Mr&MrsCrownParadise (Aug 23, 2005 06:05 p.m.): and you come down from the freezing climates of the midwest or the various provinces of Canada... we are all running around in shorts, t-shirts, tanks, etc... and all the locals have jackets, long pants on, and say it is FREEZING... now that is a hoot ....

So True! When I was living on Saint Martin the natives would never go in the ocean in the winter months. Most days it woud be in the mid 80s.