Sint Maarten Winter Getaway
Hoping you all had a wonderful holiday season. We spent some of our winter break basking in the hot Sint Maarten sun. It was the perfect getaway.
On one day we decided to rent a car and drive around the island. We went to the cruise ship port and capital of the Dutch side, Phillipsburg. It was an extremely touristy shopping area.. it was Christmas Day so many shops were closed. After a quick stroll be headed to Orient Beach and then to Pinel Island. We parked in the Cul de Sac and took a quick five minute ferry to the island. The very very small island is clothing optional.. as was Orient Beach and has two restaurants as well as many iguana's and hermit crabs. The boys were oblivious to the topless women (thankfully). H was enthralled by the iguanas.
We caught an early morning direct flight to Sint Maarten. Did you know - St. Martin is the smallest island in the world divided between two countries, France and the Netherlands. We stayed on the Dutch side at the Little Divi Beach Resort with the all inclusive option. Our focus was to try to relax and spend most of our time doing nothing.
On one day we decided to rent a car and drive around the island. We went to the cruise ship port and capital of the Dutch side, Phillipsburg. It was an extremely touristy shopping area.. it was Christmas Day so many shops were closed. After a quick stroll be headed to Orient Beach and then to Pinel Island. We parked in the Cul de Sac and took a quick five minute ferry to the island. The very very small island is clothing optional.. as was Orient Beach and has two restaurants as well as many iguana's and hermit crabs. The boys were oblivious to the topless women (thankfully). H was enthralled by the iguanas.
There was an ice cream boat.. :) We stayed on the island for about an hour.. D was starting to feel a little feverish.. eek.
Back on the ferry and to the car.. we continued our drive around the island.. our mistake was probably that we chose Christmas day to venture out to explore the island when so much of the island was closed. Our final destination was Maho Beach aka Sunset Beach. This beach is famous for its proximity to the Princess Juliana Airport's landing strip. We grabbed a snack at the Sunset Bar and sat on the beach as we ate and watched the air planes flying low overhead..
It was a pretty perfect getaway.
In September of 2017 Hurricane Irma devastated the island. It was the worst hurricane to hit the island in over a century. Over a year later the island is on it's way to recovery. Until just a few months ago the airport was a large tent.. while the airport is still under construction it is now a building with walls. The tourist areas appear almost untouched but along the shores you can spot shipwrecked boats, the houses of the residents can we seen covered with tarps. It is a beautiful island and I wish them a quick recovery..
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And I had to laugh at the fact the iguanas won out over the bathing suits (or lack thereof)
XOOX
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Happy 2019, Hena!
Hope that you've had a wonderful start to 2019 so far! :)
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I could do with a bit of warm sunshine. Have a good week. x
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Beautiful pics!
xoxox,
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Amazing !
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Have a nice week!
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Lovely island!
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