Maho Beach

Maho Beach

Maho Beach One of the biggest tourist stops on the island is at Maho Beach. This is a beach that is located right at the end of the runway for the Princess Juliana airport. People line up there in groves to watch the planes coming in….and feel the force of the...
A Different Day at Sea

A Different Day at Sea

A Different Day at Sea Looking at the previous photo, you might think “Well the water’s not as blue here” but, if you look at this one, you will see that they have the nice, blue water that so typical of the Caribbean. And these folks have a...
Ruggedness of the Sea

Ruggedness of the Sea

Ruggedness of the Sea One of the things that we’ve found to be common to all of these islands is the rugged rocks that are along their coasts. They always have nice bays, but there are also these rock outcroppings along their coasts as well. This sailboat was...
St. Martin’s Flamboyant Flower

St. Martin’s Flamboyant Flower

St. Martin’s Flamboyant Flower According to DJ – our tour guide, this pretty orange/red flower is the Flamboyant and is the “national” flower of St. Martin. Now, what I wonder is if it’s the flower French or the Dutch flower....
The Little French Bay

The Little French Bay

The Little French Bay The island of St. Martin/St. Maarten is half Dutch and half French. We took an island tour with a company called Bernard’s Tours (I think we would both recommend them). They took us around the island so we got to see both the Dutch and...