Since Monday we've been anchored off Grand Case, just a couple miles
northeast of where we were in the marina at Marigot for the first
night of carnival. Grand Case modestly claims to be the gourmet
capital of St. Martin. And in case you didn't get the memo, they have
a web site to confirm that at www.grandcase.com. And on top of that,
they close the main (only?) street every Tuesday night and flood it
with bands and peddlers. Last Tuesday was very nice, packed with
people (mostly local), music, lots of artists and general merriment.
We've eaten two meals in the restaurants here and they were both
excellent. The airport is right behind the town so a few commercial
flights and private planes make a pretty low approach over the
anchorage; the first plane was the largest and a real surprise! We
roll a bit in the anchorage, but it's a nice spot overall. We'll
probably be here a few more days.
