We arrived in Sint Maarten late Saturday afternoon. Pam and I were separated on the plane by about 15 rows. But we both claimed to have the worst screaming kid right beside each other! haha
Anyway, we got here safe and sound. They have some weird rule where you can’t get your rental car at the airport! You have to line up outside and wait for an over crowded shuttle bus to take you to a little station so you can wait in line to be assigned a car, so you can then go wait in line to get the car!
The roads are something right out of a horror movie! WoW – they could use a BIT of paving! Dodging potholes seems to the national sport. Although we’re quite a ways from the airport, we managed to get to the resort without major incident, although Pam claims her kidneys will never be the same.
We got here as it was getting dark, so had no time for the ocean, although we have a swell view out of our room over the ocean. The rooms are nice, with some nice artwork on the walls. The beds are comfortable, and the smallish kitchen is well-equipped, and enough for our needs.
We had dinner at Beau Beau’s, which is a short 90 second walk from our suite. Pam and Maggie and Tim had the ribs and pronounced them good. They have the annoying habit of adding a 15% gratuity to the bill, which is pretty standard in most restaurants we’ve been to in the Caribbean. The waiters then tell you that they don’t really get any of that, and want an even bigger tip. sigh What can you do?
Tomorrow we’re gonna hit the ocean out front here and see what we can see.
Internet is very expensive here, so my updates might be not as regular as usual. We’ll do our best!
