We went to Pinecrest gardens yesterday which is where the old Parrot Jungle theme park used to be before they moved over to Watson Island near South Beach. Parrot jungle donated the property to the Village of Pinecrest and now you can walk through the beautiful grounds for free. There's even a small "splash & play" water park for the yung 'uns!
They have all kinds of wild and wonderful tropical plants. Wispy desert plants that look like they're from a Dr Seuss book. Giant palms that are about50 feet tall. A petting zoo where you can catch worms from pot-bellied pigs. And a butterfly garden where I think all of the butterflies have been eaten by the local iguana population. (Not sure if iguana's are carnivorous so don't quote me on that one. Butterflies kind of look plant-like though so you never know.)
We even found one of the old parrot cages that was unlocked with some strange monkey species inside!The guy at the petting zoo said the little billy goats were always hungry. The pot-bellied pig felt like it's back was made from a doormat.
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I am LOVING your guys blog! Isn't FL great? I miss it. Glad to see Benny put his shirt back on before he went to the petting zoo!
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