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New immigration form for travel to US BillDauterive Yesterday at 11:16 PM Looks like, starting 3 November 2026, ALL travelers flying into the US will need to complete a form that attests that the traveler has not visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the past 21 days. This is a CDC requirement.

So in the unlikely event your travel itinerary takes you to SXM via DRC then to the USA, you might want to change your plans ASAP.

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ameican airlines card fee increases TJTrippe Yesterday at 06:18 PM https://nypost.com/2026/10/29/lifes...app=nypost&utm_source=pasteboard_app

some AA cards getting big fee increase

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Party 10/28 kim Yesterday at 05:36 PM I know JD hit on the party details. But I was able to get some pictures of the food served. Great time and thank you again David!! I did take one picture of myself and our favorite grocery shopper Jeannie - Shop N Drop grocery delivery service!!!! Photos from Jane Therod

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Taxi in St Thomas NeilCanada Yesterday at 01:11 PM It has been a while but is Keven C still in the taxi business in St Thomas? We are back chartering in the BVI's in April and have been very satisfied with his help on previous adventures from airport to ferries/return.

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Isola To Become Pelican Social Bar & Grill Whale Tail Yesterday at 12:29 PM Ziggy Chang announced on Jeff Berger's FB page that he is leaving SBR and the Secret Seafood House restaurant to work for the Jax group at Pelican Social Bar & Grill formerly Isola.He will certainly be missed at SBR as he has quite the following.
Opening date to be announced and they already have a website www.pelicansocialsxm.com.

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Wednesday Day 3 Lazy Day and Party Night ruralcarrier Yesterday at 10:47 AM Two long days and two short nights caught up with me, as I did not get up until 6:45. My wife had forgotten some antibiotics, so I was on a quest to get them after failing the previous night at Maho Pharmacy. I was a pharmacy tech for 18 years way back when, and that experience has come in handy multiple times here. Franklin at Orange Grove Pharmacy took care of the situation at a fair price. A stop to put some gas in the car, as it was given to me with just 1/2 tank. About $6.50 per gallon if I calculated right. A stop at La Sucriere for pastries and back for the day.

The rest of the morning and afternoon were spent at The Horny Toad. We met a lady from MI and enjoyed talking with her about dogs and travel, A dip in the water, which was nice but up to the seawalls at places along the area near here. Some undertow, but it felt good to float around and enjoy the water. Friends stopped over after they had visited D's Beach Bar. We enjoyed talking to them; we live 2 hours from each other at home but have not seen them since Dec. They were not impressed with the beach area at D's as they said there was a lot of trash on the beach and seaweed.

David/Colour1 organized a party of various groups at Catch 21. It was well attended. Some complimentary rum punch and a vast selection of appetizers were included along with various giveaways. I finally met pat's other daughter, Karen as she was there with kim and other friends of theirs from home. Compliments to David and the staff at Catch 21 for a well-organized event.

Prior to heading to the party, our rental would not start, which had happened the previous day. It is a 2024 Versa, so the battery should not be a problem. We got it started and headed out, only to fine traffic on the causeway at a complete stop. I have no idea what the problem was, but what should have been a 5-minute drive took over 20 minutes. For as slow as the island appears to be, traffic is a mess at times. I had called Mark from Hardy's Car Rental and he came to PDP to check on the car problem. We could not even get the doors to lock with the remote, so he replaced the battery in that, and it seemed to take care of the problem. The car has a push button start and it appears a dead battery in the key fob keeps that from working, Many thanks to him for promptly responding, especially with the heavy traffic.

We headed to SMYC after the party to meet up with kim and her entourage again. She is an island celebrity, and we were honored to be in her company. Their group split some appetizers while my wife had the burger. She said it was excellent and properly cooked to her liking. The fries were seasoned with something that made them some of the best fries I have had in a very long time.

Probably a lazy day here again today.

I will close with the fact that there was a lady who came up to me at the party. I don't recall her name, and I had forgotten my glasses, so I could not see her name tag anyway. She recognized my name from being with TTOL and thanked me (and Carol and Eric) for the board and our contributions. It is always nice to hear that, as with the popularity of social media and the plethora of Facebook groups for SXM, it is often forgotten that TTOL goes way back and some of the Facebook groups were started by people who originally were TTOL members. Personally, I will take TTOL over any of the Facebook groups.

Thanks!

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trying to remember Virgin Gorda book Boulderboy Yesterday at 12:53 AM I loved reading a non-fiction account of a sailor when he stayed on VG for a year maybe in the late 50's or so. He met with some of the
local patriarchs and slept on Valley trunk Bay at times after benders. The tittle wa something like Who knows what the songbird sings.
Does anyone know the title and the author who wrote it.

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Mother's Helper Fritz_the_Cat 10/28/2026 10:44 PM I'll be sailing next month for a week with 3 little ones. We could use an extra set of eyes and hands to help with the kids and some galley prep and clean up. They would have their own cabin on a 50' cat. Any recommendations?

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Cruise Ship Traffic Going To Get Busy Whale Tail 10/28/2026 09:40 PM I just checked the cruise schedule on the TTOL homepage and WOW.
There were 20 cruise ships in port for the month of October and in November the number of ships is 80!
I guess low season is over

. I'm sure all of the business owners will be happy with the increase in traffic.
The road traffic is another story.

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Interesting Cruise Ship Whale Tail 10/28/2026 08:54 PM Just saw this on the Tortuga cam and I took a screenshot. The picture is hazy because of the weather I guess.
The ship is called OE CORINTHIAN and is traveling from Bridgetown to San Juan.

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