Upon noticing my enthusiasm over the orchids in the beach bar, our waiter suggested we visit the orchid house. This was requested and said tour was a highlight of our stay. Paulo picked us up and trundled us to the nearer end of the island (20 minutes or so), past numerous "back of house" operations with accompanying narrative (so interesting!). The enormous orchid house is not, as I expected, a greenhouse, rather a large rectangular structure roofed and sided in fine dark mesh and equipped with an ingenious watering system that bathes the orchids in mist on a schedule approximating their natural environment. About a third of an acre in size, it houses a couple thousand plants of various hues: white, pink, red, lavender, green, purple, yellow, magenta, fuchsia. Paradise for flower lovers. There is also a separate vanilla orchid patch adjacent to the herb garden!
Last edited by KatW; Oct 3, 2016 at 8:09 pm