DRIVE TO MT PILLIER HUT IN THE RAIN FOREST

I was going to attempt the rain forest again and see if we could find Mt Pillier Hut and the Domino Club. This time I knew where the turn off was, so we were good to go without wasting time on the dirt road.

We turned off at the sugar cane garden and down the very bumpy road with the Mahogany trees. We continued and we never knew what we might run into.

Some roads were open to the sunshine and others were covered with tree shade. Some got pretty darn skinny and I wasn't quite sure how two cars would make it on this road. Some was overgrown. But ALL would have pot holes...some looked at if they could swallow up a small car.

There were plenty of critters beside the road as well.

I have to say, there were a lot of one lane roads and honestly some areas were quite sketchy. I kinda reminded me of a car tour we took off the beaten path in the Smokey Mountains and some areas were very narrow with a drop off the side. Eek! I honestly should have taken more pictures but I had a death grip on the steering wheel.

We would come across some very interesting signs and stands. Like they were seriously in the middle of nowhere. Is there really that much traffic here?

At one point a jeep came up behind us. Yes, I was going very slow. They would pull over to see things and then catch up to us. The hubby suggested I pull over when there was an open area and I said "Absolutely not! If we go off a cliff, get a flat, or have any issues, I feel more comfortable that someone is with us to possibly help?"

We made it up to the top of a mountain that curved and there were two ways to go. My directions said to go one way and the jeep went the other. Well, there goes that. We were on our own now.

We finally ended up on a road that was somewhat decent to drive and I felt more at ease.

I finally seen the sign to Mt Pillier Hut and we pulled in. Whew! We had finally made it. I unclenched my fingers from the steering wheel and watched the blood flow back into my knuckles and all was good again.

Here was our path from the pier to Mt Pellier Hut:

 They had some fruit trees along the drive...but a sign "DO NOT PICK!" This is called Noni Fruit.

We headed inside the building, which was a restaurant, and Karl was super excited because we were going to eat. I tried to tell him he was going to be starving.

They told us to sit down at any table, told us what they offered "today" and gave us drink menu's.

Karl decided he would get an alcoholic drink. His first of this vacation. He pulls out his ID but the waitress never ask for it and he gleamed with joy and put it back. That look on his face when he tasted it...lol

Our surroundings were everything "pig" related. The waitress said that people bring in pig stuff from their homes when traveling and they put it up.

We also ordered drinks....cheers!

We (me, hubs and Karl) ordered cheeseburgers, which came with chips. Sakari said she really wasn't hungry. Well, I can say that she really lucked out. These cheeseburgers had THE WEIRDEST taste ever! Like I don't even know what it was or can describe it. We tried our best to get most of it down because we were so hungry. Karl...he just couldn't stomach it and decided he'd rather have another drink.

We received the bill and it was $115. Yikes! I guess that's what we get when there's no menu with any prices and you have no idea what you just bought. We handed the guy our card only to be told "We don't take cards. We only take cash or Venmo." Um, we didn't bring cash and we don't have Venmo. So....what do we do now? Karl is going to learn to be a server I guess. "We'll be back to get you later Karl". He explained that they do not have service in the area so there was no way to run a card (how do they do Venmo then?).

The hubby went over to talk to the guy about our situation. I had no idea what was going on and I held my breath. When he returned he said that he was going to send him a Paypal request (and they tried several times, but there was no connection) and then he could pay when we got out of here and down the road where there was service. Whew! Thanks goodness they trusted us.

So what did we come here for? It sure wasn't for this food. It was to see the beer drinking pigs of course!

Yes, you had to buy the beer at $4 each. Yes you had to pay an admission too at $2/pp. This ended up being a money pit but it was something "different" to do and nothing we had ever experienced before so...why not.

They brought out the beer and handed the kids one each (we weren't going to participate since we would be taking the pictures). I didn't want to get the pigs too drunk. (No worries, it's non alcoholic)

There was another couple that was going with us. We grabbed our beers and headed over to the pig area, which was behind a door in an enclosed area (open air). The lady who served us gave us a speech about what was about to happen, about her pigs and their history and then how they like to "take" their beer. She also let us know that they are part pig and part boar, so no petting and don't hold anything close to them or they will think it's food.

We would get to meet Hammy, Willis & Chester and Kevin Bacon. Then in we went.

The minute she calls for them, they all jumped up...exact Hammy who won't jump up unless you prove to her you have a beer first.

Karl chose one... Kevin Bacon.

What we did not expect is when they bit down on the can...everyone got sprayed! 😂

One of the pigs, she claimed was a diva and he didn't like to do any work so you would need to pop the can open and pour it in his mouth. He even smiles for the camera!

Sakari decided she wanted Hammy Hamilton to have her beer and once again we were squirted with this non-alcoholic beer and everyone ran.

It was an interesting experience for sure and we had some laughs and then it was time to go.

Here's the full video of her speech (with was interesting) and giving the pigs the beer (hilarious). I hope you enjoy it.

Our fun had ended with the pigs and now we can say "we did that while in St Croix" and it was time to move on.

As we headed out we turned the opposite way on the street and...it took us down the road and right out to a normal neighborhood. That made we wonder if most people come here by that route instead of risking their lives the way we came (a bit of an exaggeration but you know what I mean all you non jeep drivers out there).

ng to my map, was where you turned off to get to the beach. It was a dirt road and I wasn't quite sure if we were heading the right way or my map was off.