I cannot recommend strongly enough, if you’re moving to St. Maarten, assure that you have someone local in your corner. On my visit to the island in early September I left deposit money with my landlord. She was able to visit GEBE on our behalf and arranged to have the water and power on when we arrive. Because this was being done proactively for us, we do not have the worry of trying to get this done after the fact, leaving us without power or water until it was made official.
In other news, these are our last 4 days in Charlotte. Tons of last minute items being handled this week, Goodwill runs, ReStore picking up the remaining furniture pieces that didn’t sell, last minute packing…it all adds up in time. This entire process has been far more stressful than I ever could have imagined as we come down to the wire now. I know that there is light at the end of the tunnel, but not until October 23, when I return after L4-5 fusion on the 9th 😳😱🤪 Yes, the math is correct. We arrive on the island September 29 to turn around on October 8 to head back to Charlotte for fusion on the 9th. I can only laugh at God’s timing of these events. It’s a good thing my mantra is “make plans, don’t plan results”.
Stay tuned. I’ll be blogging about how our cats are doing with the trip as we go along. T- 120 hours!
St. Maarten Move 