Weather was fine on 13 July so packed stuff and took off at about 2.00pm.
Where to park? At the Changi Village market cum food centre at 50 cents per half hour till 10pm? or at Changi Beach Park (CBP)(same rate but free only after 5.00pm) ?
Click on the map above to enlarge it to see the details.
Top map from NParks. Useful to me only in respect of the names of the carparks ie carpark #1 is best if you opt to park at the park.
No details of the Changi Point Coastal Walk other than an arrow pointing there. See if you can find it!
As we might be lazy or tired after the walk, we opted to park at the Village. Had lunch there.
Click on the second map (on left) for details on EVERYTHING. It's from the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) website. Click here for map.
The Changi Beach Park carpark #1 is marked by a blue P icon. See it?
I couldn't find anything about the Changi Point Coastal Walk in NParks' website. Strange since we found all the litter bins along the Walk bore the NParks logo.
NParks should get over sulking that the Changi Point Coastal Walk was built by the URA and that it had the other end of the stick which was to look after the facility.
Incorporate the two as Changi Point Coastal Walk & Beach Park; simple as that.
By the way, it's paid parking (coupons) at the Changi Beach Park carparks from morning till 5.00pm to discourage people working nearby parking free and depriving park visitors of the facility.
Here's a link to more on the Coastal Walk.
Penny's at more or less the starting point of the CPC Walk.
On the right of the photo above you can see the pedestrian link bridge from Changi Beach Park.
Photo below shows the walk runs along the ground floor level of the Changi Ferry Terminal (where you take off for Pulau Ubin and other islands). 
'Eyes left' view of the river (?) meeting the sea.
The white beach with trees in background is Changi Beach Park.
"Eyes right" view towards the pedestrian link bridge.
The Changi Village market cum food centre is on right side end of the bridge.
Once past the Ferry Terminal, there's this nice little plaza area with shady trees for a quick breather.
Turned around and took the photo below of those two structures that looked like pigsties.
They are "For Escape Only" exits.
For occupants at the lower levels of the Ferry Terminal, of course. What did you expect? For pigs?
What is the name of this shrub?
The fruits are edible when ripe and pink in colour.
Staircase down on the left, ramp down on the right.
They both meet at the concrete path at the bottom of the staircase.
Took stairs down; the ramp is for return trip of course!
You can see the ramp more clearly in the shot above.
A 'look back' view (photo left taken at the foot of the stairs).
Penny's still intrigued with that fruity shrub.
There go two launches racing for Ubin and Tekong etc.
Can you read the message on the litter bin?
What message?
The one that's painted in black on the front of the bin; can't you see it?
Wonder why they used black against dark brown.
They must have a very good reason.
We're eastbound, about halfway through the Creek Walk which ends at the pavillion at the water's edge (above).
Above : two shots, again eastwards and westwards.
There is an aeroplane there in the sky every 5 minutes give or take, heading for Changi Airport.
Rounded the corner and now on the Beach Walk.
On the left are Changi Golf Club, SAF Club and The (Govt) Cottage & Chalets.
You MUST click on the photo to enlarge it to see all the details.
Above : Looking back to the pavillion ie where Creak Walk ends, Beach Walk starts.
Left : See the SAF Club with those glaring staircase walls?
Below : This is a very narrow section along Cottage & Chalets compound. Ministers rest in the Cottage; senior civil servants the Chalets.
Shots of the Chalets. Click on the tiny photo on the left to enlarge it for a good panorama of the Chalets compound..
Hope they do something quickly about this dangerous swimming jetty.
Wonder how long it's been fenced up.
Did you notice these signs (above) in the last few photos?
We continued eastwards and can see the private jetty of the Changi Sailing Club in the distance.
To our left is the second pavillion on the Walk.
Photos below show the sailing club premises blending well with the Walk.
Sadly, stuff from the sailing club has been allowed to spill out onto the Walk, causing obstruction and an eyesore. See the barbeque set and dinghy trolley? Some dinghies are also obstructing the upramp to the Boardwalk.
A nice Walk spoiled by the unsighliness of unkempt chalets and dilapidated sailing dinghies.
What is going on here? Click to enlarge and see in detail. 
Watch out here! This is a heavy construction yard beside the Walk. There are no warning signs of any sort. Not even a keep away or keep out sign.
Construction materials and equipment are kept beside the Walk. Watch your step!
Photo above shows the construction site encroachment onto the Boardwalk.
Left : one of the locations where you step down, walk across sandy beach, and then get up onto boardwalk again.
Below : Not vandalism; just the result of brainless people after their barbeque.
Lovely unspoilt beach with overhanging branches almost touching the water. You can't find many of these spots nowadays.
Looking back at the photography session of a couple in bridal white on the rocks. 
This is along the Cliff Walk.
Here, there are a number of staircases down to the beach.
Shot looked good in portrait and landscape so posted both here.
There are nice little 'balconies' on the boardwalk at intervals. Spot it?
Views back and forward showing the bright yellow edge lining of the steps.
Here's one of the balconies mentioned earlier.
Here the boardwalk (the Kelong Walk) turns out to sea and curls back so that the Changi Beach Club has its little beach intact.
There are two pavillions which unfortunately are occupied most of the time by anglers who use the premises like pigsties and leave lots of rubbish and fishing lines etc strewn about.
Click on the long shots below for widescreen views.
Anglers are lazy people who leave their fishing rods for fish to bite, just like trapping animals. No effort required. That's why they go fishing I suppose. Good expression for doing nothing.
Here's a fishing rod and line tied by rubber strap to a post.
Here's another fishing rod and line, strapped to a post with clear plastic.
Hope this angler won't be too lazy to remove the plastic binder and dispose of it in the proper litter bin marked 'Plastic'.
Here's a red cloth strap version.
We leave Kelong Walk onto Sunset Walk which is the last section of this Changi Point Coastal Walk.
It was a nice boardwalk here, ending in a largish platform over the sea facing a bunch of rocks that screened the views of the Loyang marine industrial area.
Ah! another of those litter bins with damaged lids, something nice and familiar to end the Walk to this point.
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