TravelTalkOnline Forums Travel and Vacation Forums St. Maarten - St. Martin Minor observations on first full day (and prior)

Arrival day...zero issue at the airport. Quickest exit in years. Carrefour in Cole Bay....went for a couple of things and spent $150..love the selection of everything there from $6 wine to $250 Dover Sole. $17/case for Corona (promo). Buccaneer Beach Bar for the first time since the changeover. More tables...decent food....prices up

First full day..Pretty laid back day....tennis for two hours in the am (SBR) followed by trip around the Island. Started east and traffic over the hill was ugly. Ended up at Super U just to check it out. Great wine selection and prices and different items than Carrefour but the latter is my go to market.
Back to SBR for a wander down to the bridge opening....four sail craft exiting. Always worth a walk. Stopped at Market Garden on the way back...pale in comparison to Cole Bay Carrefour..wasn't impressed at all

Decided on Pizza tonight and hit the major score. Isola "meat lovers"....to die for....absolutely awesome thin crust with a crapload of thin sliced ham, Italian salami, bacon etc...a definite repeat. Ordered online for takeout

Re: return home testing at SBR....walking back from Isola there had to be over 100 waiting for tests....would not be my first choice after seeing that BUT they are closed on Saturday and we leave on a SUnday so that is not a possibility

Monsoon rain right now (6pm) but first rain so far and timed well.

Just a side note. Roman Abranovich's new baby has been parked at a gate at the main terminal since we arrived. I guess the AIr Caribes that lost engine power a couple of weeks ago has taken his normal spot.

$250 Dover Sole? I hope that was a LOT of Dover Sole.

been looking for his plane for the 2+ weeks we were here, but never saw it…maybe as we’re leaving tomorrow

did see his “old” boat, Eclipse, as well as the man himself on SBH before coming back here last week

got a kick out of seeing this at Carrefour

Thanks for the info but what/Where is SBR?

SBR=Simpson Bay Resort.

Kinda lame in my mind....two small fish..less than a kilo...if I remember right 464 florins for the package. Going to happy bay tomorrow and I will stop in and image it

SBR....Simpson Bay Resort

..and IslandBoi ... that is one scary package of flesh

Thanks for the report! Carrefour is my normal first day grocery shop, but Super U is da bomb!!

Thanks!

I should add these two pics....both from the room....day and sunset

Nice photos!! The resort pic looks like it could be a postcard! Place looks good, miss it, thx for sharing!😎

I think $250 for Dover Sole is ridiculous!

STUNNING photos!

Stopped at Carrefour after a great day at Happy Bay. The Dover Sole got sold but they had some generic sole at a much cheaper price. Thicker than the name brand but only $128/kg

..and drove by a loose horse coming out of the drive (ride) through lane at McDonalds next to Super U

Edit...forgot the Happy Bay road cow

Dover sole about $136 US price. Abramovitch prices? Wow. Had to be hand raised and fed by Sucker Garden virgins!

What is the blue and green rectangular section in front of SBR in photo?

Bottom is obviously part of the pool but the blue mess in the middle is the remains of a tennis court trashed by the hurricane...and the D building used to be right after that

Old Tennis court.

234 NAF a kilo. Much different price!

Correct as far as kilo priceing but price per package was total in Naf.

IslandBoi--sorry, what are we looking at in that picture?

Whole pig(let)?

Wow! I can probably find 3-4 restaurants who will serve that cooked for less money. On St Barth, LOL.

Bluesfan--OK, I thought maybe that's what it was, but wasn't sure.

Dover Sole at Citarella in NYC is $43 lb. Has to be imported from Europe.
Good thing I'm allergic! LOL
Cheers
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