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We're back with a big decision to make
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12/29/2020 12:00 PM
12/29/2020 12:00 PM
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Hi Everybody,
My wife and I arrived back in SXM on the 18th after a two-day sail from Grenada. This is our third winter living aboard here after years of flying in. We initially checked into the Dutch side, as we were allowed to immediately after coming from a "Green" country. We prefer however to stay on anchor on the French side, so we had to get permission from the French Coast Guard. A few emails and forms, and a couple of days and two $120 PCR tests later, we were given permission to shift to the French side. Ahh, it feels so good to be "home."
So this brings us to today's big decision. We are anchored at Grand Case, and it is our anniversary. Where do we want to go for dinner?! I know you can't go far wrong no matter what you do, so it's a delightful problem to have. First, our regular spot here is La Villa. We've enjoyed many dinners there. It's pretty reasonable. Second, we missed our Grand Case dinner this time last year so it seems like it would be okay to be a bit extravagant, and one of the very best meals of my life was Le Pressoire. I know it has changed hands, comments? Third, someone gave us a Grand Case Passport of sorts, where if you visit three restaurants (Ocean 82, L'auberge Gourmand, and Bistrot Cariabes), you get a free bottle of rhum! Oceans 82 and L'auberge are already stamped, do we go for Bistrot Caraibes? ( I can already hear Carol's comment).
Help a brother out - what to do?
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Re: We're back with a big decision to make
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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12/29/2020 12:09 PM
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Ritchard--you already know it!! Bistrot Cariabes! If you're really going to splurge, go for the lobster! After the warm goat cheese salad, if that's still on the menu. Truth is, I don't care much for lobster. We never get it, even when we can buy it off locals for peanuts.
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Re: We're back with a big decision to make
[Re: Ritchard]
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12/29/2020 04:35 PM
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My favorite is LaVilla. Always was, always will be. but....the others mentioned surely wouldn't be a bad choice!! A very tough decision to make. t
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Re: We're back with a big decision to make
[Re: Ritchard]
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12/29/2020 09:51 PM
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Carol won. It was an awesome dinner.
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Re: We're back with a big decision to make
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12/31/2020 12:31 PM
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Richard--great to hear! What did you have? Ritchard - Tuna tataki appy, Braised lamb shank daily special Kim - Escargot and mushrooms in a creme sauce, roasted duck breast. Dessert was a cheese plate shared. I had never had their ginger rum before and I would have to call myself a fan. We had completed the "passport" with this visit so got to take a bottle away with us. Lovely meal. Afterward, we made our slightly weaving way back to the dinghy dock. I stroll down the ramp and step to the dock, the moment I do so, the swell comes in just so and shoots a huge gush of water upward through the gap, absolutely soaking me, er, from toe to head. The timing was so perfect I just had to laugh.
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Re: We're back with a big decision to make
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12/31/2020 01:26 PM
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But oh, lordy, what cheese.
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