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Here are a few random facts about the Virgin Islands:

1. With almost 14,000 miles travelled, He has travelled over half the circumference of the world
2. There is only one source of ground water and it was contaminated years ago. Water is provided by a desalination plant which uses reverse osmosis to remove the salt and brine from the water. This water is then provided to Charlotte Amalie and Tutu with a pipe system like the United States. YOu can also purchase the water to put in your cistern or purchase it by the gallon.  Everyone else has cisterns which means they drink,wash and cook with rain water. When they run out they purchase the city water
3. St. Thomas is part of the Virgin Islands.  This makes everyone who is born here Americans.  While it is not a state it is considered a commonwealth and follows the same laws as the United States.
4. Milk costs more than $7 a gallon ($9 in 2018).   I saw it for only $2 in Wisconsin recently (2017).
5. Blackbeard and Bluebeard, 2 famous pirates, spent a lot of time in the Virgin Islands.
6. In over 3 years I have never seen the temperature dip below 70 at our house.
7. On average there is 360 days of sun here and Green Bay has 85 days of sun.
8. The lowest temperature recorded was 52 degrees in November 1999 on St. Thomas, followed by 55 degrees in March 1991 on St. John and 57 degrees on April 1997 on St. Croix.