Le Manoir de Marie
Travel Blogs from St. Barthélemy
Let the Racing Begin!
... to alert Dave to two boats abeam of each other on our leeward side that we were about to pass, describing the furthest one from us as “damn near out of control.” Part of the fear was that it could force the monohull between us to take evasive action that could affect us. Within seconds of Wally’s warning that boat did lose control, rounded up in the gusty winds and barely missed colliding with the other boat between us. We ...
Day 11
I got up on Saturday morning thinking ‘what to do,’ and immediately thought Sarafina’s! I had gone to Sarafina’s last Saturday, so I decided I would make Saturdays my Sarafina’s days. Those of you who have been to St. Martin are probably saying to yourself, ‘why is she not going to Sarafina’s everyday??’ Well, I guess I could if I really wanted to, but not having a car makes it an adventure to go ...
Day 1
... other way around! Haha, he and I shot each others’ eyes out, but he did win our 1-on-1 tournament 2 out of 3, so I need to redeem myself this time.
I practiced with Devin’s team, 14-17 year olds. Some names you might hear throughout the blog are: Patrick, Bernardo, Peppa, Angelo, Mini-Me, Passion… I think I could write a book about these guys. Their coach, Jean-Jou, remembered me from before and didn’t mind me practicing ...
Grocery Delivery Day
... think the students really enjoyed my different style of teaching. I spent a bit more time with each group and got them to thinking about the reasons for why things were named the way they were. They're all really lovely. so far.
Then, apparently as Friday tradition, we (the faculty) all went for drinks at the cafe next door. It was happy hour, and you got 2 for 1's. The outrageous thing was, that for 6 beers - it only cost $8. Isn't that ...
Two for the high price of one – Sint Maarten
... powers. The north half is the French side and the boundary line passes through the middle of the very large Simpson Bay Lagoon. The Lagoon can be entered from sea on either the French or Dutch side through draw bridges, but the Dutch bridge is the only one wide enough to allow passage of mega yachts. (It would be very tight for Pas de Deux to get through the French bridge.) Hence, in the lagoon the Dutch side ...
Location
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Other places to stay in St. Barthélemy
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Hotel Manapany
Anse des Cayes, St. Barthélemy | 4 star ranchfrom $298 -
Residence du Bois de l'Angelique
Grand Cul de Sac , St. Barthélemy | Ranch
