Wymas In The Wild: USVI Day 7 (Videos Added!)

Today we did a little more driving and a little more cultural absorption.

The goat heard was out and about.

This is a fairly typical road and actually not quite as steep as some of them. The pavement is in really good condition so driving is never really bad, just makes you wonder when the vehicle's transmission will explode.

Some construction going on. This lot has a pretty nice location and overlooks a pretty large bay without too many neighbors. I like the solar array on the roof. It's too small (at least what was visible from the road) but the right idea anyway.

This is where the goat herd ended up later in the day. They had traveled to this sports field to mow for a while.

Another typical road - there are lots of ultra steep switchbacks like this.

We stopped to check out a windmill ruin. It was perched on top of a hill that was sort of a little peninsula and there was a bay to look at on both sides.

We spent a little time at Mongoose Junction in Cruz Bay. It is a shopping center which did not simply grow slowly over time, it was clearly purpose-built for tourists to be able to shop for hours in one stop. Many of the stores were just full of crap, but it was still a good place to wonder around. Lunch was cooked in a small shed located at the end of the strip of tables you see below. The food was fantastic!

Here you can see some of the Mongoose Junction buildings. The small white/green one is the kitchen for the restaurant we ate at.

Bush-pigs!

Down a little level-B road, there is this windmill ruin. I think it had some of the most interesting architecture design that we saw. This was definitely an example of doing things because you could, not due to necessity.

The center tunnel passage goes to the basement and the others are various rooms.

This is the basement under the mill, directly below the center of the mill's turret tower. Surrounding it is a large circular room with alternating windows and storage cavities.

The time spent fitting these rocks together is baffling to me.

Here is a local taxi. This is almost the only use for full-size trucks on the island - they are almost all taxis. We saw several of them full today, perhaps there was a cruise-ship at the port.