed tomorrow. I've also just heard that my yoga class has been cancelled, I suspect all outdoor activities will be. 

Probably a good day for getting the house work done or better still plan a trip somewhere, anywhere where the air is clean, fortunately the choice is pretty extensive from here.

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Update Friday 25th 9am

Today's not looking good!

I have to go out later so will be wearing this mask, at least I'll blend in as pretty much everyone is now wearing a mask