Botanical Saturday

On Saturday we went to the MUN Botanical Garden, and then went out for Ocean Pond for another weekend at the cabin! The weather was amazing (if a bit too hot), but was perfect for swimming in the pond.

Trail at the MUN Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden isn't just a garden, but also includes five nature trails around the site. Unfortunately we didn't have a lot of time, but we did manage to see the gardens as well as hike a bit and go to the look-out. The image below shows the trails we took. 

We didn't get to go on Trails 1, 3, or 4, but those will have to be for another time. It's a great place to explore and it's hard to believe that it's in St. John's because it is so peaceful and expansive.

It was interesting to learn about the traditional medicinal uses of some plants, and why certain plants look and act the way they do. There are also signboards along the trails that talk about the plants and wildlife in the area.

We saw lots of insects during our visit, and we're still not sure what this little guy is... any ideas? He looks tropical!

After exploring the gardens, we made our way up to the look-out. It was a bit of an uphill trek, but it had an amazing view.

On our walk back, we took Trail 5 which took us along a boardwalk by the pond and we saw some ducks very close up. After our visit to the Botanical Garden, we were off to Ocean Pond for the rest of the weekend. While we were there we spent lots of time swimming, relaxing, playing volleyball, and playing Settlers of Catan. Maebe also enjoyed swimming again this weekend, and even jumped off the wharf a bunch of times (with some assistance)! Unfortunately we couldn't go water skiing due to a problem with the jet ski, but luckily we had lots of other things to do and had a great time regardless.

Here are some more pictures from our weekend!