MIke R
Senior Insider
Did a quickie trip from Thursday to today......
The events of the summer and fall just burnt me out physically and mentally and I had to get away to recharge before the madness of another high season in the shops and newly opened cafe and hoops season started up again ....I am eternally grateful to be married to such an easy going selfless woman who simply said " we both can't go but you earned it..so go...I fully support it".....pinch me....how'd I get so lucky?
this is my third solo trip in the 36 years I have been going there ....
here is a snipet
flew AA down through PHL... MIA....easy peezy.....got off the plane in PHL and had lunch ..back on and off to MIA ....my inbound gate and outbound gate in MIA were two gates apart....BEAUTIFUL ...got in early to SXM by a half hour....but got in too late to get over to SBH and seeing I don't
need a combo drug of Xanax and Immodium to stay in SXM, I really didn't see a big deal at all, especially given the price I paid for my ticket ( cheap) ...this was the first time in a very long time I had to go through SXM immigration and all I can say is it totally reinforced my love for and commitment to breezing through in transit with carry on bags in hand ..totally .....
For those who might have to stay overnight in ST Martin, I
found a great place to stay overnight ...Simpson Bay Resort....it's a mega time share joint but it offers nice apartment units cheap and very clean and close to the airport ...worker bees were all overly nice and helpful ...the grounds are all well kept, gated and guarded , and there is a restaurant and casino on grounds....I got it for 99 bucks on Hotel.Com..... here are a few pics of my room and the grounds .....I had a decent late night dinner in the restaurant, and then played a few hours of roulette and blackjack.....I truly had an enjoyable evening in SXM.....go figure
next morning I was off to Voyager for the ferry crossing..my taxi cab driver who took me to hotel from airport agreed to come back in the morning to run me to the boat..... he was there prompt and ready to go at the time I requested.....I was so impressed with his service I told him I would advertise for him online....his name is Simon of VIP taxi and his phone number is 721.523.9118...... .being someone who has been in the marine transportation business my entire adult life I was curious to see the Voyager operation and the new high speed boat .....this is not my first time going to SBH by Ferry
Staging area for boat ....and the boat cabin
the boat itself is pretty bare bones....nothing nearly as nice as the Rapid Ex was....crew was efficient but no pre trip safety demonstration, which is a major no no in my book.....the ride was good but no where near the advertised half hour ...more like 50 minutes ..he wasn't running hard ...about three quarter speed.....immigration at the dock was woefully slow
more to come ..........
Breakfast lounge at Simpson bay resort
The events of the summer and fall just burnt me out physically and mentally and I had to get away to recharge before the madness of another high season in the shops and newly opened cafe and hoops season started up again ....I am eternally grateful to be married to such an easy going selfless woman who simply said " we both can't go but you earned it..so go...I fully support it".....pinch me....how'd I get so lucky?
this is my third solo trip in the 36 years I have been going there ....
here is a snipet
flew AA down through PHL... MIA....easy peezy.....got off the plane in PHL and had lunch ..back on and off to MIA ....my inbound gate and outbound gate in MIA were two gates apart....BEAUTIFUL ...got in early to SXM by a half hour....but got in too late to get over to SBH and seeing I don't
need a combo drug of Xanax and Immodium to stay in SXM, I really didn't see a big deal at all, especially given the price I paid for my ticket ( cheap) ...this was the first time in a very long time I had to go through SXM immigration and all I can say is it totally reinforced my love for and commitment to breezing through in transit with carry on bags in hand ..totally .....
For those who might have to stay overnight in ST Martin, I
found a great place to stay overnight ...Simpson Bay Resort....it's a mega time share joint but it offers nice apartment units cheap and very clean and close to the airport ...worker bees were all overly nice and helpful ...the grounds are all well kept, gated and guarded , and there is a restaurant and casino on grounds....I got it for 99 bucks on Hotel.Com..... here are a few pics of my room and the grounds .....I had a decent late night dinner in the restaurant, and then played a few hours of roulette and blackjack.....I truly had an enjoyable evening in SXM.....go figure
next morning I was off to Voyager for the ferry crossing..my taxi cab driver who took me to hotel from airport agreed to come back in the morning to run me to the boat..... he was there prompt and ready to go at the time I requested.....I was so impressed with his service I told him I would advertise for him online....his name is Simon of VIP taxi and his phone number is 721.523.9118...... .being someone who has been in the marine transportation business my entire adult life I was curious to see the Voyager operation and the new high speed boat .....this is not my first time going to SBH by Ferry
Staging area for boat ....and the boat cabin
the boat itself is pretty bare bones....nothing nearly as nice as the Rapid Ex was....crew was efficient but no pre trip safety demonstration, which is a major no no in my book.....the ride was good but no where near the advertised half hour ...more like 50 minutes ..he wasn't running hard ...about three quarter speed.....immigration at the dock was woefully slow
more to come ..........
Breakfast lounge at Simpson bay resort