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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/26/2020 12:43 PM
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Marina Royal? Marigot waterfront? Nettle Bay area?
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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/26/2020 01:46 PM
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Ruralcarrier,
I think You’re right on the money - there is so much more progress than what’s been listed here. The trouble is that many of us didn’t see the initial damage and given the very slow response on the French side from both the insurance agencies and particularly the homeland government with all their demands, the expected recovery doesn’t appear to be happening. And certainly not with the speed of recovery on Sint Maarten. Just my opinion, but slowly and surely, it is coming around. I’f tge government would get out of the way it would probably happen a lot faster.
Respectfully,
pat
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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/26/2020 02:23 PM
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I'm amazed at the fortitude of those folks trying to rebuild their Carbet's on Orient, dealing with all they have been going through, and also had to deal with their damaged dwellings besides.
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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/26/2020 03:16 PM
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biglar--Grand Case is in shambles still, agreed. Orient Village is in so much better shape.
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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/26/2020 11:53 PM
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I am sure it has been posted but I would love to know if Calmos has any updates. Loved that place. Carib cheers, doctorj
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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/27/2020 04:35 AM
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Has anyone been to Bruno's new LaPlaya? It's not the structure that he once had. BUT in talking with him, he said; God forbid another Irma, he can have all of it down and packed away with in a few hours!! The menu is outstanding. His new staff is amazing, same new beach chairs with new umbrella's with cocktail tables. Private seating serving breakfast and lunch with lovely cocktails!! He is now the only beach front to have a sand grader, this machine not only cleans all the ugly Sargassum but it also cleans all those nasty cigarette butts too, leaves the sand silky smooth!! "Our" Orient beach, she's coming back. Little by little. She's a tough ole girl!!!
Sand Gravity, got to love it!
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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/27/2020 10:25 AM
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Bruno told us he demanded something to clean the sand in front of LaPlaya from the owner and that's how that came to be. Glad he's coming back..
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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/27/2020 10:48 AM
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i saw a picture of the beach in front of LaPlaya and the sand look amazingly neat and clean after raking.
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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/27/2020 10:55 AM
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Can't wait to return! This is island life, hurricane after hurricane. We first visited in 1999, and marveled at all the new construction, not, at that time fully realizing that the reason was 1995 hurricane Luis. We revel in the rebirth!
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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/27/2020 11:46 PM
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Just curious if anyone has information about Alex and Calmos. We continue to go back with our 5th trip since Irma. Love the Island, Love the people, and can’t wait to get back. Thank you in advance. carib cheers, doctorj
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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/28/2020 02:14 AM
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Alex hopes to have Calmo's back up & running by October. Meanwhile, he is doing well at his new venture Le Telegraphe, which we really enjoyed last month.
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Re: Post Irma Things Not Fixed on the French Side
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01/28/2020 11:31 AM
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Great to hear! Thanks so much for the info. We will check it out in May. carib cheers, doctorj
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