Back from St Martin

Hello all, Jane and I just returned from three glorious weeks in St Martin(the friendly island). The first week we were joined by by daughter Tracy,Danny and our two beautiful grandaughters Cassidy and Camille. The girls had a ball playing in the ocean and playing all day. They had no problems sleeping at night. Danny and I fished just about every morning and evening. We caught a lot of snook. A few over twenty pounds. The fishing was incredible. The girls went shopping and sight seeing and a great time was had by all. Jane and I had a few days to ourselves and then we had friends from Toronto,David and Karen Jones spend a week with us. A tribute to David was that he was out of bed every morning at 5 AM to go fishing. Unfortunately the fishing had slowed down but we were still able to catch a few good fish. We ate like kings . We had fresh fish a lot. I was giving away fish to the hotel guests. I think I fed at least twelve people. I made four big batches of cerviche during our stay. We had a great time with the other Jones'es. One day we took a road trip. It was truly an adventure. When they left, Jane and I still had three days to ourselves. We flew home to 50 degrees and a driving rain storm. This morning I woke up to snow coming down and the temp at 31. Makes me want to go back to the island. All in all it was a very relaxing vacation. Next off to Las Vegas for a week. Until later Peace Don

Back from St. Martin

Hi everyone, Well we had a great time in St. Martin as we were able to spend three weeks there this time. We will try to shoot for the same or more next year. It is truly an island paradise. I got so many large snook, the largest was fourteen pounds that I was giving them to the resort guests and staff. They are a great eating fish. I also landed three tarpon in the 20-25 lb range and lost at least 7 more. We have videos which I'll post a link to. The food was awesome and the beach at Mullet Bay was spectacular. The water was crystal clear and the snorkeling was very cool. We even saw an octopus. They have some of the best ribs I have ever eaten at Daleo's beach bar and the staff were very friendly. Jane painted a lot while we were there and she now has her work in a gallery in Phillipsburg. She is an international artist. The local economy is hurting because of the recession so there are great deals to be had in jewelry and electronics. There are no social programs in place on the Dutch side so the people that aren't making money are not doing well. The French side has a lot of social programs and they don't have it half as tough. Well it is back to reality and work until our next trip in about three weeks . We are going to Nashville for a short business trip. The weather here is 66 degrees and cloudy. AH! New England. Until later peace and may God spare your life. CatmanDon