The first night at Fraser's Hill was cold because of the rain. I did get a few hours of sleep and I was up very early the next morning. I went to the hall to do some reading until the others were awake. Then we put on our walking shoes and went for our morning walk. We had a very interesting walk, exploring the wild plants along the roadsides. That will be in another post. We returned to the bungalow just in time for breakfast.
The dining table was all set up for breakfast.
Big boys and girls need to wash up before breakfast.
Toasted bread with butter and homemade orange jam.
My plate of 2 sausages and 2 over-medium eggs.
We had hot coffee with our breakfast.
After a hearty breakfast, we were ready for our outing.
There was a light rain and it slowed to a drizzle as we drove out to the little town.
Passing by the clock tower covered with creeper plants in the town centre.
After a short drive, we reached the Flora Garden at about 9.35 am.
Fraser's Edible Garden
The place was quiet since it was a weekday.
We got to see this vegetable pear plant which is a climbing vine.
This green vegetable pear is called Chayote or Mirliton.
White Radish patch.
Cauliflower
First time I learned to handpicked these fresh and sweet strawberries.
Saw a few of this long and spiky bitter gourd or melon vine growing on a fence.
Can someone please confirm whether this is edible?
Ginger
Orangey Red African Daisy
Lavender plants
Fir Seedlings?
Big Pink Hibiscus flower
We left behind our footprints but we took more than photographs. We left with plastic bags of edibles from the garden. We bought Chayote vegetable pears, white radish, ginger and strawberries.
Then Peter began to mention all that he and
the other disciples had left behind.
"We've given up everything to follow you," he said.
(Mark 10:28, The Living Bible-TLB)
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The following photos are for joining Saturday's Critters.
Back on the grounds of the bungalow, we noticed this big ant on the concrete path.
We zoomed in for a shot of the ant.
We met 3 black dogs on our way out for the morning walk.
They were taken up with their own business.
Looked like this one was having some disagreement with the other 2 dogs.
This looked like the leader of the pack.
Linking to Saturday's Critters.
So pampered and relaxing, Nancy... for goldies like us especially.. hehee
ReplyDeleteYes, yes..should have this type of holiday more often. Feeling so good...
Deletegreat place and I love vegetable pear
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gosia. I love veg. pear too!
DeleteThis place is wonderful Nancy! The variety of plants is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe dogs were so friendly it seems!
Thank you, Christine. I remembered there were dogs that will accompany us on our walking rounds like guide dogs.
DeleteNow this breakfast look familiar to me!
ReplyDeleteWe requested for Western style breakfast and it was nice.
DeleteNice. I like the setting on the table. English breakfast.
ReplyDeleteIt was a delicious breakfast.
DeleteHello, the breakfast looks yummy. Lovely images from your walk. I love the plants, flowers and the cute dogs. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen for hosting. Have a wonderful Sunday!
DeleteNice place. I love the flowers & ferns.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Irene. Have a beautiful Sunday!
DeleteWhat a lovely morning outing! Chayote...nice for making soup or just stir-fried.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Irene. I bought a few from the garden.
DeleteWe used to grow Chayote in South Africa where it grew like a weed. Have tried it here but although the plant grows it does not produce fruit :-(( Have a good day Diane
ReplyDeleteChayote grows well in the highlands but so far have not come across anyone trying to grow it in the lowland which may be too hot for the plant.
DeleteI like the dog...
ReplyDeleteWhen we were there, we only get to see them once.
DeleteI love eggs in the morning! Lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda. I wouldn't mind having eggs for breakfast too.
DeleteAfter all the awful heat you've dealt with it must have been wonderful to have some cool. We have one more hot day here and hopefully we'll be over our heatwave. It's been horribly hot.
ReplyDeleteLoved your breakfast and your adventure.
Have a fabulous day. ☺
Thank you, Sandee. It is still hot here but not as bad as during the heat wave and we have rain to cool down the heat. Hope you will be enjoying cooler days.
DeleteGreat photos! Nice place! Kisses:))
ReplyDeletexxBasia
Thank you, Basia. Have a great Sunday!
DeleteLovely post dear! Have a great weekend! xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Beauty. Have a great weekend too!
DeleteThe dogs seem to be good company!
ReplyDeleteThey were for that morning. We only saw them once while we were there.
DeleteWhat a great garden centre, Love the pear plant and amazing ginger.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mamas. I bought some of the pear and ginger.
DeleteThanks for the photos. Now I must plan a trip to Fraser Hill since everything looks so nice there. Are you asking is the melon vine edible? Cos the spiky bitter gourd is edible of course.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mun. I was wondering whether it is edible because it looked so different from the usual ones. Thanks for confirming.
DeleteYou are welcome! You can google more info on them by using Indian Bitter Melon.
DeleteThank you so much, Mun. I will go and read about it.
Deleteas always a very interesting post! I love the variety of photos, a real trip!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jens. Have a lovely Sunday!
DeleteThat ant looks huge and dangerous! I bet that it bites! Normally I am not afraid of ants, but this one would send me screaming! I have loved your tour of the garden! The pink hibiscus is a favorite. Also there are many here that I have never seen. The pear plant, chayote, and melon plant. Love the daisy!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ginny. I have to get really close with my cell phone to try to capture it up close and my friend kept telling me to be careful with the ant. It looked nasty! The garden visit was fun.
DeleteLooks chilly up there Nancy. What are the temperatures like?
ReplyDeleteThe lowest we experienced was 21 deg C in the early morning.
DeleteLovely place. Yummy dishes
ReplyDeleteThank you, Beena. Have a lovely Sunday!
DeleteI saw a chayote plant from my hotel window in Camerons before - it was a big plant and FULL of fruit. Maybe easy to plant?
ReplyDeleteNever seen spiky melon before! It's so long some more
The chayote plant looks easy to grow but don't know whether it will grow in the lowland or not. I picked up a little rotted spiky fruit from the ground and it has only 2 seeds. Now trying to see if it will grow in my garden. He he.
DeleteThese photos remind me of Cameron Highlands
ReplyDeleteThank you, Libby. I love C.Highlands and am thinking of visiting one day!
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