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Nettle Bay #148910
11/19/2017 11:08 AM
11/19/2017 11:08 AM
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What is the extent of damage to Nettle Bay? Does anyone know?

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Re: Nettle Bay [Re: leo] #148911
11/19/2017 11:28 AM
11/19/2017 11:28 AM
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What part? It was badly damaged as a whole. Le Sand, Dreams, Layla's all but gone. Hotels and residences look really beat up. Personally saw nothing open. Debris and cars piled everywhere. Gets worse as you head to Sandy Ground.


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Re: Nettle Bay [Re: BillandElaine] #148912
11/19/2017 11:49 AM
11/19/2017 11:49 AM
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Brookfield, CT.
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It's been posted here several times that Dreams was totally destroyed and Bruno has no plans to reopen the property. Too bad since so many really loved it.

I know nothing about LeSand or Layla's but hoping to hear plans of rebuilding down the road. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Nettle Bay [Re: pat] #148913
11/19/2017 09:51 PM
11/19/2017 09:51 PM
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i drove around the island yesterday and took several pictures ... Dreams , la sand does not exist any more only a broken sign... Terrabase all the villas are being worked on based on all the work that is being done i would say in a few months close to march/ april they should be fuctional...

Nettle bay area total destruction ... it will be over a year before anything there gets back to normal.

Orient bay yes there are damages i think most of the damages are to the restaurants that got completely wiped out ... all the water front homes ate completely destroyed but others are being worked on...

I saw prople around in a few months i think who ever can open will open for sure...

Right now Petie casino , macrons(. brunos place) both out of commision . The neighbouring restaturents like noon the craperie place, the french breakfast place where they sell fresh baquette, the chinese grocery store is open... Bikini beach , Kontiki beach does not exist ... the beach is bare with no restaurent...

Further down grancase 1 lolos is open the other should be open next week. La villa is open and rain bow cafe is open the rest of the places are closed ( lot of destruction there. But from the sign of things i would not be surprised if in a couple of months the restaturents there work hard to reopen...

There is still lot of activity in grandcase but most of the restaurants are currently closed.

Further down i went to happy bay area - la savane mount choisey the villas there look farely intact if there are some damages i am sure it will be fixed in a couple of months ...

French cul desac - total destrction - ferry area to pinel only the small terminal structure left ...

i took a drive down where the madodo rum factory is total destruction in the area, very very sad ... it will take a while for the entire area to be rebuilt. Villa Pizza does not exist ...

Club O i just cried could not take it anymore and stopped and returned back home . Total destruction ...

Dutch side looks much better things are slowly getting back to normal ... slowly but surely the restaurents are opening up...

I have several pictures i dont want to post them it is time to look forward and be positive and help the country rebuild...

if anyone wants any specific pictures send me a private message i will send it...

Rest of the island tour will continue when i feel mentally up to it


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Re: Nettle Bay [Re: jeannie239] #148914
11/20/2017 12:23 AM
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Brookfield, CT.
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Thank you, Jeannie. It had to be hard to see it now and remember it when.... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />


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pat



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Re: Nettle Bay [Re: pat] #148915
11/20/2017 12:34 AM
11/20/2017 12:34 AM
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Jeannie
Although we have never used your service I have admired your attitude toward making your business the best. The reviews on this website have always been 5 star.
I apprciate your post and feel your sense of lost for everything everyone loves on SXM.
Thanks for all you do

Re: Nettle Bay [Re: leo] #148916
11/20/2017 08:03 AM
11/20/2017 08:03 AM
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I was told yesterday by a friend who lives on the island that the Nettle Bay Pharmacy is open. She and her mother picked up their meds there a couple of weeks ago. She also said the Tropicana is supposed to re-open on Dec 1. She said the waterfront area (Sarafina's, La Sucriere,etc) looks very bad.

Re: Nettle Bay [Re: wendyk] #148917
11/20/2017 08:19 AM
11/20/2017 08:19 AM
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There are a coupe resto's open on the waterfront. Arhawak, Bar de la Mer and another I don't remember the name of. Serafinas and everything down that area all closed. At the Marina La Main a la Pate is open and one on the far end from Tropicana. There was no name evident when we went by.


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Re: Nettle Bay [Re: BillandElaine] #148918
11/20/2017 11:15 AM
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Re: Nettle Bay [Re: autoeng] #148919
11/20/2017 12:21 PM
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Hi. The first two pictures show but not the link to the entire album. Do you have a better link?


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Re: Nettle Bay [Re: Carol_Hill] #148920
11/27/2017 12:52 PM
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Weather.com Pictures It appears Weather.com has combined the album with other areas (Cuba / Florida / Puerto Rico / ect..). It is huge now but there are NBBC pictures in it.


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Re: Nettle Bay [Re: autoeng] #148921
12/01/2017 10:45 AM
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Pics This link was posted in the Club O thread and there are a lot of pics of NBBC


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