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La main a la pate CaribLee 1 hour ago Ate lunch today at La main a la pate at the Marigot marina. Were deciding between them, Be Kool and La Belle Epoque. Since they were the only ones offering a fixe price menu we opted to eat there. It was an excellent choice. Starters were an avocado and shrimp cocktail and a zucchini and feta quiche. We both had the mahi mahi entree. It was offered with a creole sauce but we asked for a lemon butter sauce instead. Delicious. We finished with a coconut flan for both of us. Cost was 23 euros each and everything was absolutely delicious. And the chardonnay were nice pours and only 5 euros each. Could not have asked for more.

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Orient Beach jomarc 8 hours ago It’s our last full day on the island, and we spent the morning on Orient Beach.

The sargassum is still ok on the southern end (at Club O), but the rest off the beach is pretty nasty, with lots of sand flies.

A visit to our dear friends at DK Gems in Philipsburg is always a pleasure.

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Le Marocain and Ocean 82 Zanshin 20 hours ago I was in St. Martin for a couple of nights and returned to "Le Marocain" in Marigot for dinner and it was incredible as always - you get transported into Morocco once you enter the door and the quality of food and pricing are awesome.
Last night was at Ocean 82 and the food was well-presented and perfect; I can't recommend this restaurant enough. I did my sommelier exam years ago and the wine cellar there is the best I've seen in the Caribbean. I don't often splurge on a Grand Cru but this time I did and we had a great bottle with dinner.

I should add that I'm about to depart on an 18+ day journey from SXM to Horta in the Azores on a sailboat, and I'll be cooking so this last meal was an important one to show me what can be done... I've got some SPAM recipes and 14 days of emergency MREs aboard in case my cooking isn't up to scratch.

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Amex acceptance Itsbish Yesterday at 09:09 PM Following up on a previous thread FWIW Leisure car rental is still accepting American Express

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Conch Island Murdock Yesterday at 05:30 PM Hello, and Happy Wednesday!

I would like to visit Conch Island on Anegada, but I am not sure anyone else in our group cares to (adults and children alike).

We'll have a 2 person kayak on the boat and hopefully a safari style truck rental on island....so my question is, can I launch a kayak from Fisherman's Wharf on the southeast side of the island and kayak to the Conch Island?....it looks like that would be a 6 miles (ish) round trip, and I'd probably spend at least 30 minutes taking photos. Alternatively, could I make a counterclockwise trek from Fisherman's Wharf and loop around to catch up with the group at Flash of Beauty or Big Bamboo?

I'm still not sure I'd want to spend 4-6 hours doing this on my own, but I am looking for any thoughts on the topic.

FYI - I am still considering a conch island/snorkel tour combo with one of the guides - but the other adults aren't that interested in this either...I know the kids would have fun snorkeling and I'd get to see Conch Island.

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Tortuga jomarc 05/13/2025 06:18 PM We had lunch at Tortuga today. I had a Caribbean Lobster Salad, and Marc had a chicken club sandwich. Both were delicious.

The hostess was nice enough to snap our picture, just as the KLM jet was flying in.

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Pardon My French jomarc 05/13/2025 11:16 AM In celebration of Marc’s birthday yesterday, we had a fantastic lunch at Pardon My French in Simpson Bay.

The food, drinks and service were all excellent! We chose our meals from the price fixe menu.

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Water maker question... steve74 05/13/2025 12:28 AM Hi everyone! We are heading down next month for our annual family trip. We had a water maker last year for the first time after some years of attempting to master water conservation. Honestly, it took a little adventure out of the trip in the first week - until the water maker stopped working for the second week - so we were back to conservation mode (mainly boat showers off the back). Overall, we'd like to have it, so I'm trying to learn for this year.

We will be on a Moorings 46PC - the same boat type as last year. When it stopped working, they said that it was an issue with the membrane, and it could only be serviced at the dock. Therefore, I want to do whatever we need to do to keep it working for two weeks this year. Elvin from the Elm came by the boat to collect the mooring fee one evening, and he said that the water makers are not built for the amount of salt in the BVI waters. However, I honestly haven't done much research to this point, so I have no idea if this is accurate.

My question is... what are the steps you would take to keep the water maker working (changing the filter with a certain frequency, etc.)?

Thank you for any help you can provide!

Steve

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Beef Island to VG tranfers connie 05/12/2025 03:59 PM We typically use Speedy's for transfers from Beef Island to VG. We were checking to see if anyone recommends private transfers and the cost. We contacted two companies and it was quite expensive. Just a thought as we have been having about 3 to 4 hour layover time at Trellis Bay. Thank you!!!

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Brunch at Emilio’s jomarc 05/12/2025 10:44 AM Yesterday was Mother’s Day and Marc made reservations at Emilio’s for Brunch. We selected the second seating at 1:00.

The property is absolutely gorgeous and the staff friendly.

We chose to sit inside and the restaurant appeared to be full. While the experience was great, we found the food to be just ok. Most of the hot items were overcooked and dry. The carving station consisted of salmon and beef. The salads, fruit and quiche items were good. They couldn’t quite keep up with replacing empty trays of food. A 15% service charge was added to the bill. We drank water and the total bill was just under $100.

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