On Saturday we headed over to the UBC Botanical Garden and Plant Research Centre which is on the actual campus of the University Of British Columbia. The place was opened up in 1916, originally to study the native flora of British Columbia but since then they have expanded to research plants from across the world. The weather was great, just as we were starting to think we may have seen the last of the proper sun it came back perfectly, not too hot and no too cold. 

The place is great for a nice walk, but definitely a place to avoid if you suffer from plant allergies as the smells can be quite strong. There is also a canopy walk there which is fun and lets you walk suspended from the ground and amongst the trees. You need you're balance to do this for sure, it can get very wobbly at times and if you go too fast it gets even worse. There are viewpoints setup amongst all the trees though so you don't have to do it all in one go. Lou being smaller than me didn't do too bad and got a great laugh from watching me trying to keep my balance! I was rushing along a one point and felt the walkway completely shift to the left, I'm sure it wouldn't have tipped but for a split second I felt it was going to. 

On the way back I got my chance to do my first bit of proper driving. Lou takes the car to work each day so usually I only get the chance to drive in the evening and that usually just results in going around the block to the local shops or something. The gardens were about 18km away so the drive back was a bit longer than the usual stuff I'd been doing and really enjoyable. I feel silly now for being so nervous about it, it's actually quite easy once you get used to it especially with the car being an automatic.