Irawan and Butterfly Farm

  Today I thought I would visit the Crocodile Farm near Irawan, then the Butterfly Farm on the way back. One can take the City Tour for $25 or public transportation for $2. Guess which one I took? The Jeepneys are like covered pickup trucks with 10 ft beds. There are bench seats along the length of the bed. If you feel the need for human contact, a jeepney is the place to find it. There were 23 people in mine but some were infants or tots so it wasn’t bad although I got my share of contact.

   The roads here are bad but they are working on them all the time. They concrete a 300 yard stretch every now and then. The rest of the road is stones and dirt. A lot of the riders put hankies over their nose and mouth to reduce the dust,

   After 45 minutes and 60 cents, we got to the crocodile farm. CLOSED!! Chinese New Year? or Mondays? I stayed on the jeepney and got off at the butterfly farm. It is fantastic with hundreds of flowers and butterflies. They also had other insects,arthropods  and a snake. The scorpions did have intact stingers!  It was the best $1 I’ve spent today. I walked to the end of the road to catch the jeepney and stopped for a Coke. Cold drinks hit the spot after walking in the sun. I chatted with the owners for a while and watched three cigarette sales. (They are sold one at a time) I jumped back on a full jeepney and got back into town for a late lunch. Maybe shopping in the afternoon? I bought some raw cashews yesterday that aren’t bad but I think I prefer them roasted.