SXM Part 4-2 (February 21-28m 2015)

I think we finished exploring every square inch of Marigot at this point, who am I kidding, there's always special hidden spots to discover, we even found the PRESIDENTE and Vice PRESIDENTE'S parking spaces! It was just after noon on this warm sunny day so we quickly motored out of town and back to the villa to grab our beach stuff. NBBC was a great location for this trip, so convenient to just swing in and grab what we needed.










We soon proceeded on towards Simpson Bay. Once again we had no real plan, we were really winging it this week! We drove past the airport and turned into what we think are the neighborhoods of Simpson Bay? We drove all over looking at villas and stopped at a few scenic spots along the way and actually got turned around a bit in those neighborhood streets, fun time really.




As we often do....we drove around until something catches our eyes..... "those who wander are no lost". Small signs lead us through tight streets to Simpson Beach where we saw another sign for Karakter, OK let's stop and see what we can see! OUTSTANDING! Our kinda of place kinda? There was a nice reassuring security guard at the parking lot paved with sand and shaded by palm trees. When we saw the funky old bus converted into a bar/kitchen we knew this would be a great place. We walked onto the beach and a young man asked if we wanted chairs and we replied not just yet thanks.







We normally check out our surroundings, so we kicked off the flip flops and walked the water's edge. There are a lot of nice looking places to stay along this wide soft sand beach here. We walked almost to the far end and realized that Karakter would be the place for us and turned around. Perhaps a regular can tell us where other bar options are along this beach because we didn't see any? Carol had recommended Beachside Villas to us and I wanted to check them out, no luck on that initial walk. We were however lucky to enjoy several island dogs playfully running circles around us.







The young man at Karakter approached us again and asked if we enjoyed our walk, with a smile we said yes we did! I asked how much were his loungers today and he said they're free and asked if we wanted a drink, without hesitation we replied certainly! He was very attentive all afternoon, great service here! Karakter was fairly busy this day, but the waiters and waitresses were outstanding. We reclined in our beachfront chaise lounges watching the activity around us, people have a good time here! Some were recording themselves dancing on the beach, young kids and some adult kids were enjoying the feisty surf, many would turn to watch for departing flights and others like us were content with chillax'in in the sun watching the yachts anchor off shore in the deep blue waters of Simpson Bay.






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The sun was starting to settle in for the night and we decided to watch the entire colorful show from our comfortable 1st class seating on the beach. We decided to eat light tonight, so we ordered a variety of tapas hors d'oeurvres that were very tasty and sophisticated, at least they made us feel sophisticated being catered to right on the beach! We never drink wine and eat like this on the beaches we frequent, this was a treat! I can't say enough good things about the service we received at Karakter!

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After I changed to a zoom lens I noticed a long villa complex at the other end of the beach, were these the allusive Beachside Villa's? My wife actually jogged to them and said she didn't see a sign? After speaking with Carol these were indeed her secret hideout, nice! Carol these sunset shots are for you!

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Fantastic Day!

To be continued.....<img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Cheers.gif" alt="" />