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TMM boats bonefish 27 minutes ago Back in 2012 I think TMM had two Lagoon 50's. One was named Hotel California. Does anyone remember the name of the other one?

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More Construction At PDP Whale Tail 2 hours ago At SMYC for breakfast again and have noticed these construction cranes on the other side of the lagoon at Port de Plasisance. Time will tell what it is.

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Traffic advisory for Jump up today SXMScubaman 3 hours ago Herald LINK

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Dany's Beach Bar/Pineapple Pete's Day Whale Tail 6 hours ago We drove up to Dany's Beach Bar yesterday as it is one place that we really haven't spent any length of time there. We have been a couple of times for a quick drink or two and was usually a little busy. Yesterday was different with only one other couple there playing cribbage we had a few hours to talk to Dany and get to know him as he went about his business and tended to the grill.

It became a very relaxing afternoon and I promised myself the next time I go I'm going to park my butt in the pool at the bottom of the steps and bring down a couple of beers with me. Then have lunch as the food he served up looked good.

We then grabbed a drink and went for a walk along the top of the cliff and took pictures of the beautiful water below.

We were going to stop at D's on the way back to Simpson Bay to say our good byes to the staff there but it was getting to close to the daily rush hour period. So we went back to SBR and did happy hour at the Villa pool with the few HH "board" members that are left. We will go to D's today as it is our last full day on island.

We went to Pineapple Pete's for dinner and had a good dinner while listening to Ronnie Santana play light music in the background. My wife had a shrimp dinner and I had the Filet and the service was excellent.

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Day 6 and 7 eilandmens Yesterday at 10:28 PM Had a baguette for breakfast. Stayed at RP beach, since going only to Mary Boon’s May take 30 minutes to get home. Getting very tired of the traffic congestion. It is becoming a big problem for the locals and tourists alike. I was thinking.
( probably not a good thing) about using water taxis and water buses for transportation on island. A water taxi to Simpson Bay, Maho, Mullet, Bay rouge, Marigot, Friers Bay, Grand Case, Cul de Sac, orient etc. it could be implemented with low cost. Locals and tourists could choose taxi or buses( taxis being more money) to get to the various places. The only investment would be boats and docks. But it will never happen. It is a shame. In the old days we could go to Orient Bay from Dutch side in rush hour in 45 minutes on worst days. Now it may take 1 hour and a half or two hours. I miss going to different beaches and not fighting traffic on the way home. Oh well. It was a beautiful beach day at RP. G and T on deck. Was planning to go to Little J’s ( née Little Jerusalem). It was closed. There is a sign saying the business/ property are for sale. Not sure what is going on, but for two straight days it was closed and looks abandoned. Miss the Shawarma there. On the rebound went to Le Beirut. I ordered lamb shish kebab with hummus and baba ganoush. My wife had shawarma with a beet purée and baba ganoush. I don’t know but I thought lamb shish kebab was grilled lamb on a skewer. What I got was like lamb gyro ( compressed ground lamb)on a stick. No good. My wife’s shawarma was the same ground lamb with a rest of the shawarma. Maybe I am wrong, Scuba, am I wrong? You know Lebanese food. It was disappointing.

Next day went to La Sucriere. Great pastries as we know. Always a line out the door with no place to park. But made it. Got enough for two days. Back to RP. After breakfast, went to beach front much sand gravity. Pop up shower around 3:30pm. Enough to drive us to the room. G and T on patio. Went to The Palms, haven’t been for a long while, but it was enjoyable. My wife had the drunken ribs and garlic potatoes; I had mushroom sauced chicken and garlic mashed. Both were excellent. A nice evening.

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New Chicken Restaurant Whale Tail Yesterday at 03:13 PM Noticed this yesterday driving by. It's on Welfare Rd right across the road from Simpson Bay Pharmacy

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Orient beach / sargassum funsue Yesterday at 11:29 AM Hi all , How’s orient beach looking? Lots of sargassum? Very little ? None?

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Getting to Scrub Jerseyshoregal Yesterday at 03:23 AM Hi folks, we are staying at Scrub Island in June but flying in and out of STT because flights were cheaper and direct. How much will we be hating life if we plan on taking the public ferry from Red Hook to Tortola? I realize this means cab-ferry-cab-ferry and could kill half a day but just wanted to get perspectives from people here. Alternatively, what is the easiest private transfer company?

Thanks! Looking forward to enjoying paradise before long.

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Best places to snorkel TOWZERONE 03/25/2026 09:06 PM Beside tintamarre any other good places?
We are coming down in May with a couple of friends that have never been down
This will be our 8th time down but last time we came was in June 2017 before Irma hit
Thanks

Looking forward to the great food , weather, people and tasting that great french butter again

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Cheap SXM flights - Ohio, Indiana & more BillDauterive 03/25/2026 06:11 PM Just saw an cheap flight alert.
CMH to SXM, June 3-10: On AA, $380 basic, $458 main cabin. Other dates available at this fare.

Looks like similar fares also from ALB, BTV, CRW, CHO, GSO, MDT, IND

I'm travelling to the island in April, so... too soon for me to return. Gotta pass on this one.

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