to some place called Maho Beach.
** October 13, 2010 - St. Maarten **
As morning approaches, I no longer feel like I am on vacation, but more like I have settled nicely into life and am truly enjoying this sense of peace that follows me around. We woke this morning and ventured outside to say good morning to the beautiful island of St. Maarten. Once we were settled into port we made our way down to the first deck of the ship to meet up with our crew for our tour of St. Maarten.
Our first stop was at a small pull off with amazing views of the French side of the island which is St. Martin.
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After a few photo ops and just being able to take in the beauty that is St. Martin we boarded back on to the bus and headed for Orient Beach. For those who do not know, Orient Beach is a clothing optional beach. Nudity is permitted on the French side of the island, however if you bare it all on the Dutch side, you will be taken to jail....as is. So make sure you know which side of the island you are on. Lol.
Here's Eric and I at Orient Beach...fully clothed. ;)
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Most of us in our group were under the impression that we were only going to be at Orient Beach for a short time, however our driver had a different agenda and had us in nude paradise for 2 hours. After much grumbling and discussion amongst the crew, we voted to wrap things up and head back to the Dutch side and the much anticipated Maho Beach.
Maho Beach was what made Eric and I decide to take this tour. Ever since we heard about this little slice of heaven we have wanted to visit. For those of you who have not seen the youtube videos or are aware of what Maho Beach is, I highly recommend this video:
There is a surf board that has all the days flights so you know when they are arriving and departing.
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You will also see when people riding the fence when planes take off. We had a few in our group do that.
We saw a few puddle jumpers arrive while we were there but were extremely disappointed to find out that the 747's arrived while we were at Orient Beach and then right after we left.
However, this picture pretty much sums up the whole cruising experience.
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We eventually made it back to the port area and did a little shopping and then headed back to ship.
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We had dinner in the main dining room and opted to just dine alone tonight. It was nice to just be with Eric and reconnect after such a long day.
We called it an early night and retreated to our cabin for some peace and quiet. Nothing but relaxation from here on out as we have 2 sea days before we return to Port Canaveral and reality.
