{"id":2402,"date":"2017-01-06T16:01:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T14:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/?p=2402"},"modified":"2019-02-27T15:01:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T13:01:55","slug":"george-botanical-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/george-botanical-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"GEORGE BOTANICAL GARDENS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello 2017!<\/p>\n<p>It is cold and wet outside; unlike our usual summery weather for January. It feels like winter already and my memory takes me back to our walk with the dogs in the Botanical Gardens on a sunny New Years day which was only a few days ago. \u00a0To be precise five days ago!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2380\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20170101_104831-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20170101_104831-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20170101_104831-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20170101_104831-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20170101_104831-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20170101_104831-190x107.jpg 190w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20170101_104831-60x34.jpg 60w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20170101_104831-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we were wandering in the Gardens on the first day of the year I was praying for rain. I have never seen the Gardens so dry in my 20 odd years living in the area.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gone was the typical dampy smell of rotten leaves and fallen trees that I fell in love with.\u00a0 But today, today the rain has arrived and I am grateful.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2404\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botanies-tuin-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botanies-tuin-3-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botanies-tuin-3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botanies-tuin-3-190x190.jpg 190w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botanies-tuin-3-60x60.jpg 60w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botanies-tuin-3-335x335.jpg 335w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botanies-tuin-3.jpg 404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Entry to the Gardens is no longer free.\u00a0 They are now charging a small entrance fee (R10 per person; dogs still no charge) towards the upkeep and improvement of the area.\u00a0 And I was quite amazed of what has been accomplished since my previous (free) visit.\u00a0 Signs were erected to make it more user friendly and even an information centre is in progress.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2405\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botaniese-tuin-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botaniese-tuin-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botaniese-tuin-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botaniese-tuin-1-190x190.jpg 190w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botaniese-tuin-1-60x60.jpg 60w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botaniese-tuin-1-335x335.jpg 335w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Botaniese-tuin-1.jpg 404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>True to a Jack Russel\u2019s nature Pilot was in his element as he took it upon himself to eradicate all the resident moles in the Botanical Gardens to make the parkrun route a safer place!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2406\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Btoaniese-tuin-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Btoaniese-tuin-2-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Btoaniese-tuin-2-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Btoaniese-tuin-2-190x190.jpg 190w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Btoaniese-tuin-2-60x60.jpg 60w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Btoaniese-tuin-2-335x335.jpg 335w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Btoaniese-tuin-2.jpg 404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Luckily Burchell &#8211; the botanist &#8211; kept an eye on the fish in the pond and could not see what Pilot was doing behind his back \u00a0\u2026&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2407\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170101_101243-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170101_101243-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170101_101243-768x1365.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170101_101243-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170101_101243-107x190.jpg 107w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170101_101243-45x80.jpg 45w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/20170101_101243-188x335.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A big thank you to our local municipality and volunteers for all the improvements over the year! \u00a0I hope that the Botanical Gardens will bring joy and peace to many visitors.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Note: \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0When visiting the Garden Route always bring something warm to wear as the weather is unpredictable.<\/span><\/p>\n<!\u2013\u2013wordoftravel Topics [\"eating.coffee\",\"style.city\",\"style.relaxing\",\"style.hiking\"] -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello 2017! It is cold and wet outside; unlike our usual summery weather for January. It feels like winter already and my memory takes me back to our walk with the dogs in the Botanical Gardens on a sunny New Years day which was only a few days ago. \u00a0To be precise five days ago! As we were wandering in the Gardens on the first day of the year I was praying for rain. I have never seen the Gardens so dry in my 20 odd years living in the area.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gone was the typical dampy smell of rotten leaves and fallen trees that I fell in love with.\u00a0 But today, today the rain has arrived and I am grateful. 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