Botanical Gardens

Our first full day in Grand Cayman we went for a drive and found some things we wanted to do.  

Our first stop was at the Queen's Botanical Garden.

I was amazed at some of the plants and flowers that we saw.  Things we don't have in our climate. 

As with many of the homes in tropical climates, the kitchen was outside the main house.  Pat is standing in front of the kitchen.

The interior of the kitchen.

The blue iguana is plentiful in this garden space.

This guy greeted us when we walked up to the building.  He was so still we weren't sure he was real.  

The tiny white flowers coming out of the red is very interesting.  Those giant green leaves belong with this plant. 

Another reddish flower but so different than anything I've ever seen.

I would hate to run into this spiky plant.

These pink flowers look like they are coming out of giant spider plants.  

The summer kitchen is behind this little house.  I love the conch shells lining the "walk". 

This is called a Silk Floss Tree.  Notice how it grows sideways.

This was our greeter.  I had to have a picture of it so I could get a feel for just how big it really is.  

We walked through the gardens and saw plenty of lush greenery, lots of lizards, a few iguanas and snakes too.  It was pretty hot and humid and we were plenty warm walking through the garden.  We stopped and climbed the tower and sat on the swings and enjoyed the breeze.