Today was our last day in St. Thomas. This whole cruise is our last of its kind for us. On valentine’s day we switch back to Bahamas and then later back to Europe. Deanna and I went to the Butterfly farm right by the dock. We’ve been to the one in Chicago a few times and to one in Cozumel. This one had okay butterflies, but a really great tour.
Some important info about butterflies. If you want butterflies to come to your yard research what kind of plant they eat as a caterpillar…their host plant. The female searches out this host plant to lay eggs on and can detect the host plant as far as 7 miles away. If they can’t find the host plant they don’t lay the eggs. Butterflies live for two weeks and are basically drunk, looking for sex or both…at least the ones at the farm. They feed off of old fruit which is basically fermented and therefore, alcohol. Butterfly poop is called frass. A group of butterflies is an “imagine” (stupid).
An interesting thing about the farm, with its butterflies all trying to have sex all day, is that they aren’t allowed to breed the butterflies. If any non-native butterflies got out into the island it could alter the eco system. They have 500 chrysalises shipped in each week. And of the types of butterflies they have, they don’t grow their host plants…so they never breed. That wasn’t the case in Cozumel.
From the farm Deanna and I took a skytram up to a view point. The view point has a live bird show ( that was cancelled because the trainer was sick) and a kitchen (that closed at 3:00pm). But a great view.
Deanna and I have been watching Big Love the TV series. We learn about so many things via TV series. Suburban drug trafficking via Weeds, and now polygamy via Big Love.
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