1) It was a routine Eastern Caribbean cruise stop which first brought us to SXM and a routine island ship shore excursion that took us to Orient Beach. Before that day St Martin was just any other saint.
2) it was a yellow umbrella that caused us to buy our first plane tickets to St Martin
3) now we venture around and have stayed close off property but usually spend the day under yellow umbrella
4) this winter we’ll spend 10 days dutch side, will be interesting if distance weakens yellow umbrella magnetism

Before, St Maarten, our we’d love to live/die here place was St John, USVI. Weve only been back once since SXM became known to us. If they had yellow umbrellas, we would go there but I think SXM wins the entire Caribbean with or without Yellow Umbrellas although its much better with Club Orient.