This is such an interesting thread! I remember when we first started reading TTOL, before we actually went to the island, I would see everyone saying, "Say hi to so and so from John and Julie." I used to laugh and think, "do you really think they remember you?" What a joke.

Well, it's not a joke, and now I realize that. Not only the fellow vacationers who we see year after year, but also the business owners and restaurateurs, the local residents, and the ex-pats who have become our friends.

I started to list names, but there are so many, and I'm afraid I'd inadvertently leave someone out.