Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

"Established in 1765 by Elizabeth, the first Countess of Ilchester, as a kitchen garden for her nearby castle. Developed since then into a magnificent 20 acre garden filled with rare and exotic plants from all over the world. For the last twenty years the curator of Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens has been Stephen Griffith. He has masterminded the garden's renaissance following a great storm in 1990. Many new exotic and unusual flowers have been introduced. The Garden is a mixture of formal and informal flowers, world famous for its Camellia groves and magnolias. Noted in Dorset for its Rhododendron and Hydrangea collections and the charming Victorian Garden."

Cotswold Sculpture Park

 The Cotswold Sculpture Park

Location: The Paddocks, Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire,GL7 6FE

The main entrance

It is home to “Elemental”, a collection of exciting sculptures displayed outdoors. 

The park is run by David Hartland (a sculptor himself) and his son Tadd Hartland . 

THE LAND

The Cotswold Sculpture Park sits on a ten-acre site very affectionately known by Dave and Serena simply as ‘The Land’. When they bought the land in 1997, its was a wild thistle field.

Though the thistle field had its own beauty The Land has now been transformed into a mixed deciduous and conifer woodland with ponds, gardens and glades. Joining these diverse spaces are meandering paths that take you on a journey around the park providing an international centre for contemporary art.

New Orleans - Carnival Glory D6

Cruise - Day 6

Cozumel, Mexico

The one thing you will notice as you enter the cruise terminal after disembark the ship is that you walk straight in to what can only be described as a duty free style type shopping centre.

Once you have escaped the shopping zone there are a number little shops and bars take a trip to the Bubba Gump Shrip Co bar and restaurant.
You will find Forest Gump
The food is really good.

New Orleans - Carnival Glory D5

Cruise - Day 5

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands is located in close proximity to Cuba and is very popular with tourists. Consisting of three islands Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman

Taking a short boat trip from the harbour of approximately 30 minutes to the long sandbanks of only a metre or so deep so you can quite easily stand or swim with the stingrays.
Photo's and advise from the captain and crew.

New Orleans - Carnival Glory D4

Cruise - Day 4

Montego Bay, Jamaica

New Orleans - OSA

New Orleans - Carnival Glory

Back to New Orleans for the last day and flights back to the UK

New Orleans - Carnival Glory D1

Day 1

Departing from New Orleans

Our home for the next week.
The Carnival Glory
A fun ship.
Serenety Adult only retreat
Playlist productions
Alchemy Bar
Dining for all tastes
Waterworks fun pool and so much more

Our next door neighbour the Norwegian Getaway left just before we departed