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The language doesn't bother me; I've been known to drop the occasional F-bomb myself. But the drama is just a bit too much for me. I'm not a big fan of reality shows in general, for that very reason. But it is fun to see the scenery and places that we visit.

The bar isn't open to beach guests? We often spend a day on the beach there, but without drinks from the bar that would be a deal-breaker for our group!

Saw this answer from a response to your same post on TripAdvisor. Makes sense now.
"they're single-use credit card numbers (like a Visa gift card), not the people's actual credit card info. Still bad they sent them to the wrong person, but it's a grand total of $12 at risk."

Water looks great. Looking forward to what's to come.

I would notify my cc company to watch for possible fraud. I too cannot see why a credit card number would appear on a voucher.

I don;t trust AA since the fraud in Aruba. People who used cc to book flights on AA returned home to find a mess of charges made in Aruba. If those people had notified their card company they would be using it in Aruba those charges would have passed muster. Result was found to be a booking agent for AA sold card numbers to people in Aruba and other places where flights were booked to. At that same time a certain restaurant copied card numbers for fraud use. That restaurant is no longer in business.

I do realize it could have been any airline.

I ran into trouble after booking a flight and obtaining Allianze travel insurance. That was found to be an agent at that company.

Just watched last episode. Think I'm pretty much done with wasting time on this. Very crass and constant F bombs. Too bad as it could be good. Crew always fighting. For a reality show it's far beyond reality.

We stayed in Key Bay a few weeks back with a moderate east to southeast wind and wave action. We were the only boat in there, so we enjoyed the seclusion, but the boat was moving a little over the night. That same afternoon, we tried White Bay, but it was even more rolly with that wind and wave direction. Next year, we plan to try Little Harbour with a rear tie. I talked to a few charter captains who said that it’s a beautiful place and quite calm. Has anyone on here tried it?

I was wondering the same thing.

Why would credit card info be included on a meal voucher?

Since I spend very little time on the French side these days, it won't make much difference for me. It will make my french wines a tad more expensive (when shopping at Super U).

On our trip in May we tried for Key Bay but it was pretty rolly so we hopped across to Benures Bay on Norman and it was great. There were only two other boats there and they left after lunch. We had the whole place to ourselves for the night.

Been there several times by boat and therefore stayed at Port Elizabeth. There are several restaurants, markets and other local shops in this area. As far as which side is better, that depends on individual tastes and I'm not familiar with Atlantic side.

The Euro is not rising. The dollar is tanking.

It is the opposite, how low will the dollar go. Deliberate weak dollar policy to make our exports look cheaper.

When it gets to euro =$1.60 we will be back to 2010.

Today it is 1.18 to the dollar. Been rising every day.

this afternoon I received two meal vouchers rom American Airlines problem is they were for two people other than me.. the voucher included first middle and last name of each person FULL credit card numbers for each person expiration date cvc and even billing zip code terrible redirect situation in CLT and RDU but it was simple human error that someone did not clear my acct before redirecting someone elses bags and attaching their email to my acct. I calle d AA and they removed the other folks email from my acct but holy smokes What if I was a bad guy? seems double e maill addresses an d different names shoild have been flagged somehow?? just watch everthing I guess. BISH

OK. If you can post some pics, that would be good.

The bar is done and open. The bar hours for hotel guests are from 11:30 to 8, and general public from 5-8. The pool, which didn't get renovated, is open to guests from 6:30 to 8.

Thanks for the pics. Is the new pool or bar, whatever it is, done now?

Thanks for your report and pics. Looking forward to more.
Relax and enjoy.

The airport Gods are mollified. We arrived yesterday, cleared the kiosks within 15 minutes, got our bags within the next 10, picked up our car at ACE(Safari) and made GCBC within an hour. It was Emancipation Day on the Dutch side, and traffic was light on both sides.

Had enough time to unpack before hitting the guest mixer for a wine and some snacks. Had a "special order" dinner courtesy of Sabrina and was in bed by 8:30 as I'd only had 2 1/2 hours of sleep the night before (had a 2:45 am pick-up to DFW). Everything seems in order, and the cats are happy we're here.

Haven't done anything yet, and the plan is to do as little as possible. Lunch today will be at Le Taitu, and we'll get some essentials from Bacchus's deli. Might hit Carl's tonight for a light meal, but might not. Just so many decisions a person can make in a day.

Here's some of my minimal pictures.

Watched the latest episode, they went ashore at Mullet- interestingly they set up their chairs and pop up tent right next to the last of Rosie's umbrellas - I would have thought they would go farther down the beach to get away from the crowds. Had a few nice aerials of them coming under the bridge, and earlier, the captain was urging the deck crew to move quicker so he could make the 3 pm bridge lift.

Jerry--yes, sometimes it is just better to spend the money to get a reliable good experience.

A year or less.

Whether or not it is mentioned depends on where you look. Here’s one source. Check the last paragraph. AP News Link.