This
island is a 37 square-mile island and is the smallest landmass in the world
governed by 2 nations with the side we dock at being Dutch and the side with
the best beach being French. The Dutch
side is also where the best shopping is.
They actually have 2 different currencies and use 2 different languages
on the island along with English and dollars.
This
is one of our favorite islands because of the great beach, Orient Beach. It was literally wiped off the island during
the hurricane a year ago. Everything was
destroyed and swept out to sea or tossed inland.
We
were here in March and they had started to rebuild but it was still 80%
destroyed.
Today,
they have rebuilt a lot of the island.
People on the island told us that most of the Dutch side was already
rebuilt; however, the French side was taking longer as the country of France is
actually involved in a lot of their decision making.
We
left the ship at 9:30am and took a taxi to the beach and rented beach chairs
for the day and the weather was perfect.
Lunch
was a grilled Mai-Mai with a salad and fries and at Pina Colota
We
left the beach at 2:00pm and took a taxi back towards the ship and were dropped
off in the port town where we shopped for a little bit before walking back to
the ship.
We
got some snacks from the café and relaxed on our balcony before cleaning up and
going to the casino for a session with Tim and Barb before the show. Ed lost a little and Barb didn’t play
The
show tonight was a comedian and he was really funny.
Then
we all went to dinner in another new restaurant and it was outstanding. We were pleased that Cameron the Guest
Services Manager was able to join us for dinner so that was fun. He reports directly to the Hotel Manager and
we have known him through Jeff and Vera first for a number of year.
Next
of course was the casino where Ed lost and Barb tried to cheer everyone on.
The
good news is that we are still ahead – not a lot but ahead!!
Tonight
we head for home and will be spending two days at sea before arriving in Fort
Lauderdale.
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| Going to the beach |
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| Our ship is the middle one with the blue hull |
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| Going out for the evening |
