Thursday, November 1, 2018

“Hey, lets go to the bird place after breakfast”.

“Ok, we’ve been there before! I know the way”

Famous last words. Though we had been to Parotteville Bird Sanctuary in July of 2017, we promptly managed to do a few loops around the Salt Pond, saw Philipsburg twice, passed Oyster Pond. You get the idea.
Eventually we were in front of Emilio Wilson Estate and we were hungry. Emilio’s! This was an excellent accident. Beautifully restored historic building, nice breezes as a reprieve from the heat, and excellent food. Dino was also there relaxing before dinner prep. I was very impressed with Emilio’s.








Dutch style cheese sticks. Gouda! Yummy.


Chicken quesadillas and then hubby had fish. The Emilio Wilson Plate is said to have been his favorite meal. WHOLE LOCALLY CAUGHT RED SNAPPER FRIED IN COAL POT, SERVED WITH JOHNNY CAKE, COCONUT RICE ‘N BEANS, AND FRESH LIME.




Using the Wi-Fi signal at Emilio’s we were able to pin point the exact location of the bird sanctuary, so off we went after lunch.
This is such a fun place to visit. For $10 per person you get a cup of bird feed and a tour through the aviary, along with a nice little historic museum at the end. Mr. Parotte (yes, that is his name) has many old St Maarten artifacts from his family. He said that before Irma he brought all the birds to the safety of his home. He had them there for 9 months until they could rebuild and reopen. I laughingly commented that it must have been very loud in his house for a while! The look and comment he responded with was priceless. One can imagine the cacophony!





A pheasant named Trump


A sugar bird


Thursday evening, we had dinner at the home of a friend. Another excellent night, and probably one of the three top meals of our trip. Copious quantities of prosecco and wine flowed. Great conversation. Hours passed. I love St Maarten! We had lobster tails, chicken kabobs, and steak on the barbie. Steak came with a wine reduction. Sides were salad and a yummy macaroni and cheese. The kitchen was to die for, and I just had to take a picture of the warming shelf.








Friday, November 2nd
A day I have been waiting for. Bohemian Rhapsody comes out TONIGHT! We joined the Caribbean Cinemas club so that we could get tickets and select our seats online.
But first, how to spend this day which looks like rain? After the previous evening’s debauchery, we missed the breakfast hour…. or even a reasonable brunch hour. Lol Headed to the Yacht Club. We were rained out of our outside booth and forced to retreat to the bar. Oh well……..
Brunch without mimosas is just a sad late breakfast!


Leek and potato soup, carpaccio.


Grouper sandwich


Chicken and mango wrap


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I believe there was a nap involved prior to the movies.
So much fun meeting friends for the movie (and meeting new ones) and rocking out to Queen!