Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1376 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I popped down an alley to the next street back from the boardwalk. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1377 Share Posted December 8, 2022 The signs here are way different than America. I assume that this means stop. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1378 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I made a mental note of this in case I needed it later... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1379 Share Posted December 8, 2022 One place that I wanted to try and find was Juggies Place. The smallest bar in the World... I didn't have my hand drawn map so I just had to use my memory of looking at the maps, and finally was on the right track. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1380 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I knew that I'd found it when I saw the bras hanging from the ceiling. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1381 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Sure enough, it was small. Just a rectangular hole in the side of the building. They supposedly had a non milk milkshake with rum that everyone gets, so I asked about it. At this point I was the only one back in the alley, but the lady said it would fill up later. 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MistyRo76 Posted December 8, 2022 #1382 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 minute ago, sid_9169 said: Looks like a perfect spot for @Jamman54! 🤣 10 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1383 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I told the lady that I was going to walk back to the boardwalk for a second to get my bearings. I wanted to be able to find it again in case I wanted to come back. Spoiler alert: I did... Twice... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1384 Share Posted December 8, 2022 When I got back my non milk milkshake was ready and waiting. Tasted just like a chocolate milkshake, but with rum. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1385 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Pretty soon I needed to relieve myself, and there bathroom was free for customers, so... Definitely not the greatest restroom in the World, but it'd do. My head was touching the ceiling in the photo. 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1386 Share Posted December 8, 2022 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1387 Share Posted December 8, 2022 After that, I went back to the boardwalk, then to some of the back streets, and finally to some of the back back streets. This is where you find the "real local life" happening. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1388 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I wasn't looking for anything in particular, just wandering... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1389 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Now, I was on the way back back streets, where the real local day to day life happens. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1390 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I asked around to a few taxi drivers about taking me over to Simpson Bay to a restaurant I wanted to visit. I got everything from $40 to $30 and finally $20... I just kept walking. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1391 Share Posted December 8, 2022 The policemen down here don't carry guns, they have dogs... He told me that "the dog never misses"... 10 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1392 Share Posted December 8, 2022 On the back back streets I started noticing vans with signs on them. I figured that this must be the local bus system. I saw one that said "Maho", and I knew Simpson Bay was on the way to Maho. I stopped one of the drivers, and next thing I was on my way. I asked how much to drop me off at Captains Rib Shack, and she said $1.50... SCORE! I really didn't want to fork out twenty bucks both ways to eat, but now I had just found round trip transportation for THREE BUCKS... 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyluver Posted December 8, 2022 #1393 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Great another Celebration live !!! I'm coming along for the ride. We cruise on it in February 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1394 Share Posted December 8, 2022 About fifteen minutes later, she dropped me off right out front of the restaurant, and I gave her three dollars. You should have seen the look on her face. I wish I would've given her five... Next thing you know, I'm placing my order, and drinking a three dollar beer. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1395 Share Posted December 8, 2022 The prices for things on St Maarten are extremely cheap compared to all the other Caribbean islands. The meal I was about to have was huge, and actually ended up being the best meal I've had all week, including the Steakhouse and Rudi's Sea Grill... Maybe not as good as the four hundred bucks I spent in Miami, but really really great... 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1396 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I wanted to use the restroom again and wash my hands before eating. This is definitely one of the more interesting restrooms. You go through a rickety door, and there's a very small sink to the left. You look right and go up about three steps, then the actual restroom is right there... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1397 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Pretty soon my food came out... "Orgasmic ribs" as they call them, oxtails, rice and peas, and macaroni and cheese. I couldn't believe how great it was. When I was done, I told the waitress that the ribs "lived up to their name", and she was quite amused... This whole meal, including a beer and a bottled water came to $28.00... I gave her $40, and told her to keep the change... I would have happily paid forty plus tip, had it been that much. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted December 8, 2022 #1398 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I feel like we could compile Sid's bathroom reviews into one Mega Thread and really break new ground 7 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1399 Share Posted December 8, 2022 When I was done, I washed my hands again and walked down to the little bay nearby. The sand was rocky, so I just took a few pictures and went back to wait for the next passing bus. I really wish our day here had been longer so I could check out more of this beautiful island filled with wonderful people... 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted December 8, 2022 Author #1400 Share Posted December 8, 2022 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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