Very interesting Dennis. I think it's a clear sign that at least WIMCO has recognized that villa prices have gone a bit over the top. On an Island where the only industry is tourism, this can be deadly.
Agree, Phil . . . and Summer through pre-Festive season must be unusually slow in bookings.
Actually it’s almost as good as it ever was with a new intransit gate. If you have carry on only and a boarding pass you can breeze right through. If you’re flying SBC they will get your checked bags but it doesn’t appear that Winair is doing this. Several shops, restaurants and a bar are now open as well.
Curious where you’ll be going if you want to share.
Not really anything "special" as we are more "average" people. We have settled on St John for now. From what we have observed, St Barts and St John each have their +/-.... in the end, since we are traveling with our 10yo daugther we think that St John is a better all around fit for us.
When the final trumpet blows, ignore it!
Marvelous expression of perspective . . . one with which I can identify. Maybe a generational thing. In any event, thanks for sharing . . . the Lake Wobegone tag line is particularly apt.This is a fascinating concept for me as I empathize with it. I like to think I am just a typical guy. That I am surrounded by people like me. I don't think of my circumstances as being anything out of the ordinary. Families we know do the same things we do. But I know objectively, my life is very different from how my parents grew up and frankly where I am at now is not close to how I grew up. In my youth vacations were rare. As a 10 year old I never traveled overseas for vacations. More often than not we drove some place that was within a day's drive and used the family camp trailer for accommodation. The average median household income in the US is around $75,000 a year. At that income, you're not traveling to any Caribbean island on any kind of regular basis. It unlikely that anyone who frequents this forum is average. Like Lake Wobegone, St Barts is where "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and the children are all above average."
I very much appreciate that I am able to visit SBH and complain about it.
The irony to me about steelpe's new preferred destination is that I stopped going to St John years ago because I felt that it had gotten overbuilt and too expensive. The first Caribbean destination I ever made repeat trips to was St John. Back then a bottle of Cruzan rum cost less than a bottle of water. Save water, stay drunk was my motto. I began looking elsewhere when you had to get to a beach early because all the parking spots were gone by 9.
St. John was beautiful in 1979 and not commercial at all but I imagine it is still a beautiful place to vacation! All about the water and snorkeling. In 1979 it was a very quiet place and you could take a day sail from STT, too! Hope you can come back to SBH, whose prices are, like everywhere nowadays, insane. My childhood did not resemble anything like today, either, so that is why we can appreciate every day we get to come to the Caribbean, even with all the changes.This is a fascinating concept for me as I empathize with it. I like to think I am just a typical guy. That I am surrounded by people like me. I don't think of my circumstances as being anything out of the ordinary. Families we know do the same things we do. But I know objectively, my life is very different from how my parents grew up and frankly where I am at now is not close to how I grew up. In my youth vacations were rare. As a 10 year old I never traveled overseas for vacations. More often than not we drove some place that was within a day's drive and used the family camp trailer for accommodation. The average median household income in the US is around $75,000 a year. At that income, you're not traveling to any Caribbean island on any kind of regular basis. It unlikely that anyone who frequents this forum is average. Like Lake Wobegone, St Barts is where "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and the children are all above average."
I very much appreciate that I am able to visit SBH and complain about it.
The irony to me about steelpe's new preferred destination is that I stopped going to St John years ago because I felt that it had gotten overbuilt and too expensive. The first Caribbean destination I ever made repeat trips to was St John. Back then a bottle of Cruzan rum cost less than a bottle of water. Save water, stay drunk was my motto. I began looking elsewhere when you had to get to a beach early because all the parking spots were gone by 9.
Absolutely no offense taken either.
AHHH, ST BARTHS!
Denise and I are coming one last time; end of April into May. Staying at CEC which is affordable and has a large pool. It is also across the street from Marigot Bay, We have stayed there a few times and I hope there is a full moon while we are there. I have floated under the full moon a few times.
You’re in luck, Kent!
I get one last time to stay at CEC and swim in Marigot Bay under the full moon. Hopefully someday we get to meet Dennis. Come see us on Cape Cod.You’re in luck, Kent!
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The moon will be at its fullest Tuesday (April 23) and will shine in the constellation Virgo, close to Spica, one of the 20 brightest stars in the night sky. The moon will also appear bright and full Monday and Wednesday. This coincides with the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower, and may somewhat outshine the annual display of shooting stars; the best time to catch the shower will be on April 22 when the moon is at its lowest, just before dawn.”
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April's full moon, nicknamed the Pink Moon, rises on Tuesday (April 23), but will appear bright and full on Monday and Wednesday as well. Here's how to see it at its best.www.livescience.com
