Rain and mozzies
23rd February 2010 We awoke this morning to more rain, but were determined to take the bus to the Botanical Gardens regardless, after all, as the guy in the hostel said to us, when better to witness a rainforest, than during the rain. The gardens consist of a collection of tropical plants of both native and exotic origins. Among the attractions are a fernery and orchard house along with palms, bamboo, tropical fruits and flowering trees shrubs and vines. These presented a fantastic display, lush green, dripping with water and quite different from the other botanic gardens we have visited on this trip. We were surrounded by plants which quite often we have seen in greenhouses in other gardens, or houseplants back home. ...