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Random observations to build on trip report 1.0
Trying to avoid sand gravity
The Good
Orient Beach – fabulous - sums it up
Bird Park - aka Parrot Ville – fabulous – if any kind of bird lover don’t miss it
Lagoonies – great beach bar on the lagoon, Pelikaan on tap – and their play list had –“Just checked in to see what condition my condition was in” – can’t lose
Beached yacht – driving south and exiting the causeway, on your right someone has posted a For Sale sign on a yacht beached and wrecked
Royal Islander gardens, better than before if that is possible – in ground sprinkler comes on around 8 am
Best steak dinner – PandP will understand the reference- Tenderloin from J&G, cooked and basted with butter with baguette and salad mix from Monoprix

The Bad
Stop leaving cigar buts in the sand you know who you are
Broken glass – it’s in the sand, just be careful
Working rear lights are an optional extra on the island cars
Been here long enough that when I go out in the morning I’ve noticed the Sonesta sound track has repeated itself
Pizza in Maho – Realto, then Tortuga pass on Driftwood – it was mehhhh

The Ugly
Negative thoughts are just bad Karma – don’t do that

Off to Marigot for some “stuff”

J&B

I may have missed where you're staying but is the beach glass on your location or somewhere else? Fortunately we ran (stepped) into none.

Sounds like a great vacation so far. Wish we were still there. Our best steak dinner came from Marilu's Market with the same accompaniments. LOL. For non Burlington residents our steaks came from local butchers. We also picked up several pieces of glass while walking on Orient Beach.

Update
protypical day at Mullet - picture postcard image - the a col of the water was outstanding, mostly calm, easy to walk in and bob and walk out - Stunning

I'm thinking Orient tomorrow to compare water temp
To the questions comments re Orient and wind- we've been twice this week, calm water and fabulous - garlic lobster luch at Chez Leandra's tomorrow
J&B