Monday, September 29, 2014

Goodbye Ziggy

Once upon a time a young girl in St John bought a pig. When she bought the pig she was assured that it was a miniature and as such would never get above 25-30 lbs.  Fast forward a couple of years and the young girl has married and Ziggy (the pig) is a full grown pig of over 200 lbs.  In fact, Ziggy has become somewhat of a celebrity around St John.  He regularly walks down the beach in Cruz Bay where both locals and tourists feed him cherries from their drinks and cheerios and coconuts.  He has his own web page and posts daily about a pig’s life in St John.

The couple’s lease expires at the end of September and they have been unable to find an apartment in St John that would allow them to have a pig (that is probably the most surprising fact in this tale).  So what do you do if you have a 200 pound pig and nowhere to live?  Their plan is to move back to the states and take Ziggy on a traveling road show across the country.  I am not sure how that will work but never-the-less they are leaving Oct 1st and so everyone is saying goodbye to Ziggy.  There was a party at the Beach Bar last night to send Ziggy off and we made the 8 mile trip across the island to attend.
As you can see Ziggy really knows how to have fun at a party and relax at the beach!
 
Hello Sally ... I really like that bug spray on your legs let me rub some off on my back!

Sometimes all you need is a shady spot and a friend to share it with

A dip in the ocean is always good to cool off

Boy am I going to miss this life!





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