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Lal’s Restaurant pburke40 8 hours ago I just read on fb that Lal’s is permanently closed. Is that correct and does anyone know details?

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La Terrasse Rooftop Restaurant In Marigot CaribLee 8 hours ago We had a lovely dinner at La Terrasse last night. Food and service were spot on and the setting is beautiful. We started with the french onion soup which was very good. Entrees were sea bass and salmon. Both were excellent with very tasty sauces. I believe it may be my wife's new favorite. A great date night location.

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Day 4 Tuesday Anguilla ruralcarrier 11 hours ago We have always used GB Ferries when not going on the public ferry from Marigot. Much more convenient, faster, and a nice experience. I had contacted Cara with GB and mentioned what days we were considering. A quick response, but when I attempted to confirm and pay, I got no response to emails or phone calls. I did finally get a call back Monday afternoon, but it was not her, The agent instructed me to be at the ferry terminal for 8:45 check-in. Due to the traffic issues Scubaman encountered, we left early but had no problem getting to the terminal. We saw no GB boat after checking in, even though there was a GB agent there. I sensed something was not right, it turns out the GB boat was out of service for some reason, and we were transferred to Calypso ferries. No problem, but zero communication until it was time to board.

A smooth trip over on a larger boat than GB, with refreshments served. Lots of waves, but we stayed dry as the cabin was enclosed and had a/c. Rajesh from Caribbean Gems lined me up with a taxi driver he knows. We messaged a few times, and he was waiting for us when we arrived. Off to Shoal Bay for the day. We have always rented chairs from Raymond and eat at either Uncle Ernie's or Maderiman. Uncle Ernie's had a couple of guys working the beach for drinks and food. We chose Maderiman for lunch, I had the mahi sandwich, my wife had a burger, both were good but not inexpensive. 15% SC added, but unlike last year, no additional 15% tourist tax was added. When I asked about it, I was told the people voted it down. The water was calm with just a touch of seaweed on certain areas of the beach. It was a great beach day.

We were picked up by the same driver and taken back to the ferry terminal. We had agreed upon a fare, which was less than I anticipated after checking AXA taxi rates. He had a nice new van and was a pleasure to talk to. We checked in for the return and waited to board. We were on a smaller Calypso boat that held about 20 people. A little rougher ride back, and as we neared SXM, they again offered refreshments. AXA is a nice diversion from SXM but it is not inexpensive by any means. The departure tax alone for daytrippers going back to SXM Dutch-side is $19 each.

Our longtime friend, Grace, stopped by after her shift at the airport. She and my wife had not seen each other in a long time. We enjoyed a nice visit with her. I then got a call from Junior Bruney, who was on his way to visit with us as well, He also had his wife, Monique, and their two daughters, Luciella and Stanlika. Stanlika was just a few months old when we first met her in 1993. We had talked about pizza, so we decided to try Catch 21 at PDP. We used to take the two girls to the beach and lunch when they were little so we had some good times to reminisce about

Catch 21 is a big open sports bar type place with a massive wall of TV's. They were not busy. Our group had some salads, appetizers (the mahi/crab cakes were said to be some of the best our local friends had ever had) a mahi dish and 3 different pizzas, along with wine and some cocktails. The mahi meal was sent back as it was slightly undercooked, but everything else was good. The pizzas appear to be about 13 inches and are done in a brick oven. I hope this place makes it, but it was not at all busy. One thing I found odd is there is a 15% SC added and then at the bottom of the bill a suggested "tip" amount also. That will get some unsuspecting people.

CATCH 21

All in all, a good day on AXA and with SXM friends in the evening.

Shoal Bay Beach. Junior, Monique, Stanlika, Luciella, my wife, and I are in the picture.

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Pardon My French tonight SXMScubaman 19 hours ago Great service and food. Wife ordered ala cart and I opted for the prefix. Wife had a lobster pasta which she thought was a little dry and tough. I had the escargot, duck and cream brulee. No SC added. Sorry no pictures as didn't take phone with me.

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Electronic payment apps mez Yesterday at 11:43 PM Do restaurants an/or shops on Dutch side or French except electronic forms of payments? i.e pay pal, venmo, apple pay, or zelle etc.

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BVI Help to St Johns Watermelon Cay BVIIsland2026 Yesterday at 07:09 PM We (US citizen) are heading to the BVI's again and are chartering a Cat. During our expedition around the BVI's we wanted to swing by Watermelon Cay. How much of a no no is this to swing over just to snorkel the cove?
I'm starting to read up about the (ROAM) app.Any idea what would be the $ to clear customs pp just to do the Watermelon?
Let me know your thoughts.

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IAD or PHI? timnboston Yesterday at 03:16 PM For a return flight, I'm looking at either connecting through and clearing customs (with GE) at Dulles or Philly. They seem pretty comparable in most aspects - looking for any input

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Captain's was closed last night SXMScubaman Yesterday at 10:46 AM 6 of us planned on Captains and when we arrived at 6:30 found out they were closed even though sign saying open hours include Monday. We just toddled off to BBB and had an enjoyable meal there. I opted for the all you can eat rib/chicken special and wife had the burger which she said was one of the best island burgers she's had in years. BBB was packed but service was good. 15% SC added.

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Pothole repair SXMScubaman Yesterday at 10:20 AM We needed to go to the Maho Pharmacy yesterday morning. OMG. Took us over an hour from Flamingo to Maho. Traffic backed up all the way from Revel Matin to the causeway roundabout to where they had one way trafficking I front of Hertz where they were filling potholes. Couldn't had picked a worst time to go to Maho.

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Day 3 Monday ruralcarrier Yesterday at 10:01 AM Another early start to see the sunrise, a couple of quick showers, and watch a cruise ship arrive. Coffee and conversation, then I made a run to La Sucriere for pastries and a stop to see our longtime acquaintance, Kareen, at Reveil Martin We have known her for 25+ years, going back to when she worked at La Gondola.

We had some jewelry that needed repairing, and the others wanted to see the boardwalk and do some shopping so we headed to town. A stop at the lookout at the top of the hill (the flag is missing from the pole) for some pictures. Karen and Andy took a walk up to the peak for a view. Sadly, the area is VERY trashy. There is a shelter built for some chickens, and a couple of cats were hanging out there as well. They all seemed to get along. From the odor, they speculated there may be people living off the path, as there was a lot of what looked like bed pads and all kinds of other trash and "personal belongings." Many tourists stop here for the view, but it needs some serious attention.

One ship in port with another one arriving later. Entering Front St., there were cars parked on the sidewalk, like always. As we neared the courthouse, the road was blocked to cars. We parked in the lot behind the courthouse and spent a few hours visiting our favorite jewelry stores and catching up. It sounds like high season was pretty good, but there was little activity in most of the stores. A few obligatory Heinekens while in town. T-shirts and other gifts were found, and then back to The Horny Toad for some beach time.

Dinner reservation at Jax but a quick stop at Roma/Mr. Chow for a HH drink and to say hello to Marco. We go back to his days at La Gondola as well. We dined early, having chateaubriand for Karen and Andy and filet mignon for my wife, and I opted for the beef short rib. All were very good, and the service was excellent as well. Sorry, no pictures. They were filling up as we were leaving. A quick stop back at Roma for my wife to say hello to Kareen as she works there in the evenings.

Back to The Horny Toad for some conversation on the balcony and off to bed to look forward to another day.

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