Marigot Bay is a beautiful hurricane harbor about mid-island. The
setting is so much like paradise that the 1967
movie Doctor Dolittle (the one with Rex Harrison, not Eddie Murphy) was shot
here. Many yachts anchor here to savor the scenery.
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| Marigot Bay as
seen from above |
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| The view from
the surrounding mountains |
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| Rich Americans
tuck their splendid villas into the hills |
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| The Oria
approaching the Bay |
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| The Unicorn, a
replica of a 19th century Brig, departs Marigot Bay |
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| You can book
day cruises on the Unicorn |
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| The beach area
looks almost too good to be true |
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| Expensive
yachts in front of expensive villas |
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| Beyond the
beach nose is a good place to anchor and wait out a Hurricane (not
that there was one when we were there) |
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| All through the
days, the locals come to the yachts in boats or on surfboards
selling bananas, jewelry and pot |
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| "Banana
Boy" was especially fond of Monica. She still didn't buy a hat |
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| By nightfall,
the bay is full of yachts |
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| We hung our
towels out to dry and relaxed on deck |
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| About once
every 15 minutes, a catamaran with day-trip tourists passed us |
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| The sea fever
from Basel. Of course, he didn't know we were Swiss, Union Jack and
all |
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