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Michael Michele's Caribbean
by
Mark Seal
ONE ILLUMINATING NIGHT IN ST. MAARTEN
"On one of my first trips to St. Maarten, a friend of mine had
rented me this old white car. It looked like one of the first cars
ever made. I remember coming down the road to Oyster Pond Bay,
which is between the Dutch side and the French side of the island.
You have to go down this steep mountainside, where you have dirt on
one side and a cliff on the other. You literally have to stay on
this deserted road for quite some way to get down the mountain. But
the car broke down! I was just sitting against the car waiting for
someone to come by. Finally, I got a ride. But I remember standing
on the side of this car, between the Dutch side and the French
side, with nothing but the rocks, trees, and lots of water. And I
was thinking that there are still some areas on earth with very few
people. St. Maarten is one of those places. You have this whole
world in between the two sides, and, believe me, there's not a lot
out there. Water, rocks, and trees. There's still virgin
territory."
michael michele's st. maarten essentials
lodging
la samanna, very expensive;
011-590-590-876400
le mississippi, expensive;
011-590-590-873381
the pasanggrahan royal guesthouse,
expensive; 011-599-5423588
soleil de minuit, moderate;
011-590-590-873466
dining
the bridge, creole seafood;
expensive; 011-590-590-296357
citrus at cupecoy, new american;
expensive; 011-599-5454333
l'alabama, contemporary french;
expensive; 011-590-590-878166
le pressoir, country french;
expensive; 011-590-590-877662
le chanteclair, french; expensive;
011-590-590-879460
le tropicana, seafood; expensive; 011-590-590-877907
mario's bistro, french; expensive; 011-590-590-870636
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