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Hi Tiffany, Sounds like a great plan for Senior pics. Is your dance daughter going as well?

Love your post. Having spent so many years at Equestrian dressage shows with Anita’s family, I find humor in your post. I can understand and appreciate your post. Personally, I was not a fan of the smell of horse poop and swatting horse flies. LOL

I can see that. My husband has that sense of life after a medical issue that was caught early. I think our pilots that day were giving us the full SBH flight experience. Another lady on board actually ducked and screamed. I am thankful for every flight that glides in slowly now.

Farandole. Learn something new every day.

I like the sound and smell of rain, but we’ve had enough in Virginia lately to last me for a while. Hoping it doesn’t follow us on vacation.

"The typical near-death survivor emerged from the experience with a heightened sense of appreciation for life and a determination to live life to the fullest..." - a report of near-death-experiencers by Kenneth Ring as summarized here.

Love everyone’s smell sensation rememberances. Being an equestrenne from way back (retired from it now), spending many hours at the show barn, I LOVE the smell of horses and barns and all that this environment encompasses, inside as well as outside in the pastures. Kind of odd, I guess, but very calming to me. Good memories!

You can find 99% of all the wines on all the wine lists and all the shops in the US. Just go on wine-searcher.com and put in your search parameters as to name , vintage, etc. and most importantly the state you want to search. If you leave this field blank, it will search all states and all countries. When you find the wine and the least expensive store selling it, you can click on the link to the shop and order it. For the Westchester resident check out ZACHYS, Westchester Wine Warehouse, Varmax, Suburban Wine, to name a few. All of these have knowledgeable people working the floor. Total wine does not have enough people on the floor that know wine. Total Wine also owns 51% of the labels on the shelves. They are privately bottled for them under contract.

Our first trip was also in 2006. We discovered St Barts "by accident" after having the Isle de France hotel come up in a Google search for something else. It was love at first sight with the view of Flamands through the arch of the hotel. After researching more, we ended up booking Villa Kyody in Marigot. Booked that before I realized the flight that was required to get there. I don't love to fly, OMG. My husband told the very handsome Winair pilot loading the plane in SXM that it was our first time there and he replied that we would take off shortly as his co-pilot was at the bar getting a drink to calm his nerves for the flight over. LOL. It was quite the flight, did a nosedive at the end and haven't had one quite like that since. Thank God. Just when I thought the worst of...

To make it even more special, Susan and Larry's children and grandchildren came to share in the event! A wonderful St Barth's tradition.

The duck at Les Bananiers sure sounds good!

During the day when we were there, the wind picked up and some of the patrons were eating SANDwiches!. Still pretty nice thought.

We can fine Clos Beylesse- the beautiful blue bottles- at times in various places.

Great photos of wonderful people in a fun place! The Office is now polished for one more year!

Pitter patter on the metal roof is a wonderful sensation! The crashing of the waves and the sunsets (and sunrises) from there are wonderful, with the winds blowing over the "Rock." And Mango for lunch just down the hill! AHHHHHHH!

Valerie..he certainly planned ahead and managed to choose the perfect spot. Keep celebrating and enjoy the newest visit.

Valerie, So glad you discovery Paradise at such a young age. Wishing you a great 5th trip and many, many more together!

Our discovery of SBH was very much by chance and much more recently. My now husband was on a business trip and was reading the USA Today that had been delivered to his hotel room. He saw an article about SBH and brought it home because he thought is sounded perfect for a honeymoon (we weren't even dating at the time-he saved that article for basically 3 years!). In 2006 we made our first visit and fell in love with the island immediately. The views driving around the island and from our villa in Vitet immediatly captivated us. We also celebrated his 25th birthday at with dinner at Eden Rock on that trip so it will always be a special place for us. Can't wait to be back for trip number 5 soon!

I still have their chambray shirt--white with blue lettering! Loved that place. Spot George often walking in Gustavia. The shock of seeing the charge on the VISA bill when we got home was a hoot!

FT, check for wine lists in the links included in my Resto List, which can be found at https://www.sbhonline.com/forums/showthread.php/96885-Restos-20-Final A very few may include copies of the restaurant's wine lists. You may find some useful information there.

I’m a Bordeaux lover and have found a bunch of my SBH favs at Sherry Lehman in NYC. Chateau Lalande Boris and Le Tour de Pez are a couple of very drinkable wines at reasonable prices. Phil

We're much later than anyone else in this conversation, but first-night dinner on our first trip in 2001 was at Marigot Bay Beach Club (covering all possibilities), per recommendation from our seasoned St. Barth friends. Wonderful place and food made better by the sigh of "we made it!" Wish we had given up skiing for warm sooner!

Going to do that! Just hope the wind is not blowing the evening we attend :D

I loved the planteurs that Lafayette Club served in goldfish bowl-sized goblets. They certainly helped with any price resistance that I had!

One reason that I sometimes pillage wine lists on St Barth is that I find bottles on them which I don’t expect to see at home.

I Do!!=Lafayette Club was probably the most expensive lunch my wife and I have ever had!1-loved the menu in the sand and of course the models!!

Might do that

Whispering Angel is widely available in Austin, Texas! Thank, God!!! :up::cool:

Chateau Minuty rosé...we get it at Total Wine. Also buy Domaines Ott there. Have also found Les Valentines rosé online and had it delivered.