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Re: Questions
[Re: BHK]
#194331
05/08/2019 12:29 AM
05/08/2019 12:29 AM
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Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 14,646 Brookfield, CT.
pat
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We are recently back from almost three full weeks and I have to say, moskie magnet that I usually am, I wasn’t bothered at all. DH, on the other hand, could scarcely go out at all in the evening without being devoured. After the second night there he automatically applied OFF repellent before going out and carried an extra packet with him jic it was needed. We were mostly in the Cupecoy to Simpson Bay areas at night and their presence most,y seemed to depend on the humidity and breezes on any given night. Best to be prepared.......
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Questions
[Re: BHK]
#194341
05/08/2019 07:59 AM
05/08/2019 07:59 AM
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Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 658 Maine
SXMbeacher
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"I saw two total in April and they were not together". I read that somewhere else and encountered the same thing.
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Re: Questions
[Re: bran]
#194344
05/08/2019 09:10 AM
05/08/2019 09:10 AM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,729 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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bran--love bugs are the WORST, huh?? Hate those buggers!!
To the original poster---mossies are a function of how much rain there has been lately (not much at all for SXM lately), how much wind is around, vegetation, etc. That said, if you are a mossie magnet like I am, if there is one around, it will find me! Be prepared with insect repellent and hope for the best!
Carol Hill
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Re: Questions
[Re: BHK]
#194366
05/08/2019 01:27 PM
05/08/2019 01:27 PM
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Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 18,575 St Maarten
BillandElaine
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Very few mossies around just now. We are in drought conditions with no rain, which is usually what brings them out.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Questions
[Re: jazzgal]
#194399
05/08/2019 07:51 PM
05/08/2019 07:51 PM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 18,733 Auburn, WA
SXMScubaman
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The Friday night red eye from SEA to CLT. I have a redeye on June 6 as well but was rerouted through DFW and MIA and arrive mid-afternoon. Was a great price when I booked. We get in at 1:30 pm. $840 first class on AA.
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Re: Questions
[Re: jazzgal]
#194439
05/09/2019 12:00 PM
05/09/2019 12:00 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,729 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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Happy for you, but somehow that just isn't right, compared to what people pay from the Midwest, for cattle car seats, often $800-$900.
Carol Hill
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Re: Questions
[Re: BHK]
#194461
05/09/2019 02:56 PM
05/09/2019 02:56 PM
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Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 14,646 Brookfield, CT.
pat
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The airlines, AA in particular, are crazy right now. We did AA FC to SXM at $630.00 pp one way. The guy across from us was livid because he paid over $1200.00 one way each and couldn’t get the breakfasts they wanted. He should have pre-ordered as we had no problem, having done so.
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Questions
[Re: Carol_Hill]
#194462
05/09/2019 03:12 PM
05/09/2019 03:12 PM
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Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,882 Portland, OR
jazzgal
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Well, that's true, I guess. Pricing for airlines is weird.. AND an overnight in DFW on the return.
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Re: Questions
[Re: pat]
#194463
05/09/2019 03:12 PM
05/09/2019 03:12 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,729 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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Pat--having never flown first class myself in my life, I still can't imagine that ANY meal on a plane is worth making a fuss over.....
Carol Hill
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Re: Questions
[Re: jazzgal]
#194466
05/09/2019 03:41 PM
05/09/2019 03:41 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 82,729 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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Plane tickets are already bought for that trip, with frequent flyer miles. Just never thought first class was worth the money..
Carol Hill
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Re: Questions
[Re: SXMScubaman]
#194475
05/09/2019 07:04 PM
05/09/2019 07:04 PM
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Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 4,303 Vancouver, WA
Todd
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Just go carry on! SXM is certainly worth the trip and coming from the mighty PNW it is worth the money for First Class. We don't always do all legs in the bigs but as many as we can. Next trip we are going Alaska on the red eye to JFK and then Jet Blue down. The trip back will be AA via MIA and then a night in Kansas City before going back to PDX. We also enjoy SXM more than Hawaii although Kauai and Hawaii are very pleasant islands, I usually spend 1 to 3 weeks in Hawaii per year for business (no really, lol). I fly a lot, so airline status helps getting the big seats.
Cheers, T
I prefer the Isle seat
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Re: Questions
[Re: SXMScubaman]
#194487
05/09/2019 10:42 PM
05/09/2019 10:42 PM
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Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 4,303 Vancouver, WA
Todd
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We stay for three weeks most trips, we quit bringing lots of stuff with us, although we have at times brought down items for people on island and then use the checked luggage but it is so much easier the less we bring.
I prefer the Isle seat
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Re: Questions
[Re: jazzgal]
#194491
05/10/2019 05:01 AM
05/10/2019 05:01 AM
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,385 Rhode Island
RonDon
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I wish I could learn that skill. I still check two bags for my 3-4 weeks on island although last trip it was one 26" and one rollaboard size that I checked compared to two 26" on previous trips. Whatever do you people wear? Where do you go that requires that much clothing? We have mastered one carry-on each after years of looking at the clothes we brought and never wore. We pack thin non wrinkle fabrics in compression bags with a few cottons mixed in on top. Wear sneakers for me, regular shoes for hubby,, pack neutral color sandals, beach shoes.
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