This time is a Goodbye and not an Arrivederci.

[shihadehs]

Traffic coming out of town yesterday was bad midday but it was a beautiful day and we are on the island and life could not be better.

 

[Cwater]

Traffic coming out of town yesterday was bad midday but it was a beautiful day and we are on the island and life could not be better.

As long as we have a convertible and in paradise life is good even in traffic. With sunblock in the glove box as well!

 

[davesmom]

Traffic coming out of town yesterday was bad midday but it was a beautiful day and we are on the island and life could not be better.

What’s a little traffic among friends?! Just being there is enough

 

[noel]

As long as we have a convertible and in paradise life is good even in traffic. With sunblock in the glove box as well!

Inspired by JEK a few years ago I rented a Mini Cooper convertible. I bought one as soon as I got home.

 

[sbhlvr]

While we've definitely noticed the changes, I wonder if they are more extreme in the high season rather than in May when we visit.

1 mo and 2 days for our arrival

 

[PeterLynn]

1 mo and 2 days for our arrival

Checked the calendar and we're a month and a day. Maybe we'll run into you. How long are you "on island"?

 

[sbhlvr]

Checked the calendar and we're a month and a day. Maybe we'll run into you. How long are you "on island"?

2 weeks, we depart on June 7th. You? I believe we may have met before but not positive. Do you recall?

 

[BugSmasher]

“You say goodbye,
And I say hello!”
-Sir Paul, whom I saw at Nyama in March.

 

[RMackintosh]

Good afternoon! Just returned from 2 weeks in our beautiful villa on our favorite beach, Lorient (thanks, Rosita!). We made our first visit to St. Barth's in 1985 and have returned every year (minus those COVID years)--our 2 girls grew up there and they returned with our 2 granddaughters last year and we are hoping for next year, too! Have things changed? Yes, of course, as do all things! But the simplicity of walking across the street each morning to the bakery and having those treats with fruit and yogurt while watching the sea and the surfers starting their days hasn't changed. Nor has the family and fishermen aspect of Lorient Beach. And lots of other places remain quiet and local--one just has to look. We do miss so many of the long-time restaurants and people, but some are still there and we have new friends at places like La Casina. Yes, there is more traffic, but we are patient and usually back from whatever errands or other beaches by noon and don't venture out again until dinner. In Gustavia, we found parking places in reasonable proximity every time we went there. We are not interested in fancy beach clubs, over the top restaurants or rowdy parties--to each their own. We still found the simplicity and beauty and friendly faces after all these years, so we will be back next March--God willing!

Hi! My husband and I are planning a return trip to St. Barths for our anniversary this summer and are considering staying in Lorient for the first time. May I ask what villa you stayed in? Sounds like you enjoy being in this area!

 

[KevinS]

Hi! My husband and I are planning a return trip to St. Barths for our anniversary this summer and are considering staying in Lorient for the first time. May I ask what villa you stayed in? Sounds like you enjoy being in this area!

That villa sounds like my friend Rosita’s Les Basses, the rental villa in a 2-villa gated compound, which is directly across the street from La Petite Colombe.