While our arrival was absolutely abysmal,the rest of our trip was wonderful. We spent most of our days on orient beach. There was no sargassum issue at all and we only were pushed off the beach by wind/rain once. We spent a day in GC and one at anise marcel. Both of those days were excellent. Had a wonderful dinner at L’Auberge Gourmand week one,and returned in week two with daughter and her husband. Everything was fabulous again. The two of us had lunch at Aloha on orient and were completely blown away. Food was GC level quality,but nowhere near the cost. We also returned there with daughter and they loved it. We really enjoyed seeing the island at the greenest it has ever been in our 15+ trips. Traffic could have been worse except for our arrival when it took over 45 minutes from airport to orient. We had rented a three bedroom villa that is a one minute walk to the sand at orient and two minutes to orient village. The villa was named Silove and we went through blue ocean villas. Sonja was very helpful in finding the right property for us. That wraps it up for this year. Looking forward to continuing next spring. Thanks to all on ttol for all your reports that contribute to what we do while on island. Thanks also to our favorite lady on the island for contributing to our happiness.

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