Bermuda's Botanical Gardens

Sorry for the delay of a few days.   Took it easy for a few and just chilled by the pool.  Unfortunately our time is winding down and all to soon we'll be heading home. :-(    But it's been a nice visit and great to see most everyone.

Still a few more days yet and more photos to come.  Today we're off to Gibbs Hill and Horseshoe Bay and tomorrow we're off on a snorkling run.   I have access to a waterproof camera so hoping to take a few pictures underwater, something I've never done before.

Yesterday we were off to the Botanical Gardens and took a huge pile of photos.  So apologizes for the size of this post!  I am not a horticulturalist so I'm afraid I don't know the names of most of these flowers.  But they sure are pretty.  Lots of stuff that wasn't in bloom given the very dry conditions down here right now, but still managed to find some ;-)

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Doing his job!

One seriously weird flower, looked like cloth

My favourite shot of the day!

It ain't easy being green.

We're being invaded!!!!

School kids here wear uniforms, caught these 2 cuties before they ran down the hill ;-)

The Rose Garden, although nothing really in bloom due to the dry weather

Camden House - Official Residence of the Premier

Hamilton Bermuda

Yesterday we had a lovely afternoon of wandering around the capital city of Hamilton checking out the sights, the coffee and the stores. 

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The ferry Bermudian bringing some tourists in.

Enjoying a coffee on the waterfront

Looking across to the city of Hamilton

The ferry dock

Looking down Front St at the old site of where Smiths and Trimingham's used to be

Fast ferry - Warbaby Fox

Queen St

Par la ville Park

Get that camera out of my face ;-)

Prettiest lady in Bermuda

The Irish Linen Shop

Goslings Rum and looking down Front St

Warwick Long Bay

Weather was a bit shaky this morning so we decided to take a lovely walk on the beach in Warwick and to stick close to Hamilton.  In the end the weather was lovely but a quiet day was welcome.   As there was a threat of rain, I left the big SLR at home and only took the little Lumix.   Considering I couldn't see anything on the LCD I got fairly lucky with the pictures.  These are the type of results that sometimes has me questioning why I have an SLR ;-)    The sand was nice and deep and the surf was coming in with the tide.  Very romantic and relaxing.   As you can see, the crowds were out of control hehehe.

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