Addendum to the trip to the Whitsundays
Rogue
Alan and Noi not sure which is which
Mon 6 Jun 2011 22:25
Liz sent me an email pointing out that it may not
be politically or morally correct, and potentially against the law, to pick
wild orchids in the Whitsundays, which are 95% National park. The area we are
going to is in fact part of the remaining 5% set aside for
housing development / high density tourism / resort proliferation. The
orchids grow naturally on shoreline rocks and they are in magnificent abundance.
We intend taking two cuttings / buds and growing them in Thailand and will
leave only footprints in the sand. The natural order of things will remain in
the Whitsundays.....hordes of tourists, international flights, jet boats, jet
skis, charter operators, helicopter tours, high speed ferries etc
etc
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