Flipping through old snap shots, thousands upon
thousands of unedited memories come alive for me of Christmas holidays spent
on St. Barts. I can reach back in time, years of joy spent with loved ones,
and dig up photos over and over of happy times, fat ones and skinny ones,
but all indelibly remembered as joyous celebrations spent together in the
warmth and the quiet of the Lorient hillside. Same villa, same time next year,
same old same old fabulous view, tireless in its beauty.
Matt asked me to write this trip report, and I thought, how do I sum it all
up for new visitors to St. Barts over the holiday period? Haven’t we all
been doing this together for years? Beaten our paths to Saline together over
the burning sands only to be rewarded by the magnificence of that astounding
view just over the crest? Haven’t we bumped into each other in line at
JoJo’s looking for the elusive something or other for the next meal, or
pumping gas in our pareos and straw hats? But if we haven’t met and you are
looking for this first time journey to be as good as it can get then I can
offer one word of advice.
(Well, maybe two or three by the time this is finished.)
Leave your expectations behind! Just let it be
what it evolves into over the course of the lucky moments you have to spend
there. That’s half the fun! Sure, be smart and reserve times in your
favorite restaurants, and plan a cocktail party if you’d like, but I
recommend going with the flow, especially if you have kids.
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