Caribbean Cruise April 2013 - St.Lucia Rain Forest Page

We went on the "Rainforest Adventures" gondelbahn (built by Doppelmayr), which has large, open gondolas, so it is very easy to take photos & the out (lower) & in (upper) lines are at different levels. This lasted about an hour, with great views into to jungle & some outside of the two seas either side of the island. The very pretty girl who escorted us really knew her botany & the location of the interesting plants. There were a few humming birds but they don't stay around for photographers. However, the flowers, of which there were not many, do. The temperature was pleasantly temperate.

The gondola in front disappears	What it's like in the gondola	Jungle floor
Caribbean Sea from the gondola	Forest canopy	Magnolia tree centre right (!)
Vanilla plant is a parasite	So are these vines. They strangle the...	...tree. It rots but the vines survive.

When we got back, there was a ramble through the forest & the inevitable rum punch at the end. The road there & back was as vertiginous as yesterdays in places.

The show was on a Tropical theme & it was tropical dressing-up night. Jen had told me the show was 'rubbish' but it was not bad at all.