A day off! (Sort of)

Saturday March 11th - We finally got a day off and decided to visit the Singapore Botanic Gardens and National Orchid Garden. Cheng and Rhoda joined us for the morning and we spent several hours wandering the grounds. The Botanic Gardens are open to the general public and many people walk their pet dogs there. Pets are not allowed in the National Orchid Garden and Cheng had to explain to the manager why Kendra was an exception. We were allowed to enter and Kendra became the first dog ever to go into the National Orchid Garden. The Orchid garden was really beautiful with over 1000 species and 2000 hybrids. A lovely was to spend to morning!

Cheng arranged for a young optometrist, Rebecca to transport us and join us at our next adventure, the Jurong Bird Park. With over 9000 birds belonging to more than 600 species, it is one of the worlds best in conservation and display of birds in natural settings. We attended the "All Star Bird Show" where I was picked to have a toucan fly up, land on my arm, eat out of my hand, then fly back to the stage! Pretty fun!