2006 Vacation Pics

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a great selection of French cheeses at the Match supermarket in Howell Center, Marigot

Nov 25: cheese at Match

Where did John find that lovely maiden? Why, on Orient Beach, of course! Where is Sugarae?

Nov 27: John and Susan hamming it up
after lunch at KokoMarina.

It was 10h57 and still quite a few red snappers were for sale at the Wednesday market in Marigot.

Nov 29: red snappers

@ the Marigot market: competition for Ma Doudou? (750ML bottle = 13.50€, 3 bottles = 30€)

Nov 29: punch au rhum for sale

Time to sample (again). The ChocoCoco was delicious. Dave & Darlene bought a bottle from Monsieur Le Jeune.

Nov 29: time to sample the goods

We did not go up to the fort. It was too hot. We drove to Philipsburg instead for some 'free' Heinekens at DK Gems.

Nov 29: the Marigot market & Ft. St. Louis

a spectacular view just N of Pedro's

Dec 01: on Orient Beach

Dave wanted more bacon with his French toast.

Dec 03: breakfast on the terrace

Amy (aka ameless) and friends had invited us to a Happy Hour at their rented villa by Baie Rouge.

Dec 03: Villa Pointe des Fleurs

The villa is located on a high cliff just NW of Baie Rouge.

Dec 03: high cliff

Where were Mike and Sugarae?

Dec 03: John & Susan were hamming it up
for the camera.

Was Amy able to hear what Vlasta was telling Anne and Felicity?

Dec 03: Kaffeeklatsch

Those clouds looked threatening but it only drizzled briefly.

Dec 03: Vlasta was trying to catch some rays.

Madame Ma Doudou needed a calculator to figure out how much Dave owed in $. He bought so many bottles that she threw in a 500 ML bottle.

Dec 04: How much for the Ma Doudou in US-D?

Dave had to hold on to the tree to steady himself... probably one too many samples.

Dec 04: The Ma Doudou is in the bag.

Ray & Vlasta walked around the marina a bit after a fab lunch: first 12 shared escargots and each a Stella at La Belle Époque, then sharing a Reine pizza and a 1L bottle of Badoit water at La Main à la Pâte.

Dec 04: at the marina

After lunch at La Belle Époque Vlasta (a bit hidden by the palm fronds in this pic) and Ray headed to the waterfront market to buy a few trinkets for some special people back home. Ray & Vlasta were surprised to see on the way in from Le Village d'Orient that there were quite a few stalls selling their wares on this Monday in December.

Dec 04: A market on Monday?

Marius (St. Louis Car Rental) personally changed out the wheel on Dave & Darlene's rental car.

Dec 07 @ 08h52: a new wheel
for the Kia Picanto

We let Bob (aka Bobcat) have the last Presidente since he was going to celebrate another b'day in 2 days hence.

Dec 07: the last Presidente

John, Steve and Mike were bragging about the various features of their new digital toys.

Dec 07: comparing megapixels

Alan found a pussy- cat.

Dec 07: Alan and friend

Townhouse Menorca residents Dave, Darlene, Ray, Vlasta, Al & Bonnie had invited 12 of their SXM friends to help cut the cake and celebrate another one of Susan's birthdays (# XLVII).

Dec 07: Susan, the birthday girl

Another purse (aka bag) for Susan, just what she needed. Thanks, Ray & Vlasta!

Dec 07: Susan, the baglady

Tap Five is out of the picture @ about 4 o'clock and the upper round-about is at the end of ave des Plages in Parc de la Baie Orientale.

Dec 08 @ 12h14: part of
Parc de la Baie Orientale

Vlasta made an omelet for Dave.

Dec 11: in the Townhouse Menorca #7 kitchen

Ray's breakfast was in the box. He had been put on a 3-day diet of water and white bread by Dr. Gupta at the Philipsburg Medical Center just 13 hours earlier.

Dec 11 @ 08h15: the last supper
(breakfast)

Dave & Darlene were all packed.

Dec 11 @ 09h26: ready to travel

Ray took this pic before going through security but after completing check-in at US Air (less than 5 min).

Dec 11: the check-in hall
of the new PJIA terminal

Vlasta didn't buy anymore bottles for home, we already had 10 in our checked luggage.

Dec 11: More booze for home?

Last chance to buy some Ma Doudou.

Dec 11: Ma Doudou for sale

The wrecking ball was doing a number on the old PJIA terminal. It served us well from 1996-2005 (10x).

Dec 11: the old terminal
and the wrecking ball

Vlasta's AA flight to Miami was due to leave about an hour before our US Air flight to Charlotte, NC.

Dec 11: Vlasta left before us on AA.

Click to see pics of a TTOL party organized by Bruce

Nov 24 TTOL party
at Baywatch

Click to see a bunch of pictures taken at a bbq hosted by Bob (aka Bobcat) & Marge Catanzaro at the Divi Little Bay Beach Resort

Nov 30 bbq hosted
by Bob & Marge

Click to see pics of a TTOL party organized by 'BELAIR' (aka Kathy Segal) and 'Sca2la' (aka Vicki).

Dec 02 TTOL party
at Los Gauchos

Click to see pics of a TTOL dinner party organized by 'ameless' (aka Amy Lewis).

Dec 06 TTOL dinner party
at Baywatch

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