Reddit reviews The Cloud Garden. Tom Hart Dyke and Paul Winder

First, I love your story! That's such a sweet memory.

Second, even though I only just started caring for orchids in the past year, I've always found them fascinating. I love finding lady slippers out in the woods, and after I read The Cloud Garden, I was super intrigued. The book is the story of two Anglo travelers who get kidnapped in the Darién Gap. One of them is a thrill-seeker, and the other is an orchid hunter. Even after they were captured by Colombian guerillas, this guy was collecting orchids, building a little paradise around the hut he slept in. And then his guards would kick the plants apart just to watch him get upset. :( Anyway, it's a really interesting book, check it out!