Had frequent flyer miles on PanAm in 1989. Wanted to go to a Caribbean Island and PanAm flew there, so off we went for 16 days. Stayed at one of the six rooms at Hevea (RIP) in Grand Case because Fodors called it a great place for "self-sufficient art-appreciating types." No luxuries there, except in the dining room! Fell in love with the island. Someone at a tourist kiosk in Philipsburg told us to go to Pelican and listen to the timeshare spiel in order to get the free trip to Anguilla on the sailboat Gandalf (sadly lost in Hurricane Luis). Ended up buying an efficiency at Flamingo for a week. Later bought two more weeks at Pelican on resale, then another at Flamingo. When Pelican decided to build the Villas we were approaching retirement, so decided to invest in 8 weeks and liquidate our original four. Except for Irma, we've been back every year for 30 years, and look forward to our 8 weeks in January, February, and March with anticipation.
