Hello everyone, we're traveling back to the island on July 7th after 2 years away. We're very excited and looking forward to posting trip reports while there. We'll be staying a few days in the Simpson Bay area and then for several days in the Orient Bay area.

I've appreciated reading your experiences, insights and updates since Irma. This forum has always been so helpful to us in the past and though I have not posted for quite awhile, I have been reading your posts almost daily.

What would you suggest as the best route to travel these days from Simpson Bay to Orient Village? We're renting a car and in the past have traveled the west side route through Marigot and occasionally the eastern route through Philipsburg.

Thanks in advance!