The botanical gardens were a nice setting for many of the conversations we had. Edd kept daring me to push the girls off the tree, and I ended up diverting his attention by challenging him to a tree climbing contest. Edd was up that tree like a shot, which gave the rest of us enough time to ditch him, and bee-line it to the pub. Unfortunately, Edd's skills as a 'Queens Scout' came into play, and he intercepted us just as we were ordering pints for lunch.