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I think hubby and I were on the same flight as Richard today <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> Our day started at 4 a.m., and ended at 5.15 p.m. local time when we dumped our bags down at our destination. We were impressed with our arrival at the airport; off the plane, through immigration, grabbed our bags and were gone all within about 10 minutes :thumbs: Picked up our rental car and headed to Maho. We did a quick grocery shop and then shuffled over to Sunset Beach Bar and Grill for our first beer by the ocean, and also a bite to eat. SSBG is a work in progress, you can consider it Orient Beach #2. According to our server the work was supposed to have been completed December. Sound familiar? Since it was dark we really didn't look around and get a good look, but we will be going back. The surf tonight at Maho was wild, and I mean wild; the waves were just pounding in. Sand and water covered the road and traffic was a mess; cars driving both sides to get across and cars getting stuck in the sand. When we were heading back we passed one poor fella stuck in the sand, and waiting for a tow truck to rescue him. I expect the beach to be non-existent tomorrow, and they will need to clear the sand off of the road to make it passable. We stopped by FIG and got a copy of their menu; planning on going there one night. I thought it was just above the Maho Market, but it's actually in the La Terrasse building with a view of the main drag and Casino Royale. Anyway, it's time for me to visit the land of nod and recharge the old battery for tomorrow. I'm worn out.

Nice beginning to your trip.Those waves at Maho Beach certainly do make a mess of the road. We have seen it bad there many times and it takes a while to get it all cleaned up. Rest up and enjoy your vacation!

You were on the Westjet flight, Birdie?

We went by Maho to get our rental car from AAA. Nearer SSBG there was only boulders, no sand to speak of.

Glad you made it and it sounds like a great start to your trip! Do you have any pictures from Maho or Beacon Hill Road? I've sand wash up on the beach but never seen it bad enough for the road to be impassable.

Yep, was hidden away at the back of the bus <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Joy.gif" alt="" /> Was going to upgrade to the fancy front seats, but they wanted too much money, wasn't worth it.

Hubby is all settled in, already listening to pilot chatter on his hand-held gizmo.

No pictures yet. Will start snapping away today.

I had a fantastic salmon dinner at Fig...

We stay at La terasse and our room was on the same floor. I would have loved Fig, the menu looked great but we'll aim for it next time. (Oddly enough, our kids wanted italian that night, so we went to Cugina and ran into patients of ours. NIce lesson teaching the kids how small the world is!) Met the owner of FIG, Marc Henri, if I recall correctly, very congenial guy.

Hope its a keeper and that we get there next time!

Owner of Fig is Randy. At least it was for the last two years.