Gardens



Yarra River

 We must be relaxing as we didn't wake up until 8 this morning.  We made our booking for a Phillip Island tour tomorrow to see the fairy penguins. After a leisurely breakfast, with a tuned up GPS, the focus for the day was the Botanical Gardens.  Our first stop was unsuccessful due to temporary construction in the area.  But the second gave us spectacular views to the Yarra River and the city from a small bridge.


Melbourne from the Yarra River



From Docklands

Enroute to the Botannical Gardens, we found another cache in a small, peaceful grotto.  The Botanical Gardens provided a 2 hour walk searching for clues to another cache.  Walking through the trails in and out of the sunshine we observed hundreds of species of trees, shrubs and plants in wonderful displays of greenery and flowers.  Part of the boardwalk was off limits due to the recent rains causing massive flooding in some of the lower areas.  At the cacti gardens, we found a shady bench to eat our lunch. 

As the temperature rose, we found the free tourist bus and rode to the Docklands area which is developed similar to our Yaletown area.  Poked around the shops and out to the  entertainment area where guess what? another cache!!!  Hopped on the free circle tram to find a "Hungry Jacks" (our Burger King) for a $1.00 large soft ice cream dipped in chocolate--yummy!  From this point, home was the next stop to veg out for the evening