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Pardon My French tonight SXMScubaman 6 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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A Tale of 2 Boats ruralcarrier 05/11/2026 07:24 PM Well, D'Boat is still rusting away on, the rocks at Beacon Hill, but the sailboat that had been beached near The Horny Toad is gone. I am not sure when it was removed but it is gone and I neglected to mention it in my previous posts. Perhaps someone else cam chime in, or I will ask Debbie to see what she knows.

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Boarding Enchanted Princess tomorrow! Carol_Hill 05/11/2026 02:52 PM 7 day cruise from Rome. Should be fun!!

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Heading back this weekend Lancer 05/11/2026 01:46 PM We're looking forward to another couple weeks in Orient Village. Last year we encountered quite a bit of sargassum on Orient Beach but it didn't throw a damper on our vacation. For those who are there now or have been recently, how are things looking? I did read an article indicating it is worse than last year.

We haven't been to Grand Case for a while and would like to go during the day to have some ribs and chicken. What are the suggestions for parking during the day?

We intend to spend a number of days at Orange Fever and Le String, but want to try a few other places and hang out on the beach and have lunch. What's your favorite spots?

We posted several YouTube videos of last year's trip and have plans to record this vacation also.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

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