Hello,

I'm considering a bareboat charter from SXM after about a 5 year gap after my last charter. My last charter ended about a week before the hurricane hit and wiped everything out.

I haven't been on this forum for about the same amount of time.

I'm trying to get a feel for how much things have come back. I've gone through a bunch of posts to try and catch up but I was hoping to get some an idea about the state of some of the places we used to go and things we did.

First, Grande Cas. Is that area back? We absolutely loved the various restaurants and the atmosphere inside. Is there a little grocery store there also?

Orient Village: We ate at a couple of great places there too.

Orient Beach: I guess Club O is gone. What about the beach North of Pedros? Are the day bars there? I know the sargasso can be bad.

Pinel: Are the bars there and open?

Anse Du Colombier on St. Barts. There wasn't anything there before the storm but it was our favorite place so curious if there is any change there.

Anything bareboat charter-specific I should know about? I would probably go with The Moorings and I know their base moved to the Marina area.

Thanks for any insight.