Pool Man Bob
SBH Member
The start to our 21st trip to St. Barts was all about the snow storm on Thanksgiving Eve that threatened flights of the Northeast. Despite the 5 inches of white stuff in our area, Newark was clear and we off right on schedule. We even arrived on St. Barts an hour early. After picking up our car, we were guided up to our villa in Vitet by Wimco. What a spot! Villa MEM was beautiful with great views of Grande Fond. This is the first time we had a view to the east and no complaints. We had a nice breeze all week which may have had something to do with the lack of flying insects. I'm sure the spraying of the property didn't hurt.
A few things come to mind about this trip.
Seaweed! Worse than I expected even after seeing several posts prior to the trip. Saline was a mess. Flammands was a bit better, but we stayed out of the water. St. Jean was better for sure with Lorient being the best beach during our stay. But it was strange to be on the island and spend so little time at the beach.
Weather! Just great most of the time. Not too hot or humid, beautiful evenings, nice soft breezes. The occasional showers did no harm.
Great Food! Hit many of our favorites - Eddy's, Andy's, Cote Port, Do Brazil, Sante Fe. Made the mistake of going to Le Plage for lunch. Too many people trying to be seen. Fair food, bad service, high prices. Tried L' Esprit for lunch, which was terrific. Great staff! Even stopped for sandwiches at Le Gustav, which were great!
The island was busy into the Thanksgiving weekend but was much quieter the following week, which was much appreciated. All in all, another great trip to a very special place.
Final note: Getting out was interesting. The airport was shut down due to bad storms and we missed our connection to Newark. Wimco was a great and helped us get a flight on JetBlue, but we had to fly from from St Maarten to San Juan to JFK. So our trip was twice as long and cost us a few extra bucks. But that didn't put a damper on the great time we had.
A few things come to mind about this trip.
Seaweed! Worse than I expected even after seeing several posts prior to the trip. Saline was a mess. Flammands was a bit better, but we stayed out of the water. St. Jean was better for sure with Lorient being the best beach during our stay. But it was strange to be on the island and spend so little time at the beach.
Weather! Just great most of the time. Not too hot or humid, beautiful evenings, nice soft breezes. The occasional showers did no harm.
Great Food! Hit many of our favorites - Eddy's, Andy's, Cote Port, Do Brazil, Sante Fe. Made the mistake of going to Le Plage for lunch. Too many people trying to be seen. Fair food, bad service, high prices. Tried L' Esprit for lunch, which was terrific. Great staff! Even stopped for sandwiches at Le Gustav, which were great!
The island was busy into the Thanksgiving weekend but was much quieter the following week, which was much appreciated. All in all, another great trip to a very special place.
Final note: Getting out was interesting. The airport was shut down due to bad storms and we missed our connection to Newark. Wimco was a great and helped us get a flight on JetBlue, but we had to fly from from St Maarten to San Juan to JFK. So our trip was twice as long and cost us a few extra bucks. But that didn't put a damper on the great time we had.