Another highlight of the big island was the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.

The gardens were designed by Henry Hoare II and laid out between 1741 and 1780 in a classical 18th-century design set around a large lake…

A little hand painted, peeling sign guides you off of the main road down a rough dirt road for a few miles. It is easy to miss, and if you are into only groomed plants, worth missing.

While rain varies around the Santa Fe area, we all find it hard to track and remember.