From the top of Orient Village I took this photo of parts of the roof missing from this condo unit. Some have been repaired recently. |
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
The "SXM: Part I - Orient Village" Story
It was an ordinary day. Just arrived at the Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) on the island of Sint Maarten/St. Martin (one half Dutch/one half French). Exited the plane, walked to the airport terminal where we had our passports stamped, gave the immigration officer our form we had filled out on the airplane and exited into the area where we got our luggage. Took very little time for any of the stops. Suitcases were deposited into one large area through a series of holes in the wall. After getting the suitcases we headed outdoors to find our rental agent. In our case we found Leslie who helped us to our car in the airport parking lot, helped put our luggage in the car and filled out the paperwork. He paid the parking fee and off we went to our rental at Orient Village. Crossed the Swing-Bridge, headed into Marigot and exited toward Grand Case and the Village. Total time might have been 45 minutes. After passing through the security stop at the entrance to Orient Village, I stopped and asked the guard to place a call to Magali, our rental agent.
At 6:00 pm we drove into the village for our evening meal and found we had two choices. Luckily one was our favorite, Le Piment. The following morning, while on my way to Good Morning Restaurant for breakfast croissants, I noticed the tremendous destruction that still had not been addressed during the past year since Hurricane Irma had struck with winds in excess of 250 MPH. Photos were taken and as we were getting back in our car, Magali came driving up the hill. We talked and she pointed out more of the destruction to us. The following morning I walked the beach and snapped a few more photos to share. My images today are a collection of my photos as well as others which I found online. Today's coverage takes you from the Mount Vernon to Pedros Beach Bar on the south end of the beach. Tomorrow I will give you a first hand look at the devastation done to the popular resort known as Club Orient. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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