Celebration! / Live! / Solo! Dec-4-11-2022...

[sid_9169]

I popped down an alley to the next street back from the boardwalk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

The signs here are way different than America. I assume that this means stop.

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

I made a mental note of this in case I needed it later...

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

I knew that I'd found it when I saw the bras hanging from the ceiling.

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

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.

 

 

 

[MistyRo76]

1 minute ago, sid_9169 said:

 

Looks like a perfect spot for @Jamman54! 🤣

[sid_9169]

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...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

When I got back my non milk milkshake was ready and waiting. Tasted just like a chocolate milkshake, but with rum.

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

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.

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

I wasn't looking for anything in particular, just wandering...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

Now, I was on the way back back streets, where the real local day to day life happens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

The policemen down here don't carry guns, they have dogs... He told me that "the dog never misses"...

 

 

[sid_9169]

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... 

 

 

[hockeyluver]

Great another Celebration live !!!    I'm coming along for the ride.  We cruise on it in February 😄

[sid_9169]

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.

 

 

[sid_9169]

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... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

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...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

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.

 

 

 

 

 

[TxTeach79]

I feel like we could compile Sid's bathroom reviews into one Mega Thread and really break new ground

[sid_9169]

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... 

 

 

 

 

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