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BSV Trip Report
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05/15/2018 01:31 PM
05/15/2018 01:31 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 107
London, Ontario
mika
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London, Ontario
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This is my first time posting a trip report and wanted to share our findings.
Westjet May 6-13 YYZ-SXM. Arrivals went well and we had no complaints. We picked up our two cars from Lesley Bruce and we were off to BSV.
We had three family's travelling together, so we each had our own villa. We arrived at BSV to a warm welcome and many smiles. Everyone was so happy to see people returning to the island. The villas are beautiful and are better than before. The people here have worked so hard to get the property cleaned up and back to normal. The gardens look amazing and the viewing deck that was built is a great addition. If I did not know that Irma hit BSV I would not know anything had ever happened as they are top notch!
Meals: Karakter, el Zafiro, Driftwood Boat Bar, Greenhouse, Pineapple Petes, Dinghy Dock, Yellow Beach, Yacht Club, Blue Bitch
We used Jeannie from Shop n Drop and once again she it the best! Thank you Jeannie. All three villas used her services and everyone was so impressed. You can't go wrong.
Pinel: We went over to check out Pinel so the kids could enjoy the calm waters. We had lunch at Yellow Beach and the food was great.
The waves at BSV were pretty big this week but the kids put on their life jackets and loved the waves - me not so much! Everyday they were in the ocean loving it. One of the best things at BSV is you also have a great pool to enjoy. When we asked the kids if they liked "Beaches Turks & Caicos" better than BSV they said BSV won!!!! Wooo hoo for us! We traveled with my brother and his family and my Mom & Dad. We had tears in our eyes when we left but we are all coming back next year.
Overall we found the Dutch side making great progress. Simpson Bay was busy and had tons of restaurants open. Phillipsburg - there is work to be done here but nothing I would say to people that they should stay away. On the French side we could see more damage and the clean up much slower. We were happy to be able to return to the island that we love and try and add some tourist dollars back.
No complaints on the departure area at the airport... it is not what the airport was but it will work for us until it is back to normal. Another great trip to this beautiful, friendly island!!!!
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