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So, it was quiet. Food was uninspired. Bartender was very nice. The cleaning people must have taken the day off. We got in on Priority Pass so didn’t pay for it. It is more peaceful than the terminal but I wouldn’t want to have paid for it. Our next lounge experience the same day was Ethiad in Dulles and it was lovely. Very different experience.

Prairiegirl, that makes sense. I chatted with the lady at the desk tonight and though i asked pointed questions, she did say something about $250 a table...oops!

Thanks for the clarification.

Maybe when they get statehood prices will come down.

Todd - had fun catching up!! See you ever so briefly in January!! Glad we had our wallet this time 😂😂😂.

CC--did you go off season? We always do, and traffic then is not bad.

Thank you so much for this thread. Maybe it's been asked many times but my understanding is that the rules have changed this past year so it's well worth reviewing. I'm glad that it has become more fluid to go between countries. We are picking up a Waypoints charter in the BVIs. It has been cleared for USVI and back. We have done 3 previous 10 day charters solely in the BVIs, but do not have experience with this kind of a trip. This time, we want to loop St John for several days and meet up once again with friends chartering in the BVIs for the final days.

Rush, the information that you provided was perfect and just what we need to begin planning our itinerary.

Thank you!

No, this is the clinic located in the shopping center with Top Carrot. I think it's called Plaza de Lago.

Yes. That was it. Thanks, my some timers must had kicked in. That was a nice Buffet.

I use WAZE navigation app but Google maps also works

...and all Omars' kitchen ware and booze is locked inside along with all the merchandise for the West End Yacht Club.It is all involved in a legal mess now but that is why so many of us want to support Omar and his great new place and the West End Yacht Club ( its only $20 a year to be a member and get discounts at Omars!!!!) .I will be there at 4 today to hang with Melody and Tony and probably stay for a curry!

I'm a big fan of Tradewind Aviation. Give them a try, and if it works out, you won't be disappointed. They're top notch.

Thank you for your thoughts, and sincere sympathies on the loss of your father.

I totally agree with you about the infrastructure. I think its status is going to cause an increasing drop in longtime visitors to the island. I may well be one of them.

Try SAX car rental.

Brandywine Bay is a hotspot for dinghy theft and boat breakins.

Bring lots of money, everything looks great, though I always start with the lemon, we normally get a few of each.

What is on the top floor of casino? Bar? Restaurant? Is there a rear section?

Linda,
As always, your reports were fantastic - almost made me feel as though I was right there with you. Sure do wish I was.......
I feel sad about the rose blooms but I know EXACTLY how you feel. I need one more trip but I’m thinking that could possibly be it for us. Fifty years of annual visits have brought changes. Some good but sadly, some not so much and the traffic and lack of foresight in island planning for the good of the island breaks my heart.
Again, beautiful photos and great reporting. Sincere thank you for all your time and efforts.

We will be visiting this place in January

Amen

That's all it takes for it to kick in. Even in airplane mode with a Wi-Fi connection you'll get the current time.

Amazing.

Maybe when Brian Mingo leaves the airport, he can consult with GEBE.

I have Freedom Mobile, and stay on Orient every January. I can confirm that it worked perfectly on the French side last year, and I am hoping so this year!

Previously I was on Bell, and their roaming charges for 5 weeks would have been $320 for the month, and $112 for the last week which is crazy at $432! I am
still working, so I want texts and calls to my number to just work. And it did.

My wife and I submitted for renewals of Global Entry on the same day last year, no address changes or anything to process with our renewal applications, and mine was approved the next day but my wife's took 11 months. She kept trying to get information as to why it was taking so long and could never get an answer. Even went to the office at multiple airports and couldn't get anything more than "It is in process".

Although I’ve never chartered with IYC, a good friend had his IP465 in IYC’s maintenance rotation for many years. He was very good friends with Skip and Andrea and berthed his boat at Red Hook. I sailed on his boat many times and it was in Bristol condition. Everything I’ve ever heard about IYC is first rate.

Sadly Skip passed away in July, but Andrea is carrying on. When my wife and I started thinking about eventually living aboard, Skip tried to talk me into putting an Island Packet with IYC to help with financing the new boat. When I convinced him we wanted a catamaran, but would likely put her in charter, he highly recommended TMM. Skip said in his early career in the charter industry he and Barney Crook (managing partner at TMM) were fierce competitors. He told me no one in the business takes better care of their boats than Barney and he wouldn’t place a catamaran in charter with anyone else. Skip was spot on.

Final note: I helped Skip and Andrea at the Annapolis boat show one year and stayed with them in a rental house that week. They were great and clearly loved what they were doing. At the time my friend’s IP465 was several years old, had transited between Norfolk and St. Thomas several times, and had cruised extensively in the Caribbean. Skip and Andrea used it as their “show boat” as they were also IP dealers. Everyone who stepped onboard thought she was a brand new boat! IYC really knows how to care for a boat.

Jim as far as I could see, the only building removed was Papagayo. I thought they were going to remove the “front row” buildings that were severely damaged,but they didn’t.