My mother used to get a cooking magazine called Cuisine I believe. One issue had an article about St. Martin. This was in the early ‘80’s. The article mentioned the great beaches and places like Le Galion Hotel and restaurantes like Le Vie en Rose in Marigot. Anyway it caught my attention and I went by myself in the early ‘80’s - maybe 82 or 83. I stayed at the Hollander House. I rented a car and toured the island. Orient Beach just had Club O and that was it. The last night I sat on my balcony at the Hollander and drank a six of Heineken and smoked my first cigar (Cuban). The next day I was green around the gills on the trip home. That was my first and last cigar. I didn’t get back until the mid 90’s after Lewis (or was it Louis). We have been back many times since. We’ve been lucky to have a friend that owns down there and have stayed in his place many times as well as a number of hotels.