St. Martin

[jsoceanlord]

i heard that the dutch side is cheaper than the french side.

there's a ferry and flights to nearby st barts.

good sandwiches in the airport.

i once flew a 100 homing pigeons to the little french airport. bets were placed in puerto rico as to which birds would make it back (to pr)

 

[Capthuff]

St Maartin is a geat place. Stay at Maho's - crew rate is $120 last time I was there. You dont really need a handler however life is really easier with one. There are a number of restaurants and bars near mahos and some have absolutely fantastic food.
Hopefully you will be down there for the full moon- March 18. There is a full moon party on the north side of the island that should NOT be missed!!!! Flying down is a piece of cake controllers are good but like some others said, it can be busy near the island. Also if you have the time go to Saba

Have fun
Cappy

 

[Indapool]

Wow thanks for all the responses.

I finished setting everything up today. Just an FYI to anyone else who may need it...The "FBO" has a crew rate of $120+ 21% at the Maho. After doing an on-line search, we decided to stay at the Royal Palm Beach Club. It's a 2 king bed\2 full bath\full kitchen\1100 sq feet, on the beach, timeshare on the Dutch side (just down from the airport), for $200 a night that we will share. Looks like a nice place and the extra $300 bucks I'll make on per diem will be well spent on Island activities

Rental car is a bit spendy but the boss said "get yourself a convertible" so we opted for a Jeep @ $75 a day.

I'll skip the handler, a phone call to Arrindale took care of everything. Good people..even made a follow up call to make sure we had rooms. It sounds like MS will take care of everything except the departure tax ($20 per person)

Planning on lots of pics so I'll throw some up when we get home.

To everyone else working next week...I'll be thinking of ya!