One of the things we like best about cruising is the surprises. They come in all forms, often unexpected. New friends that will be cherished for years, wonderful sunsets out of gloomy skies, whales joining us for dinner in an isolated anchorage. To this list we now add a secret garden.

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The pictures in the slide show above do not do his subject justice as we were totally unprepared photographically. But they give a hint of what we experienced on lovely spring evening in the United Kingdom.