Carol,
Here you go. Not on topic, but hoping for a pass since I'm highjacking my own thread. It's been a fantastic stay! The weather has been absolutely perfect, and the water in front of the BSV has been almost flat which means it's also incredibly clear so we're getting that Caribbean blue. I could really get used to this SXM in April stuff. The couple that came with us both scuba, and also brought some snorkel stuff so we stopped at the scuba shop in Simpson Bay and bought my wife a full faced mask, which she loved. They all flipped over to that wreck that's been on the rocks to the right of the BSV. Water is very clear and they saw many fish, and also quite a bit of debris from Irma on the bottom around those rocks.

BSV was fully occupied when we arrived, with also the owners and their family here but as we got farther away from Easter Sunday, both the villas and the island have really gotten quiet. That said, the BSV have two new fans, as the friends we brought along just love it. Three out of the four of us are in medicine, and have been dealing with the pandemic without a break since it started. Quite a bit of early nights and sleeping in just so you can go snooze some more in your beach chair. Just what the doctor ordered so to speak..as all will be headed back to Michigan shortly where the beast has unfortunately surged yet again.

Nice thing about the calm seas is that there has been almost zero sea weed on this side of the island. Quite the opposite on the north end of the island..we went to Pinel last Tuesday, and the stench from the rotting weed by the ferry parking area was overwhelming. It burned your eyes and lungs even with a pretty good breeze to help disperse it. Those poor folks with those nice condos at the back of that lot..it must be brutal. Once we got past that and got over to Pinel, we had a fine time. Great lobster lunch and a bottle of suds at one of those tables in the water. Stopped by to see John at Cupecoy on the way back to get a rum punch..we've all grown old together so it's always good to see him. No sand at the beach bar end, but a couple of very nice spots around both sets of stairs and also down by what's left of the Ocean Club.

Typical for us, breakfasts and dinners out, and lunch at the villa. Croissant Royal in Marigot, Rendezvous in Porto Cupecoy, El Zafiro, Zee best and Yacht Club for breakfasts, fine dinners at Emilio's, La Rosa, Bamboo, Sale & Pepe, Pizza Italy and Spaghetti House. La Rosa really stood out this trip..both the food and service were exceptional! One of our friends had a craving and described what he was looking for to our server, who relayed the info to the chef. He built an off-menu dish that was a real work of art. My friend sat there for a good 15 minutes after finishing just oozing satisfaction. The island worked it's magic for our friends just as it has for us for over 30 years. It was so gratifying to watch them slowly let go of the stress the last year has brought to their practices and patients, all the loss. Exactly the reason I put together the onsite testing service. I wanted to keep them out of a clinical setting and and reminders, and it worked like a charm.

OK! I'm off to my chair..our friends leave today and us tomorrow. We'll let them enjoy as much time as possible here at BSV before we drop them off, and then watch them go at the Sunset.

Cheers!