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Thank you for posting about Pardon My French. Your photos are great.
It is now on the list for our upcoming trip in May. I know that Marc will like a few things on the menu.

Much cheaper at some of the shops in Philipsburg than airport shops plus easily negotiable in the Philipsburg shops.

yes, most of the fleet is on the hard or has headed south out of the hurricane belt. There are a handful of crewed yachts sticking around. If you are looking for just a skipper, Awatea would do captain-only. Great people and yacht. https://yachtwarriors.com/yachts/crewed/awatea-63-foot-sailing-catamaran

It's SUPPOSED to be each person does their own form, but I guess some have been able to do a group registration. Supposedly the group thing is supposed to be for tour groups, etc.

"Duckfat"..you made it for us up here on Sonoma and it was just as good as Palm's Delight which makes me wonder why they cant replicate Iona's recipe just like you..

Yes Sponsor page needs updating. On contact email

Does anybody know? Was it badly damaged? Thanks

May 7th is the enforcement for WA State.

Many cruise lines offer voyages that end on a different island, usually so the itinerary isn’t so rushed. Personally, I think it’s great - more islands to experience.

Thank you guys, that's great

I would start with the airport website.

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Kool not Cool in case anyway is looking for it online. Suggest reservations for lunch to make sure you get a table. BK and Bacchus are our two favourite lunch places.
Dave.

Yes, it is odd how you have to meet them when you are coming home. It makes sense though, as it is easier for them to find a place to pick up people on the departure level. We never have had to wait more than a few minutes for their shuttle. That is one of the best things about their service. After a long day coming home, it is the WORST, to have to wait forever for a shuttle at the airport.

stayed there last April and I would again. The 2 bedrooms are tight and ceilings are angled and low but you dont stay in bedrooms much.

Well, the grandfather clause made this happen. Surprised they didn't try to void it like everything else !

Thank you!

Hello all, for the last two days security in the Village of Orient beach has been writing multiple tickets for people parked along the stretch of "Yellow Sub" and "La Peite" convince store. Another cruise ship was in today plus the holiday made beach access a challenge. Also they are asking people going to Orient Beach (club O) parking area if they want to rent chairs / umbrellas and charging $30 at the gate/rope. I don't think you have to pay if you bring your own chairs. First day here I just waved and drove in to park. Then I thought maybe I should park outside the gate in the lot so they could make money.

It was partly cloudy and windy off the ocean. The breeze was cool and some left early afternoon because the sand was blowing. Sea weed (Sargassum SP?) is also getting worse.
Hope tomorrow will be better.

Short notice trip to paradise from 4/8- 4/15, the stars aligned for a cheap non-stop R/T on Jet Blue from Boston, and BSV had an opening during that window....... it was a no brainer. Even though we had just left there on 2/6 we can never get enough island time.

Flight: Jet Blue RT Non-stop from Boston, great wheelchair service and early flight. Arrived @ PJA before 11:00 a.m.
Lodging: Beachside Villas in Beacon Hill, great location and staff.
Car Rental: Alain at AAA great price and service.
Activities: Rain Forrest chair lift (fantastic views) Rendezvous' Sunday Jazz (great performances by all) Sand Gravity (can't get enough, what can you say???)

Restaurants Good:
JAX, never disappoints great French onion soup with surf and turf (Maine lobster) and Lamp lollipops for the boss.
Lee's, first time at newer location, pleasantly surprised, 3# grilled lobster smothered in garlic butter and 1st taste of grilled Wahoo for the boss. Great friendly service.
BBB, Arrival grilled cheeseburgers and fries hit the spot, surprisingly good service for how busy they were. Would never swim at Kim Sha......
The Palms, Filet grilled to perfection, garlic mashed could have used some help, ribs for the boss. (she loved them)
Tortuga, two great breakfasts and one fantastic thin crusted pepperoni pizza. (best we've had on the island) Great friendly service with fantastic views.
ZeeBest, two great breakfasts as usual along with the service. Did not realized that they have added indoor seating with bath access, nice addition.
Re'veil Matin, Great breakfast and service (super large portions, could not do it daily)
Altro, Decent sirloin and Lamb for the boss. Nice setting with good service.

Restaurants Bad:
BBB on a Sunday afternoon. Completely different quality and service than the arrival lunch. Well underdone cheeseburger and a skewer of shrimp in the boss's chicken & beef bbq. Waiter disappeared from the premise after he delivered incorrect orders and forgot the boss's wine.
Sunset Beach Bar, no front row seating unless you order food and somewhat pushy waitstaff. I'll take Tortuga any time.
Driftwood, feel like I need a shower after going there, but not there. Porta Potty and no real wash sink is a big turnoff for us, but not for the overflow over served crowd.

Great week of weather only rained briefly one morning, remainder of the time mid 80's with a nice cooling breeze. Already planning for the next trip.

Yikes. We just had lunch at Main a la pate and shopped afterwards, a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks cruzer. I made pdfs of our registration info and the notice that they received both of them.

I found Roma to be the same in quality to Sal E Pepe.

That is a good question. We put our wine bottles into a box in the hopes that they do recycle.

Bar at GCBC looks a little disappointing. I do realize it's not finished yet.

He is risen indeed. (traditional response to Scuba post)