"a special event to be held at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Tom Hart Dyke... was kidnapped in the Panamanian jungle on a plant hunting expedition... He will talk about his experiences at the Orchid Study Group event being held on... March 1.
... author of The Cloud Garden and creator of The World Garden at Lullingstone Castle... he will be relating his experiences of being taken hostage while orchid hunting in the South American jungle." ... Thirty-one-year-old Mr Dyke and his travelling companion, Paul Winder, were kidnapped while trekking through The Darien Gap on March 16, 2000. ... nine-month ordeal... The Orchid Study Group was formed with the aim of studying and cultivating both tropical and native orchids as well as give a focus for orchid study within Wales." URL: http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=161366&command=displayContent&sourceNode=162951&contentPK=19486700&folderPk=88498&pNodeId=162956 *************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
