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Re: Thanks from a first timer
[Re: amyammo]
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11/13/2019 01:37 PM
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,081 Clearwater, FL
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And, of course, we're looking forward to a first-timer's impressions. Enjoy.
I'm going where the weather suits my clothes.
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Re: Thanks from a first timer
[Re: amyammo]
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11/13/2019 02:19 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 83,601 Central Florida!
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You are very welcome, but people here post because we love the island and want others to enjoy it also. Please do post your impressions upon your return. I would maybe tamp down your expectations a bit up front, because we all here are so in love with SXM that we have a tendency to ignore her faults sometimes. And she does have them, for sure.. But I personally can find nowhere else that competes with the whole package that is our 'home away from home'. Enjoy your trip!
Carol Hill
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Re: Thanks from a first timer
[Re: amyammo]
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11/13/2019 03:34 PM
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Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 14,677 Brookfield, CT.
pat
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Amy,
Just remember, as Carol stated, most of us here are repeat visitors and as such, we know about the warts and wrinkles, of which there are many, but we also know about the good things this island has to offer: Beautiful and incredible beaches; food choices from the lowliest hot dog on the beach to the finest of dining in some of the French restaurants and everything in between; and the people. I’m not talking about the other visitors - most of whom are lovely, too - but of tge the maids and the groundskeepers along with the wait staffs and the people who so often are ignored. Take the time to engage them and you will be in awe of the personalities and pleasantness that will be bestowed upon you.
It’s an incredible island but just don’t try to plan too much and do let some of your trip just happen. You will be so glad you did.
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Thanks from a first timer
[Re: amyammo]
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11/13/2019 04:49 PM
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We came here in 1991 on a cruise, came back and stayed in 1993 and now 28 years and well over 60 visits later we continue to enjoy most of the island. Hope your trip is all you hope for.
Re:photos, if I can add them from here then anybody can. Very easy.
J.D.
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Re: Thanks from a first timer
[Re: amyammo]
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11/14/2019 07:58 AM
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Posts: 14,677 Brookfield, CT.
pat
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As one who has flown to SXM via JFK and the other tri-State airports for almost fifty years - that sounds like a rate I’d be ready to jump at. Over the past few years we typically run a little higher than that and sometimes, outrageously, more than that.
But wow! Realizing how close we are to almost fifty years of annual visits blew my mind!
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Thanks from a first timer
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11/14/2019 10:12 AM
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Pat--you should know! Second to none--don't get too greedy! The vast majority of the country would be very happy to ONLY pay $370...
Carol Hill
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