Bits and pieces
I asked about where to get sandwiches to pick up on the way to the beach. Winner hands down is St Martin Express in Hope Estates. Jules – distant 3rd.
Flew Thursday March 28 WestJet from Toronto non stop, two flights minutes behind us but the pilot pushed the ponies and we won! If only one plane arriving with 20 minutes to spare between planes, airport and luggage is very quick.
Checked into Royal Islander for 11 nights. RI looks great, gardens best ever. Staff excellent. The Tortuga makeover is good. Maho area just OK. Hole in the Wall is just that with live music. Gelato place is open, as is Cape Coffee – nice. A wine bar- BIBO Vino?, did not try yet.
Orient Beach – stunning day Friday. Chez Leandra sort of open, hut with a cooler and chairs for rent. Chairs – 2 and an umbrella and drinks [1 per] for $20. More or less in front of where they will open in 4 – 6 months. You can pre order food – 11:30 cutoff and Zelman picks up and delivers from his mother. Garlic lobster was great. Drinks from a cooler also for sale. Gov’t is putting in the utilities, resto uses the gov’t architect and then the resto builds their own building. Leandra is pouring a concrete foundation – Pirates looked like concrete block foundation. Others probably a little behind.
Water and beach were great – Ken and Barbie sighting made it seem like nothing had happened – leopard print morning, light blue in the afternoon. Village stores looked busy. Won’t dwell on the negatives – like the commercial said - chill Winston - don't be no cloud on a sunny day
MonoPrix just as you enter Marigot - a first for us – pretty nice. If you are in the Maho area, just minutes by car if the causeway is closed.
That’s it
Credits goes to – Shop nDrop – super job, Wilfred Brooks for the day Friday and a car from AAA – all good, all worthy of your business
Off to Driftwood
J&B
