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Fire Beside the Airport Teresasxm Yesterday at 05:30 PM I was on my favorite webcam watching the waves and planes when a fire broke out beside the airport runway. It appears to be in the yard close to where the car rental place is. They are trying to put it out now at 1:30p.m. ET.

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Holland House Beach Hotel deliveryskipper Yesterday at 04:04 PM In May, we will be taking a catamaran charter out of Anse Marcel. Pre charter, we are staying one night at the Simpson Bay Resort. We have stayed there twice and like it. Post charter, we are considering one night at the Holland House in Philipsburg because it looks nice on their website and is convenient to the Front Street shopping area. I have read some not so good posts about Philipsburg. We don’t plan on being out much after dark except maybe going to a restaurant. Any thoughts or concerns about staying there?

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Marigot-Safe Questions gitter 10/10/2025 04:28 PM Good morning,

Heading back to SXM in February after 12 years.

We are looking at a place in Marigot.

From our previous stays we felt Marigot was a little more sketchy (had to be more alert) than other places. We always have been careful everywhere in SXM.

Recent opinions on staying in Marigot!

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Caribbean Cellars harborhoney 10/10/2025 03:51 PM Does anyone know if Caribbean Cellars is still in business? On past sails we have always ordered our booze with them. Presently their web site has changed a bit. I've sent 2 email requisitioning help on how to navigate the site so that I can place an order. I've gotten no responds. In the past they were very prompt in answering emails. Any info on their status would be much appreciated.

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Now at GCBC cruzer 10/10/2025 08:11 AM Tuesday, we secured a late check-out at Mary’s Boon and an early check-in at GCBC. Stopped by Carrefour to pick up some essentials, with Mrs. Cruzer staying in the car to protect our luggage.

The weather was unsettled that day and the guest mixer was cancelled due to the weather. The covered upstairs new bar and lounge is closed for the slow season, and the restaurant closes at 3 PM on Mondays and Tuesdays but offers a limited menu until 8, I think. Slow season is something we’re thinking of minimizing, so may stay away next year until the middle of October.

Dinner was at Carl Phillips’ Le Ti Coin Creole and I was the lone diner there. He had a very tasty fish soup and I also had my usual conch salad. Carlton is now in France for University.
Apparently, we had a very intense thunderstorm with an impressive lightening display Tuesday night, but I soundly slept through it.

As is typical of our first lunch on the French side, we visited Le Taitu where Mrs. C. had the pasta Bolognese and I had the pork collar (shoulder). I guess I’ve spent too much time in Texas that if shoulder isn’t smoked or made into carnitas, it’s just not satisfying enough.

As it was Wednesday the Hotel Café was open for dinner I selected one of two “specials” that night, a tempura shrimp bowl with plenty of veggies. They offer an amuse bouche and finish with an infused rum, which wasn’t offered on our Dutch side meals.

The water is anywhere from 85 in the depths to 87-88 in the shallows and is absolutely perfect for us. Also, much calmer than Simpson Bay Beach, though not as pretty.

Last night was mussels night, so I had my obligatory serving of bouchot mussels, which I didn’t take a picture of. The afternoons meal was at Nice, where Mrs. C had beef carpaccio and I had the flank steak.

Today is massage day, and everything else is unplanned as TS Jerry is supposed to give us a glancing blow. I can already see that the beach will be mostly unwalkable due to bigger waves, so may have to walk the roads for a change, barring rainfall. Of course, that calls for a Ti Punch at Talk of the Town.

My sister arrives Monday for a week, so I have to play host.

The cats are fine. Picasso uses our terrace as a refuge, but Pablo only stops by for a dine and dash, when he’s not wandering around the dining room.

Sunsets aren’t overly impressive due to the weather, but there’s still plenty of time.

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Discount cards candj 10/09/2025 04:53 PM Are there any discount cards or discount programs that are worth buying for SXM?
Last year we did the Magic of the Caribbean Card but just checking to see if there is anything new.

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Ferry zhawk 10/09/2025 01:06 PM Been quite awhile since I’ve ferried over from STT to Tortola (chartering out of Nanny Cay). We land Tuesday 11-18 at 2:40. Don’t think I’ve taken the CA ferry over but that leaves at 4 and Red Hook ferry departs at 5. Any reason at all to cab over to Red Hook?

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Entry form sunluver 10/08/2025 09:32 AM Need some help. I can't enter my phone number into the entry form. What is the correct format. Help please

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End of 1st week cruzer 10/07/2025 03:36 PM Today brings to a close our stay at Mary’s Boon. It’s been enjoyable and we’re off to 3 weeks at GCBC.

I’ve continued with my post breakfast hour long walk of the beach which is actually a challenge with the soft sand and occasional big waves. Water temperature is somewhere between 86-88.

We had lunch at Vesna Taverna, and while I wasn’t overly impressed with their menu, they did have curry conch as a special and pan fried grouper on the menu. Grouper, our favorite fish, seems to be a rarity on the island these days, so that’s what we ordered and thoroughly enjoyed. We’ll be back.

We tried Oppa, a Korean BBQ restaurant hoping for banchan which they don’t serve. They did have a Chinese dish called Mala which means numb, spicy. I’d never seen this on a menu before, seems easy enough to make, but does require many “exotic” spices. I’ll be trying this out at home. Mrs. Cruzer wasn’t hungry, so elected to have a bowl of Tom Yum, a Thai dish. A Chinese dish, a Thai soup accompanied by Japanese Sake, all at a Korean restaurant.

We returned to Babacool for lunch as it’s a 100 foot walk from our hotel and tried some of their other app selections—a crepe encrusted battered fish roll, a trio of hummuses, and a watermelon and feta salad. It’s a little pricey, but tasty, has a nice atmosphere, and typical French service.

And yesterday Mrs. C had a hankering for Bistro Nu so we headed back to Marigot, this time not backing into someone’s car. They’ve expanded their menu selection considerably. We split a beef carpaccio, I had seared scallops in a cream based sauce and Mrs. C had French style deviled eggs. Finally we splurged (diet wise) on a Napoleon for dessert. For some reason the Cotes du Rhone was especially tasty and required 2 glasses to accentuate our meal.. It’s a Pierre Usseglio. Le Bistro Nu is now worth multiple visits during our stay.

The sargassum disappeared yesterday so Simpson Beach is clear. I now think the smell I thought was rotting weed down into town is really the septic tanks. Eeeww.

Today is transition day with a stop at Carrefour for essentials they don’t carry at Super-U. I learned last time fromage blanc is not really cottage cheese.

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New carry-on rules for AA SXMScubaman 10/06/2025 05:00 PM LINK

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