{"id":330,"date":"2008-01-06T19:23:29","date_gmt":"2008-01-07T00:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=330"},"modified":"2008-01-06T19:23:29","modified_gmt":"2008-01-07T00:23:29","slug":"east-end-and-the-botanical-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=330","title":{"rendered":"East end and the botanical garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week-end was very easy going.  On Saturday, Julie &amp; her mom just felt like staying home &amp; doing nothing.  Guys being guys, my dad in-law &amp; myself wanted to do something.  So we went for a drive to Grand Cayman&#8217;s eastern district (locally known as &#8220;east end&#8221;) and even took the dog with us.<\/p>\n<p>Some people have their homes near this shore.  A short swim away to a lovely coral reef.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4742.jpg\" title=\"img_4742.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4742.jpg\" alt=\"img_4742.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aipa taking a pose for the camera<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4751.jpg\" title=\"img_4751.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4751.jpg\" alt=\"img_4751.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quite windy today ; lots of waves.  very few people in the east end.  Lots of peaceful &amp; beautiful places to visit though.  Its about a 25 minute drive from where we live to get to the east end and 1h+ (depending if you stop or not) to do the whole eastern loop and drive back home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4766.jpg\" title=\"img_4766.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4766.jpg\" alt=\"img_4766.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, we went to the Queen Elizabeth II botanical park. The park is in the &#8220;Frank Sound&#8221; area and is about a 20 minute drive from where we live.   We did not know what to expect but very much enjoyed our visit.  In the park there were some poisonous trees\/plants. Good thing they were well identified.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4787.jpg\" title=\"img_4787.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4787.jpg\" alt=\"img_4787.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A small snake crossed the path right in front of us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4804.jpg\" title=\"img_4804.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4804.jpg\" alt=\"img_4804.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not sure what this was, but it was sure a huge plant!<a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4805.jpg\" title=\"img_4805.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4805.jpg\" alt=\"img_4805.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the highlights of the park are the blue iguanas.  They are an endangered species; only a few hundred remain.  At the park they breed and release them.  During our walk, was saw about 5-6 of them.  They actually are blue (with shades of dark blue) and are quite large ; like a medium sized cat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4832.jpg\" title=\"img_4832.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4832.jpg\" alt=\"img_4832.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rest of the park was plants\/flowers. A wide variety were present and were very pretty as you can see below.  All-in-all, a very nice Sunday afternoon activity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4838.jpg\" title=\"img_4838.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4838.jpg\" alt=\"img_4838.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4855.jpg\" title=\"img_4855.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4855.jpg\" alt=\"img_4855.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4856.jpg\" title=\"img_4856.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/img_4856.jpg\" alt=\"img_4856.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week-end was very easy going. On Saturday, Julie &amp; her mom just felt like staying home &amp; doing nothing. Guys being guys, my dad in-law &amp; myself wanted to do something. So we went for a drive to Grand Cayman&#8217;s eastern district (locally known as &#8220;east end&#8221;) and even took the dog with us. 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