Our next trip took us to a beautiful spot in the hills of Mexico where millions of butterflies migrate every year from the Great Lakes. It is interesting that the butterflies that arrive are never the same ones who left Canada. During the duration of the round trip, the butterflies go through eight life cycles. They make four stops each way. At each stop, the females lay eggs, the males die, and the butterflies hatch and migrate to the next stop. Amazingly, they instinctively know where to go. Every year they arrive in the hills surrounding Valle de Bravo - in the exact same spot.
The butterflies are hard to see, but they are so thick on the trees they look like leaves. The branches bow in their weight.
After hiking to see the butterflies, we drove to Valle de Bravo, a popular resort with Mexicans.
We ate lunch at a "floating restaurant" and dad-the-bad and the Harpers practiced their photography skills.
3 comments:
You forgot to tell them that we weren't entirely sure my drink was non-alcoholic. It tasted a bit weird.
I am seriously jealous...even though I am not related, I would love to visit. (Steve and I could sub for Ryan and Brianna). Lunch in a cave..and I love butterflies. Monya
You're officially invited, Monya! And you don't have to "sub" for Ryan and Brianna.
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