Botanical Gardens and Leah's Place

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Aussie Birds and Evan

Strolling through the Botanical Gardens of Edge Hill makes you look deep inside of yourself and ask, "Why is there no water fountain? It's so hot! Why don't they put a swimming pool somewhere?!" Though, finally once your body has been satisfied and it's thirst is quenched, its a beautiful place to gaze upon rainforest and wildlife.
Our second last day in Cairns was spent quite organized. First we efficiently woke up late, then we very independantly walked into Edghill to buy pies. After completing the task, we took a long overdue, well-deserved rest infront of the television/computer screen. We timed our naps perfectly in time for our slow, well paced walk through the botanical gardens. You see, we had a later night than planned the previous night and our young bodies are yearning for some us-time. After the walk, which by the way we took many efficient rests to catch our breaths during, we headed home to pack our bags and prepare for the next morning. We timetabled everything correctly and it only took us till midnight when we finally fell fast asleep infront of the tv...which we were watching the best of Will Ferrell SNL on.
As for the house we've been staying in for the past week, we've posted some pictures of us around the house. Leah lives just outside of downtown Cairns and within easy driving distance of pretty much everywhere. The city of Cairns is much larger than we had first believed, and it is a very touristy town, filled with souvenir shops, restaurants and hotels. We were living in Leah's basement where her daughter Nicki usually tends to spend her spare time. We were very surprised and well i guess you could say pleased to discover they had a full entertainment centre and pool at their disposal. We had a fantastic time staying with them and we thank them again for letting us into their home.
Still here, Watts and Hoag

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Photos

Evan walking along the boardwalk
The whole place is like this

Entrance
Pond

Flecker Botanic Gardens
Sign

Bamboo Trees
Largest Grass in the world

Chris taking a break from the walk
Damn it's hot

Entertainment centre
Our domain

Chris on the computer
Many have been emailed from this computer

Verandah
So cozy

Swimming pool
So good to get a cool down

Missy chewing a chicken bone
One of Leah's dogs