Thank you Carol. That looks lovely, and just 'us' too. Will certainly bear in mind. Am a little ignorant re St Martin. Can you pass freely from one side to the other? Technically using my European knowledge I know it shouldn't be any problem. What language do they speak on the French side? Not a problem as my French is not bad,and my husband actually has a sprinkling of Dutch, but nice to be pre-warned.
We can travel out via Paris to SXM, but the airport in Paris is one of my bete noirs. We would have to have five hours there on our return after a red-eye flight, which is pretty nearly unacceptable from previous experiences. Still a possibility though.....