Imagine that! Yesterday their "schedule" for load shedding for here in Beacon Hill was supposed to be 10 am to noon. According to Myra at AAA, electric was off from 1 PM to just after 3. Today, the 'schedule' for Beacon Hill says 11 AM to 1 PM. It's now noon and the electric is still on.
Oh, and I looked for a Daily Herald yesterday at Carrefour and could not find one. Turns out the DH didn't publish yesterday because of power outages.
Meanwhile, we went to Super U this morning for several things, and ended up going to Carrefour by the causeway and ended up having to go to the Maho market for hamburger dill pickles!!! Eric often gets hiccups and the only way he can get rid of them, it seems, is hamburger dill pickles! Last trip we had to make an 'emergency' trip to Maho for them. So we made sure we had them this time.
Today is a beautiful day, WARM, but breezy. We are going to cook burgers on the grill for lunch, once Vickey delivers the grill! They said it's coming soon..
Water is closer to the buildings here than we have seen in a while. There was a LOT of seaweed coming in the past couple of days, but the beach here is clean. Not so much for next door at D's, and CocoVaa. Seaweed is horrible there.
Will try to take a couple pictures here soon and upload, so long as we still have electric anyway.
OK, electric went out at 1, back on around 3:15. Just got back from a few hours at the pool. Going to relax a bit and then clean up to go out to dinner, thinking about Bar Code.
We are here until the 17th. We don't drive to the French side after dark much, but do plan on getting to Orient and possibly Grand Case or Marigot during the day.
Carol, Funny fact, I have been told by a couple of the charter catamaran companies that they are also using dill pickles to help with motion sickness. ๐
We visit Bacchus on a cloudy day. We treat ourselves to caviar which is not marked up and about the same price if you ordered it to enjoy at home except all the accompaniments are included.
Also have a unique sweet wine to accompany the trio of foie gras.
Wonderful service.
A great French meal although pricing is higher than most night time meals.
They have daily specials that seem more interesting the the regular menu.
Next door probably the biggest selection of wine on the island
So Carol, youโre getting a taste of the frustrating daily life here. This morning weโve been without power (Simpson Bay Yachr Club) for 4 hours so far. Itโs 08.10 now, there was a one-second blip about 25 minutes ago. Maybe thatโs enough to keep our meat frozen for the day.
Just this morning read an article saying that a tsp. of vinegar helps with hiccups. If it were me, a dill pickle would go down better than drinking vinegar--but any old port in a storm--they say.
For lunch la main a la pate is very nice. You can sit forever & relax. Some days you can see planes taking off & landing at airport. I will say their spaghetti Bolognese is enough for 2 people. Enjoy your trip! Happy anniversary ahead of time!
"June 9, 2024 Public Notice: Loadshedding Schedule Below, please find the load-shedding for today, June 9, 2024. A reminder that each load-shedding period will last for 2 hours (120 minutes). ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐จ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ. Additionally, there may be deviations from the schedule due to varying load demands. The load-shedding schedule will be updated via this post. 10:34AM TO 12:34PM Bush Road, Zagersgut and the surrounding areas. 10:00AM to 12:00PM AT Illidge Road, Stop Lights to GEBE, Front Street, Back Street, Wall Road, Cannegieter Street, Pond Fill, and the surrounding areas"
The load shedding schedule has NEVER been right in the past three weeks, according to a couple that is staying here. It certainly wasn't correct for either Friday or Saturday..
Yes. It was hit and miss for use too. Thank God for generators. I wonder how some of these restaurants can survive with out adequate power to refrigerate and keep their meats and produce fresh and safe.
Another revision. "June 9, 2024 Public Notice: Loadshedding Schedule Below, please find the load-shedding for today, June 9, 2024. A reminder that each load-shedding period will last for 2 hours (120 minutes). ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐จ๐จ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ. Additionally, there may be deviations from the schedule due to varying load demands. The load-shedding schedule will be updated via this post. 2:34PM to 4:34PM Madame Estate, Arch Road, Sucker Garden, Sucker Garden, The Keys, Soualiga Road and the surrounding areas. 2:13PM to 4:13PM Cole Bay, Diamond Hill, Almond Grove and the surrounding areas. 12:34PM to 2:34PM Cole Bay, Port de Plaisance 12:13PM to 2:13PM Red Pond, Oyster Pond, Rice Hill, Tamarind Estate, Dawn Beach, Defiance, Middle Region and the surrounding areas 10:34AM to 12:34PM Bush Road, Zagersgut and the surrounding areas. 10:00AM to 12:00PM AT Illidge Road, Stop Lights to GEBE, Front Street, Back Street, Wall Road, Cannegieter Street, Pond Fill, and the surrounding areas"
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They said it's coming soon.. 
