u/lockedmhc48

We'll be back in SXM in January, this time staying in Anse Marcel and interested in a half or full day to Tintamarre, Rocher Creole, Pinel, etc to see them and some aquatic life, snorkel etc. Maybe even a separate sunset cruise instead of driving to GC.Just two of us, but we'd be willing to go with a slightly larger group or boat if it were not full of carousing, drinking. Appreciate any recommendation

I've looked at some of the smaller boat tours like https://captainjoboatcharter.com Generally are the prices quoted for small boats like a 27' whaler for the day or half day per person or full cost (excluding extras) for the boat?

Now that REI is closed where do you get your Altras? Especially Downtown/Village area?

I'm M77 (78 in 3 weeks) and still running - or at least what I call running. I know that my feet and arms are still moving up and down the same way that they did when I was 34 and ran a 7:20 pace NY Marathon (3:12). My watch shows my RHR at 49, my VO2 Max 41. My BPM during most of my "runs" is in my Vigorous (117-144) to Peak (145 -) zones, averaging in the 121-128 bpm range.

But these days walkers pass me (heck I can walk faster than I run when I try it) and my watch says I average 16-18 min a mile on my 2-3 day a week 3-5 mile "runs". Years ago, I wouldn't have considered that even a jogging pace. So am I still a runner? Should I be/try to runniing faster? Or should I just give up and join r/Slowjogging?

Grew up and went to school here but many years ago (LBHS '65). I've been back for some years but have no idea what the schools are like now and no friends with school age children to ask. But very curious, how do they rate today?

My wife, an LMT, does massage during the summer on a small resort island. Sometimes she has to bring her table up to 2-3 miles to get to clients' homes. I've rigged up a cart behind her bicycle to carry it, but it's kind of flimsy and jury-rigged so I'd like to find a purpose built bike cart or someone who could fashion one. Does anyone here know of such a cart or someone who could create one?

I've seen a lot of clever board attachments for bikes and one or two carts behind a bike. I'm looking for someone who makes these and who might be able to craft a two wheeled bike cart to hold a massage table that fits into a 36"x 32" canvas bag.

My '24 Limited Crosstrek lease ends in November, I was going to buy it out and give it to my son and buy or lease a Hybrid or EV Subaru to replace it. So I've been looking around to buy the Gold Plus Warranty before the lease ends. Local LI dealer just emailed me saying, "Did you by any chance get your car from us? My Finance Manager informed me that he is not able to sell the warranty if you purchased at another Subaru dealer."

Guess I won't be going to them when it's time to get the new one.

The 36 mo lease on my '24 Limited ends in November and I'm not sure whether I want to buy it or lease a new hybrid. If I do keep the '24 I want to get the 10 yr warranty. I plan to extend my lease so that I can try for a good price on a hybrid at the very end of December. If I do lease a hybrid I'll want to cancel the warranty on the '24 when I turn it in. Will I be able to cancel it?

I've been running the same daily training route for years, most of which is on a 2.2 mile boardwalk. Lately it seems as if the same start and stop place or number of blocks are registering as greater distance. Or less blocks as more distance. Has anyone else noticed this or am I hallucinating it? Could anything else affect mileage? My pace cadence, step length? A new tighter band? I thought distance is calculated purely by GPS.

Is there a decent way or airline to fly from JFK to Guadeloupe in Jan or Feb? Everything I've been seeing is either nothing or over 16 hours. Fly JFK> Paris and back to PTP with Air France or 9 hr stopovers in Miami that make it an overnight flight with Air Canada.

I’m trying to decide if extending a lease for 6 months will lower the RV enough to make it worthwhile buying it then or if any lower RV will just be a wash with the rental costs. If it matters, the vehicle is a ‘ 24 Crosstrek Limited with $23k RV and will have about 22k miles. I’m paying $305 a month. I'm sure that cost will go up some to cover lease tax payments.

( I’ll also use the extension to see if I can snag a deal on a new lease at the end of the Dec or early ‘27 by turning it in to the dealer and using the low mileage to lower the new lease cost).