One Life One Love Food Van

I have posted about this food truck before, but finally walked around the front to see the actual name, duh...

the latest carryout order...

split up into several meals...

there was a lot more but, suffice to say, it was all top notch...

okay, I lured you in with grub, now check out my pics from our visit to The Butterfly Garden this past weekend...

The Butterfly Garden is a tourist attraction right next to where the cruise ships dock. Literally, a three minute walk from the ship...

it is $12 pp, so it is only for people that love flowers and butterflies A LOT...

which means, even though I like both a lot, $12 pp still seemed a bit steep considering it was mainly the same eight types of butterflies...

whereas, for $8 pp, you can see all the same plants and lots more at Phantasea Botanical Gardens...

highlights included seeing butterflies supping on ripe Bananas....

a cute little water garden with lots of little fish...

Waterlillies are always magical...

behind a small glass enclosure, you can see the coccoons pinned to the ceiling and the butterflies emerging. They have to hang there for three hours till their wings dry and then they can fly away...

there was documentation on the types of butterflies, but I didnt study it. The Garden imports the coccoons from the States, so no Virgin Island butterflies included in the tour...

Hibiscus....

this butterfly has wings that are just as pretty when they are closed...

as seen below...

I took tons more pics, but will refrain. Thanks for looking. Mainly food posts in the future. Bye for now.

Mystery Food Truck

There are a lot of food trucks all over on the island. Found this one on a side street in Charlotte Amalie. If it has a name I dont know it...

the usual hot plates of vegetarian food were inside. The woman who runs the truck was extremely friendly, like most people here...

$8 for an assortment of items, including Rice and Lentils, Roasted Cauliflower, Pea Balls (fried balls of Pea Protein Powder, I guess like Falafel) and Tofu in BBQ Sauce...

she threw in a free Mango from one of the many she picked from her tree...

separated out Western style. The Pea Balls were moist throughout, not dry and crumbly, so she knows her cooking...

another meal of just the Tofu and Rice. Several meals for $8 worked out well...

I have also been using my glass straw...

here it is with some Peanut Punch in the car. The problem with the straw is that you have to remember to carry it with you and then, after using, you have to be careful not to throw it away before you get it home to wash. But I am glad I got it cuz there is just so much trash...

Bye for now.