Monday, January 23, 2017

Last days in St. Croix

Today we stop at a Farmers Market.  Picked up homemade brownies for sundaes tonight



Next is the St. George Village Botanical Gardens

Until 1972 it was a cattle ranch.  Now it is a 16.5 acre garden planted among restored buildings and ruins of an 18th and 19th century sugar cane plantation.  It also overlaps an Amerindian settlement which dates back to c.100 A.D.



Breakfast anyone?  It's a Sausage Tree.  Though not palatable to people it is eaten by hippos, baboons, and giraffes and these things are heavy
Bowling Ball tree?  No it's a cannon ball tree.  I think the Gourd group would like a few of these

The Old Forge


The Danish Flume. The flume, resembling a trough, was built before 1836 to feed water to the sugar and rum factories
Remains of the old Lime Kiln




Time is running out - it's time for the Beach!








It was such a fun week!







On the way home we stop at old sugar plantation ruins


 Once again it looks like my ship has sailed without me


 It is constructed of tabby from coral, shells and sand

All good things must come to an end





Back to Reality!









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