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Good Morning from sunny St. Martin; pics
Topic Started: Apr 21 2009, 06:16 AM (392 Views)
plays88keys
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Hi everyone,

Improv and I are in French St. Martin with five other couples celebrating (late) the guys' retirement. We rented an 8500 sq. foot villa with a spectacular view of Marigot, the island capital, and a long shot across the water to the island of Anguilla.

Here's the gated entrance to the villa:

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Once inside the compound we got our first glimpse of home for the next week:

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The villa has six master suites, all with grand views. While the interior rooms are nice, we have all gravitated to the grand outdoor living area:

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And the pool area:

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We've been to a few beaches:

Maho Beach, where the planes come in:

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Dawn Beach, where we had quite a few drinks:

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Before leaving, one of the ladies in our group decided she wanted to play the steel drums with the band:

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Nightlife consists of going out for dinner, then either coming back to the villa for a dice game or two:

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Or out gambling in the casinos:

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And here's the whole gang:

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Hope everyone is doing well back home. We'll check in another time.

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Looks great, Plays!
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I love being around that gorgeous water.
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Beautiful pics, plays!! What a great location. Enjoy!
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So beautiful!! Looks like you're having a great time!! :thumb:
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How absolutely lovely. What a fun thing to be doing :)
Enjoy the rest of the vacation, you two :wave:
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Nice.
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That looks to be a wonderfully relaxing vacation. Nothing like sharing a large house with good friends. Enjoy! (and thanks for the photos).
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Ah, the Caribbean. And a large house with good friends is ideal. Love the name .... Maison de Reve.

You've been to St. Martin before. A favorite place?
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That looks amazing! Have a great time!
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Have a great time!!!
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Apr 21 2009, 08:31 AM
Ah, the Caribbean. And a large house with good friends is ideal. Love the name .... Maison de Reve.

You've been to St. Martin before. A favorite place?
PD, this is our 5th visit to St. Martin, the first with a group of friends. We've had such an outstanding time that we've decided to do this annually. We polled everyone on where they'd been in the Caribbean so we could pick places no one had seen at all -- next year will either be Barbados or Bermuda.

Retirement is fun! :thumb:

Thanks for the well-wishes everyone. We appreciate it.
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What a great place to stay with several couples. I've done vacations like that b/f and they're soooo much fun.

Have a drink for us!
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:wave:

Have a great time.
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Fabulous! Have a good time, you two.
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Thanks for sharing your pictures.
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How cool!

Did ya get the cigars? ;)
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Nice. Well, this solves the question for me. If I hit a big lottery, where will I host the TNCR get together?
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