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had fun, dodged a bullet, got pia validation of hall pass
had fun, dodged a bullet, got pia validation of hall pass
final shorter post before we leave island with heavy hearts & exceedingly high blood sugar thursday morning. though weather less than ideal, i have been here with worse (oct 05 with grandkids), have had better weather with less fun (mack wasn't on those trips), but hve always had a wonderful time. promise i'll do ligit trip report when we get home (no pics) but each "live on island post" had some truth, some obamaspeak, and some just plan fun.
things worth noting. joe's rum hut has a great Big g burger & pain killers, views and wait staff and world's best string fries. little lameshur is a long drive and i can honestly understand why the wives started screaming anytime we suggested that as 1st stop, but the snorkeling is average. going there is a "guy" kind of trip. they should rename it "tim allen bay" and have a power tool kiosk near the portalet. in all my trips neither hawksnest, nor gibney, nor trunk (non crusie day), nor maho, nor frances, nor little lameshur, nor any of those other beaches we made on prior trips have disappointed. stj has different beaches for different folks, you know kind of like baskin & robbins. not everyone likes vanilla at the mall though at my age it's starting to taste a little better.
firsts: smoothie stand (8 stops in 6 days - so that;'s where the cash went); joe's rum hut (afraid i'd have to leave mack on island and he was heart broken when his favorite view was not available today); jumbo sea turtle that ate more grass at myho than we did fries at joes; and staying on mamey peak with those great views and 40 mph winds. actually the wind has finally died down some but it's getting a little warmer.
speaking of winds. i normally spend hrs checking weather forecast for the islands starting where potential problems originateoff africa. chantal caught me by surprise. having endured the winds on mamey peak while c passed by hundreds of miles to the south, i may have made my last trip during hurricane season until i can get tim to finish fixing my lear jet and the runway at what was maho campground for a quick getaway. 2 nights ago we were thinking of lower ground then we thought about flooding. probably wasn't close for locals but for a guy who still has a lot of stuff on his bucket list, too close for my comfort. dodged the bullet.
not withstanding my elaborate anouncements beginning with 7/4 arrival and the reputation that surely preceded me, NOT A SOUL, acknownledged my nor mack's existence (and certainly not presence). i had promised wife (onced named bride but diana2 suggested that was tacky name for someone who was mother of my children and stuck with me over 47 yrs, well?), i'd bring back a my hall pass or a local napkin signed by an adoring follower. had to settle with stopping by the tourist info booth today while looking for slimmans lot and have pia vailidate my hall pass. pia, you're the best eventhough you kept denying you had any earthly idea who i was. mack was really let down. then i reminded him that little winkers like you have to be careful around wild and crazy guys. if ann happens to call to verify you did sign off on pass, do as i say, not as i do, be honest and confirm i was in town. do as i say & there will be a big tip next time (wait staff at joe's and smoothies girls wiped us out this trip.
till next time.
papabou
things worth noting. joe's rum hut has a great Big g burger & pain killers, views and wait staff and world's best string fries. little lameshur is a long drive and i can honestly understand why the wives started screaming anytime we suggested that as 1st stop, but the snorkeling is average. going there is a "guy" kind of trip. they should rename it "tim allen bay" and have a power tool kiosk near the portalet. in all my trips neither hawksnest, nor gibney, nor trunk (non crusie day), nor maho, nor frances, nor little lameshur, nor any of those other beaches we made on prior trips have disappointed. stj has different beaches for different folks, you know kind of like baskin & robbins. not everyone likes vanilla at the mall though at my age it's starting to taste a little better.
firsts: smoothie stand (8 stops in 6 days - so that;'s where the cash went); joe's rum hut (afraid i'd have to leave mack on island and he was heart broken when his favorite view was not available today); jumbo sea turtle that ate more grass at myho than we did fries at joes; and staying on mamey peak with those great views and 40 mph winds. actually the wind has finally died down some but it's getting a little warmer.
speaking of winds. i normally spend hrs checking weather forecast for the islands starting where potential problems originateoff africa. chantal caught me by surprise. having endured the winds on mamey peak while c passed by hundreds of miles to the south, i may have made my last trip during hurricane season until i can get tim to finish fixing my lear jet and the runway at what was maho campground for a quick getaway. 2 nights ago we were thinking of lower ground then we thought about flooding. probably wasn't close for locals but for a guy who still has a lot of stuff on his bucket list, too close for my comfort. dodged the bullet.
not withstanding my elaborate anouncements beginning with 7/4 arrival and the reputation that surely preceded me, NOT A SOUL, acknownledged my nor mack's existence (and certainly not presence). i had promised wife (onced named bride but diana2 suggested that was tacky name for someone who was mother of my children and stuck with me over 47 yrs, well?), i'd bring back a my hall pass or a local napkin signed by an adoring follower. had to settle with stopping by the tourist info booth today while looking for slimmans lot and have pia vailidate my hall pass. pia, you're the best eventhough you kept denying you had any earthly idea who i was. mack was really let down. then i reminded him that little winkers like you have to be careful around wild and crazy guys. if ann happens to call to verify you did sign off on pass, do as i say, not as i do, be honest and confirm i was in town. do as i say & there will be a big tip next time (wait staff at joe's and smoothies girls wiped us out this trip.
till next time.
papabou
Re: had fun, dodged a bullet, got pia validation of hall pas
Now I really feel bad. My husband and I were at the other end of the bar on Saturday for lunch! I wondered if that was you and even snuck a look to see if you had a forum bracelet on. I had just bought mine and was wearing it. So, now you got a witness!
Re: had fun, dodged a bullet, got pia validation of hall pas
donna, noonish on sat we sat to right of center pole of bar at joe's, taking in view (which still has a tender significance to mack). since his (mine too) 1st visit there, we were on best behavior as we savored our 1st ever painkiller and the poison in the second one started us downhill. we tried to buy viol bracelets at ruth's but she was gone for day and the substitute operator took one look at us and said "even viol has standards that we didn't come close to meeting". mack cried & I immediately threatened legal action to no avail.
wish you had spoken, I welcome all fans and surely would have enjoyed talking to someone other than mack.
have fun and maybe next time. (in interim i'll get my id bracelet via mail since no id required) granted pia got a whiff of us today, but she might vouch for us.
I gotta go, I swear mack's got price is right on the tv. peace and enjoy,
papabou
wish you had spoken, I welcome all fans and surely would have enjoyed talking to someone other than mack.
have fun and maybe next time. (in interim i'll get my id bracelet via mail since no id required) granted pia got a whiff of us today, but she might vouch for us.
I gotta go, I swear mack's got price is right on the tv. peace and enjoy,
papabou
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Myheart'sinSTJ
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Re: had fun, dodged a bullet, got pia validation of hall pas
papabou, your postings just cracked me up this past week, I wish I was on island to have said hi and raised a painkiller or two with you 
Re: had fun, dodged a bullet, got pia validation of hall pas
I'm sorry - who are you ? 
Pia
Pia
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Re: had fun, dodged a bullet, got pia validation of hall pas
hahahah - seriously it was so great to meet you and I only wish I had not been so busy I would have loved to spend more time with you both - oh well always next time 
Pia
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mindehankins
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Re: had fun, dodged a bullet, got pia validation of hall pas
Sounds like you had a great time, papabou! So happy for you and Mack! It's a shame that you didn't get to meet anybody - get yourself a wrist band! Hope to catch you on island some day!