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Re: How did you find SXM? What year did you start coming? How many years have you returned?
[Re: bigbobthib]
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05/14/2019 11:29 AM
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 865 Mississauga, ON, Canada
Southshore
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Have been reading TTOL SXM but have not logged in or written for some time,until I saw this post.
We first came in 1992 and stayed at the Flamboyant in Nettle Baie, as it was all inclusive. Came back 25 times after that until 2014. Stayed at Flamboyant several more times, plus Mullet Bay (when it was still standing), Mercure Simson, Anse Margot, Nettle Baie, Maho, Great Bay, Caravanserai . Some years we came twice.
We would often think about going somewhere else during those years, but would ultimately agree that SXM was the best.My husband liked that fact that he could rent a car from Leslie and easily get around the island. We both loved the beaches, especially Orient and Le String, where we usually hung out for days on each trip.Loved the food, loved the shopping, loved the interesting people we invariably met.
Sad to say, we won't be back again.My husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in 2016 and died last June. His kids and grand-kids wanted me to go and scatter his ashes on Orient Beach. Still thinking about that but know that the place won't ever feel the same.
Sorry to be such a downer but thanks for getting me to post again.
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Re: How did you find SXM? What year did you start coming? How many years have you returned?
[Re: Southshore]
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05/14/2019 12:03 PM
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Posts: 82,486 Central Florida!
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Southshore--thanks for posting. I know that SXM will never be the same as it was for you, but there are a couple of people here like Islandgem and Cincinnati_Kid, who have suffered losses of their spouse, that you might want to reach out to..
Carol Hill
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Re: How did you find SXM? What year did you start coming? How many years have you returned?
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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05/14/2019 02:44 PM
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Posts: 4,864 Portland, OR
jazzgal
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Southshore--thanks for posting. I know that SXM will never be the same as it was for you, but there are a couple of people here like Islandgem and Cincinnati_Kid, who have suffered losses of their spouse, that you might want to reach out to.. Southshore - As Carol mentioned, both of the above lost their spouses. Both returned to SXM for the first time since the death of their beloveds late last year. Islandgem did actually spread her husband's ashes at Orient. Carol's recommendation that you reach out to them is a good one. A trip back without your spouse would definitely be different, but it need not be bad.
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Re: How did you find SXM? What year did you start coming? How many years have you returned?
[Re: bigbobthib]
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05/14/2019 05:08 PM
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Posts: 7,132 St Louis, MO
SXMNorm
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We bought a bi-annual time share week in St Louis from ARI. That was in 1997. !st trip to SXM, not counting a stop on a cruise before that,was in 1998. Been coming every year a at least once a year since. Missed 1999. and second half of 2017, first half of 2018. At somewhere around 30 trips with two booked October 2019 and January 2020. LOVE IT!
Next SXM visit -November 2023. Also January 2024.
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Re: How did you find SXM? What year did you start coming? How many years have you returned?
[Re: bigbobthib]
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05/15/2019 06:39 PM
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SXMbeacher
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Our first trip was on Freedom of the seas in 2012, spent the day on Orient beach and really wanted to return. I looked for airfare and only found long, 16-20 something hour flights and got discouraged. A few years went by and checked again, found a 7 hour trip, and stayed at La Playa in April 2016. We returned in 2017 and 2019 as 2018 was a bust. I regret missing those 3 years in between, but am already planning next years trip!
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