Ventnor Botanic Garden

Today we met  up with some relatives of my Mother and Aunt, who live on the Isle of Wight. Our rendezvous was  the Ventnor Botanic Garden. It is one of  my favourite  places on the island, and today's visit didn't disappoint. There are wonderful displays of  exotic plants from South Africa, Australia, Japan and the Mediterranean, to name but a few places,, flourishing  in the  protected, sunny microclimate of the garden.   

This morning I went for a  swim, in our hotel's outdoor pool, the first time for over  two years; it was glorious!