T minus 3 days 12 hours 49 minutes and 45 seconds until wheels down!

Quick question.

In any circumstances are daily temp checks required?

Let the beach balls rock Orient!

carib cheers,
doctorj

We get an email every morning to report our temp.

Some do and others have reported not getting the email or getting it part way through their stay. Just another inconsistent and confusing thing the SXM government is doing with regard to tourism.

We are getting emails every morning to report our temperature in the EHAS portal.

Thanks everyone.
Are you complying?

Can’t wait for wheels down!
carib cheers,
doctorj

why wouldn't you comply, just take your temp and email it back. pretty simple

Exactly, It quickly became a daily routine. Get up, brush our teeth, make the coffee and walk 150ft to the lobby. Put your forehead close to wall mounted thermometer, get your temp and walk back to the room. While sipping the first cup of coffee open up email and send temp. Easy-peasey.

We saw our hotel staff trying so hard to get all of the covid protocols correct that we were compelled to our best to comply also. And I felt that SXM (dutch side) was trying hard too and getting it right.

We brought a thermometer but oyster bay has one in the lobby you can use. We get the daily email and do our temps first thing. Takes a minute out of your day.

Easy to do. You get a daily email, click on the link and type in temp and answer 2 questions and hit send. If you don't want to comply do the island a favor and stay home.

wow

If that is what Sint Maarten requires to visit their island, why would you not comply?

To me, of all the hoops to go through to go to SXM, the temperature check seems the dumbest thing, and the easiest to comply with. Some people have reported they didn't get the emails and others have reported that they forgot to check their email, or that it went into spam, and there were apparently no repercussions TO THOSE WHO HAVE REPORTED THEY DIDN'T COMPLY. Assuming it is still required by June, we will do it.

Sorry you thought we wouldn't comply. We bought a new thermometer and will do it every day that we are asked.
I was just curious since I have seen several reports where people were not getting the emails etc.

Scubaman, A little rough on the response. Thought you were on the island. Time to chill.

Hopefully joining you soon.
carib cheers,
doctorj

doctor--Yes, I guess everyone is still a little on edge..

I be chilling on da island. No problem man. Love this island and the people. They are trying to make the best of this situation and I get grumpy when visitors don't or indicate they don't like to comply with regulations or requirements.

All good Scubaman,

We were on a twice a year schedule before Covid.


We are all about the Island. We have made so many life long friends that are residents and people from away.

You tend to meet many people in 30 plus years.

So excited to land this weekend.

carib cheers,
doctorj

To no one in particular: When we were on the island last November/December, we got the daily emails requesting that we report our temperatures. We knew going in that we would need to do that, so we took an infrared thermometer with us. It was easy to do, and we really didn't mind it. We are guests on the island, and if this is what makes them more comfortable welcoming us, then I'm happy to comply. And to be honest, it was somewhat reassuring to get a normal temperature reading each day, as this was before we were vaccinated and while the virus was pretty much unchecked. We actually continued to take our temperature each day, for our own information, for a few days after we got home.

Have a wonderful stay and safe flight. 👍

yes. The process is so simple and quick. Ourr daily email comes 7:04am each morning and takes seconds to fill out. Not an inconvenience for us to do.

The process. Some take their temperature and report it.
So some don't get the email. Some goes to spam. Some ignore.

What of those who have a small fever, don't report it and say "F it. I feel fine, and spent several thousand dollars on this vacation. I'm doing what I always do, and going where I always go."

Some social distance 6 feet, although Fauci admitted that "safe distance" was plucked out of thin air.
Some are vaccinated and wear a mask (or two). Those really crack me up.

All part of the theater.

Those are the few that will keep this island keepng and enforcing all the protocols for tourists to come. I choose to respectably abide the rules.

We stay on French side in Grand Case and have spotty wifi.

There is a difference between spotty wifi and no wifi. As far as I know, there is no time limit on responding each day (one day I forgot and sent it in the next morning). Just take your temps in the morning and respond sometime that day when you have access to wifi. Hopefully, that works for you.

Scubaman

Thanks,

27 hours until wheels down!

carib cheers,
doctorj

Da island she be waiting for you. We're off to Pinel today.

Bought an oral Thermometer at Simpson Bay Pham for $8, it only reads centigrade. Left our laser digital setting on counter in home kitchen.

Emails daily around 7 in the morning.

I just put down 97 every day. You can select C or F on the reporting form.

I brought my own thermometer . I input 98.6 and it rounds it up to 99. No problem. You can go to the portal via the previous day’s email if you wish, which I just did ten minutes ago.