Hi everyone,
We didn't spend our entire month here in SXM working. While Zen Again was on the hard we stayed in a small local hotel then an AirBnB. It was nice to sleep in a real bed and have showers! For the second half of our stay we were at anchor in the lagoon and joined by OCC friends on sv Metzi, Zora and CrazyB. While here we also met the OCC sv Paper Moon crew and various other cruisers.
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Dinghying home
sv CrazyB photo |
Our two favourite haunts are Lagoonies and the Soggy Dollar Bar. Lagoonies is a short walk from Bobby's Megayard so we were there most days while Zen Again was on the hard. We also arranged a get-together there.
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| Get-Together at Lagoonies |
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| Lunch at Lagoonies |
Throughout our stay at SXM the weather was windy and showery. We frequently had gusts over 30 knots in the lagoon. But at least the water was flat.
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| Not all sunshine! |
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| Metzi arrival |
We did a day trip to Marigot on the French side of the island to show the sv Metzis around. They took us there in their dinghy which was much faster and easier than the bus. We revisited our favourite bakery and shops.
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| In Marigot |
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| Bakery |
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| Colourful murals |
Another day we had tapas at the St Maarten YC with the Metzis. The YC has a dinghy dock and is alongside the lifting bridge. Great tapas and spectacular boats coming into the lagoon.
A group of four OCC yacht crews took the bus to Maho Beach. This is the famous spot where one can stand very near the runway threshold to experience airliners passing close above you on landing or blasting you with jet-wash on take-off. A great fun experience.
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| OCC group at Maho Beach restaurant |
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| OCC group at Maho Beach |
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| At Maho Beach |
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| Ready for take-off |
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| From Maho Beach we of course retired to the Soggy Dollar Bar |
Last night the Metzis treated us to a farewell dinner aboard their boat. We contributed wine and dessert. Dessert was our last 2024 Christmas pudding which we flambeed quite successfully. Great meal. Great company.
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| Preparing our last 2024 Christmas pudding for consumption |
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| Zen Again in Simpson Bay Lagoon |
We plan to depart SXM tomorrow towards the San Blas in Panama. It's a 1000nm passage so should take us about 8 days.
Trust all well where you are.
What a fun blog. Nicki the desert looks amazing and no doubt the extra liquor you add into the pudding mix helped the flambe.
ReplyDeleteThanks RV2s! Trust you're well. We should Zoom once we get to Panama!
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