It actually rained today! Cloudy and cool for a beach day so we headed into Marigot from Orient area to visit the market since there were 3 ships in port today and we thought most stands would be open at market. First place we stopped told us that they are going to tear all the old buildings down that now house the restaurants next to the parking lot. Going to put a Casino there. Market people aren't sure where they will be moved to. Stopped at some of our favorite stands such as St. Martin by Micka who makes small ceramic tiles. We now have 10 of them. Stopped for another t-shirt at Secret Spot. Now have 9 of them. Made one final purchase of a pair of small hand-painted salt and pepper shakers. We have given them to many as gifts, but Carol wanted a set for herself. Visited with a few other stand holders we have gotten to know over the years and then wanted to visit the small brightly painted art gallery across the street from the market. When we were on the island six months ago it was closed. Today is Labor Day on the island and it was closed again. We will stop there another day. I'm hoping she still has a few of the Straub wood inlays for sale. Have been meaning to get one of them for years. Hope I haven't waited too long! We wanted to stop at Richardson's gallery, but he is only open Thursdays unless you have an appt. A few other notes...I used my handicap placard in the parking lot and actually had it checked by the Gendarmes. There were 3 open spots marked in blue and had no trouble pulling into them. Drove up by the Catholic Church and parked at the foot of Fort. Walked the final way to the top to take a few photos. Plan to use them to write a story for my blog. Wasn't the best day for photos, but one I got with my phone turned out really neat. Roads from Marigot to Orient are awful. So much construction. When you enter Marigot from the east you must bear right at the round-a-bout. Coming from the west you must go past the stadium and grocery store since that is one way east. Hey, it's vacation and all is well!!