Busy Day

First the walk—only eight miles—then the Shipwreck and Heritage Center, and finally, the Eden Project.

The walk was described as very difficult, but it wasn't. A few big climbs, which are steeper in real life than they are in photos:





Then the museum where I did not linger because it was dark, there were lots of people talking over the recordings, so you could not hear well, it just wasn't curated all that well, and I did want to get to the Eden Project. Nevertheless, there was much of interest, like this picture of the first underwater diving outfit:




And the first container into which collected specimens were put:




The connection between this lady and the first gas lamps is unclear:



There were a lot of firsts!

On to The Eden Project, a taxi ride away. Inter alia, Eden has these biomes, housing for many growing things according to region:




IMHO There is something of a clash between those domes and the many growing things inside them.


There was art, too:




And a big bee busy as can be:



And a bacchanal:



And kale:



Fleurs:



And a sculpture that is made of things we throw away and is meant to make us feel guilty:




Of a truth, a lot goes on at this project, and there is a huge amount you can learn. One simply has to remember that it is not a garden; it is a project and it is unique.

I would have walked back, a walk of about an hour, only I could not follow the instructions, so I gave in and took a taxi. I must be getting old!

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