Historic building
Port
Disney Fantasy
Welcome to St Maarten!!
We met near the stairs and were separated into groups. We then boarded mini buses and headed off. Our first stop was an iguana farm. This was pretty cool. Peyton wasn't so sure though. We got to feed them lettuce and the tour guys picked them up for photo ops. There were chickens running around everywhere and Peyton got scared of the chickens and started to cry. Steve had to carry her back to the bus, it didn't matter though as it was a short 10 min stop anyway.
Iguanas!
Not too sure...
Our next stop was Orient beach. Orient is known for it's nudity but we didn't see anything (dang...haha). On the way to the beach we were given commentary about the island. We also passes St Barts but you could only faintly make it out in the distance. Before we hit the beach we made a quick stop at a guy that collects sea creatures. We stopped to check out sea urchins, sand dollars and shells. He took tips but it was worth seeing as I've never seen some of the creatures.
Sea urchin
Shells
Tips!!
Shell
Well Orient was a beautiful beach. The water in the Caribbean is really as amazing as the postcards make out. We stopped at a little restaurant and we rented chairs. We could purchase beverages or food but we didn't. The toilets were gross and you had to get the key from the restaurant. They were at the ack and were just eww. We spet awhile at the beach, the kids had a ball. There were people walking by selling massages, jetski hire, hair braiding and knick knacks. They weren't any problem once we said no they didn't bother us anymore. There was a little market behind the restaurant near the bus and I purchased two dresses and some sarongs.
Beach fun
Silly boy
Beach baby
Trying some dance moves
Picture perfect
Market area
Walkway to beach between restaurants
Waiting to board the bus
After the beach time we boarded the bus again for Marigot, the capital of the French side. We stopped to shop and lunch we only had 45 mins though. We ended up at Sarafinas for lunch. They had the most magnificent French pastries, I'm pretty sure I died and went to heaven.
Mmmm
So many treats
Too hard to choose
Macarons
Ham & Cheese
Macarons
Chicken/salad baguette
Choc filed eclair
Takeaway treats
After stuffing ourselves silly we jumped back on the bus to travel to our last stop for the day. Maho. Maho beach is famous for one thing. It's planes. The planes fly over the beach so, so low before landing just over the road at Princess Juliana airport. on the way Peyton and Brandon fell asleep. I drank some rum punch and boy does it pack a punch! When we stopped Brandon slept so the bus driver left the bus running with the a/c on. I took Peyton to spot some planes. We went and sat at the bar and waited. First a small plane came in. Then came a big one. It was really fun watching them land. I would definitely go back!
Rum punch (it was the size of a shot)
Drinking Capri Sun
Sleeping on the bus in her new dress
Coke cans in the Caribbean
Flight schedule
Gorgeous Maho beach
Here comes a little plane
So low..
Enjoying Coke @ Sunset Bar & Grill
Here comes the big one!
American Airlines
So big!!
We all boarded the bus to trek back to the port. It was a big day but so much fun. The tour was fantastic , the guides friendly and there were plenty of cold drinks on the bus. We got back to the port and I bought a few trinkets from the souvenir stalls before getting back on board.
Some local buildings
Crappy photo from the bus
Toilets @ Marigot
Oh so beautiful
Goodbye St Maatin, hope to visit again someday!
Dinner was pirate night we were so tired that I don't remember much from dinner. I did take a few photos though. We watched the fireworks then grabbed some goodies from the dessert party. By then it was sleep time for us. After such a big day we were buggered.
Soup
Kids corndog meal
More soup
Ribs
Fish
Towel animal
Pirate night fireworks!
Dessert party
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