The six of us, three generations of Hoeys, worked our way through the checkpoints in the Philadelphia airport with only the normal amount of aggravation. I’m temporarily wearing a knee brace, so I got the full treatment from the TSA team when I went through security – but it was very competently done – actually made me feel like something out of line would be spotted.
Carry Ons Only
We had a washer and dryer in the house, so our plan was to pack light. Bathing suits, tee shirts and sandals for the day time. And no need for jackets in even the best restaurants. We settled on one shared laptop – the house had a good wifi connection - and the kid’s ever present DS’s for in flight sanity. It helps that the temperature was, as predicted, between 75 and 83 for the entire week – and no rain. We were all set.
St Martin Airport
A four hour flight, don’t stop at the luggage carousel because its all carry on, and by mid afternoon we were meeting the St Martin rental rep for a 15 minute drive to the house. Everybody is friendly, speaks American English and takes dollars (or Euros or ?).
House and Cars Are Ready
Part of the rental agency service is an initial supply of the essentials in the refrigerator – beer, soda, coffee, chips and bread. We pre-ordered just enough to take us through one breakfast. The other big time saver was the rental car. We had two Toyotas waiting for us at the house when we got there. (Two was a lot more practival than one car big enough for six and gave us the flexability to split up during the week).
The Grandkids Approved
We had a good idea what to expect from our on-line research, but the grandkids were in wide eyed explorer mode. It was an instant hit, starting with the pool.
Tags: Family, Grandkids, Grandparents and Grandkids, House Rental, Parents and Kids, Spring Break, St Martin
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