Koops
SBH Member
First of all, can’t get enough of St barths. It really is like on other. For us the Super U & other grocery stores are really a highlight. There’s things on the shelves & in the coolers that really are outstanding & reasonably priced. Cooking in maybe 3-4 nights & going out the other nights was perfect.
Traffic seems to not have a solid schedule. Times you can find drive thru Gustavia no problem , other times it’s 15 minutes to reach the back of the harbor. Guess you just need patiences.
As to tipping, the thoughts are all over the place. I have no problem leaving a tip at any meal. We always left cash of around 10€ for a meal around $120 ish. I just think it’s inevitable tipping will be a norn everywhere. Workers just aren’t making enough especially in a place like this. No idea how servers, housekeepers & bartenders can make enough to have a decent place to live without sharing with 3-4 others. My father was a bartender when I was a kid, tips really helped out. This is just my thought but I don’t mind at all.
The scooters are getting a little crazy. Passing in oncoming traffic everywhere & not caring 1 bit the danger they are putting themselves & others in, but we deal with it. Not sure if I heard correctly but someone local told me in a year or 2, they are outlawing those 3 wheel scooter/ motorcycles.
Construction. There’s a crane around every turn, just hope they’re not jackhammering next door. The price of progress.
Glad people enjoyed my daily journal, I’m looking forward to reading other trip reports .
Tim & Andra
Traffic seems to not have a solid schedule. Times you can find drive thru Gustavia no problem , other times it’s 15 minutes to reach the back of the harbor. Guess you just need patiences.
As to tipping, the thoughts are all over the place. I have no problem leaving a tip at any meal. We always left cash of around 10€ for a meal around $120 ish. I just think it’s inevitable tipping will be a norn everywhere. Workers just aren’t making enough especially in a place like this. No idea how servers, housekeepers & bartenders can make enough to have a decent place to live without sharing with 3-4 others. My father was a bartender when I was a kid, tips really helped out. This is just my thought but I don’t mind at all.
The scooters are getting a little crazy. Passing in oncoming traffic everywhere & not caring 1 bit the danger they are putting themselves & others in, but we deal with it. Not sure if I heard correctly but someone local told me in a year or 2, they are outlawing those 3 wheel scooter/ motorcycles.
Construction. There’s a crane around every turn, just hope they’re not jackhammering next door. The price of progress.
Glad people enjoyed my daily journal, I’m looking forward to reading other trip reports .
Tim & Andra
