DATE : Sunday 1st December 2024
TIME : 10:00 - 10:30am
VENUE : Queen Victoria Memorial Gardens
A group of GEOBUDDIES from Victoria and Tasmania visiting Norfolk Island are keen to meet any local cachers or others after almost a week of exploring and caching. We will meet at the ROTUNDA to welcome in summer and you!
This manicured area of green is named after Queen Victoria, who played a key role in Norfolk Island history.In 1855, the British monarch granted those on Pitcairn Island (the descendants of Bounty mutineers and Tahitians) the right to settle. The Pitcairners arrived the following year and many of those Norfolk Islanders can trace their lineage back to them. Queen Victoria Memorial Gardens were created by horticulturist, Pitcairn descendant and Norfolk Islander, Marie Bailey to honour Queen Victoria. You can sit awhile in the classic timber rotunda where you will find information about Queen Victoria’s vital role in Norfolk Island’s history and then take a wander to admire the jacaranda and scarlet flame trees if in bloom. Marie has amassed a wide collection of plant species from around the world and along with local native species has established a beautiful place to appreciate nature.
As you stroll, keep your eyes peeled for driftwood sculptures depicting an animal you’ll see quite a lot of here on the island: the cow.
See you there.