So very sad to read this article and remember what the entire Marigot experience once was.

Years ago, there were some absolutely incredible dining spots in Marigot and once the lagoon was cleaned up and the marina area came into being, it became even better.

The one guy in the parking lot never bothered us too much as we knew who he was and what he was all about and we were never intimidated by him; but quite a few years ago, perhaps just shortly after the changes to the harbor side of Marigot, it all started to go down hill in our opinion and with the escalating Euro and so many of the places we loved going out of business or relocating, our 'need' to go there just became less and less. So much so, in fact, I hadn't realized just how bad it had become.

It's probably been a good ten or more years since we've gone there at night and probably almost that long since we've been there by day. When the sorbet lady left we more or less left, too, but for the occasional drive through to get pastries or visit the market by daylight.

I just can't believe there hasn't been a more concentrated effort made to clean up what was once the most vibrant area of St. Martin. So very sad.... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />