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[email protected] N WEEKLY SUMMER FUN with Weekly 393_Mise en page 1 31/07/17 18:01 Page2 2 St Barth Weekly n°393 NEWS BRIEFS ACTIVITY AT MARITIME TERMINAL CONTINUES TO INCREASE Dog Days Are Here ! t’s the dog days of August, the sultriest part of the summer ©Ed Gudenas when Sirius the dog rises at the sameI time as the sun. On some islands Since 2012, activity at Saint Barth’s maritime terminal has continual- that might indicate a period of fariente ly increased, comprising ferries to and from Saint Martin and cruise or total relaxation, but in Saint Barth ships. In the first semester of 2017, there were 1,921 ferries, for a it’s time to crank up your energy. hike of 13.53% compared to the same period in 2016, and setting a new record. A total of 114,124 embarking or disembarking ferry pas- Luckily, two main activities this sengers marked an increase of 5.91% over six months. Cruise ships month are not exclusive! At the St also saw a slight increase in the number of passengers in the first Barth Summer Camp Yoga Challenge, semester of 2017, with 107 boats and 31,075 passengers for an aug- you can spend all day taking yoga mentation 1.49% compared to the same months last year.