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| Creole Rock Saint Martin North Coast June 27, 2022 |
Some days I use the official name of the island, Saint Martin, to designate what Chris and I have been doing when we are doing more of an island thing.
Yesterday, we journeyed from Sint Maarten into France, Saint Martin, during our snorkeling adventure. Sadly, the tropical storms south of the island affecting Aruba made the seas too rough for us to enjoy the originally planned itinerary, but the day was a full and fantastic day of touring the island from the sea and snorkeling.
We taxied to Philipsburg to board the tour, we were lucky that the cruise ship was not docking until later in the day, and thirteen intrepid snorkelers led by Captain Brett headed out into the waters off Saint Martin for a day for surf, snorkeling, and beach fun.
It was a six hour trip and we enjoyed four stops, unlimited alcohol and sandwiches for lunch. The small number of people aboard the speedboat made the day enjoyable. Captain Brett did a great of touring us through the island and explaining the sights to help us understand what we were seeing and why. The effects if Hurricane Irma, 2017, are still painfully evident everywhere we looked, but the reconstruction underway is slowly returning the island to its former paradise glory.
Two videos of the day's activities help show the fun.
First, some cliff divers, note the sign about not diving from the cliff.
Next two landings and one take-off from Princess Juliana airport as seen off the end of the runway from the sea.
Can a day get any better than this?
I think not!
-- Bob Doan, writing from Simpson Bay, St Maarten
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