Bellavista Villas Anguilla

... a community feeling to it, especially because we visited in the low season, hurricane season. The steets were very quite, many shops were closed and not many tourists were visiting the island overnight. <br><br>We stayed for 2 nights and almost didn't made it back to St. Maarten because a hurricane was passing close by and the seas were too high for boats to run. So we ended up taking a plane.<br>

... up to Pic Paradis (the highest point on the island) and instead, whiled away an unproductive and unpleasant afternoon at the Hidden Forest Café. Long gone are the days of fearless gallivanting. I guess you can say this vacation was truly a different experience, as it should be when traveling with an infant. <br><br>Suffice to say, we had an amazing time, despite all the bumps in the road to ...

Most of our days were spent visiting the French side of the island. We spent a long and lazy afternoon at Le Galion Beach so our little one could play in some shallow water. It&#8217;s a perfect beach for families with small kids or infants due to the calm waters. In fact, even in the shallowest of waters we saw some fish ...

... no road work is being done and you won&#8217;t be re-routed) or pass through Philipsburg (the capital on the Dutch side). Shopping in St. Maarten is all duty-free. And in the Dutch capital, there are plenty of jewelry shops all in a row on Front Street if you plan on buying some bling. Of course I had passed those up, and instead was more interested in stocking our mini fridge in the hotel room with some baby food, water, and some ...

... ever tasted. We all thought of Pam and how she would have loved it! Shopping was a great success&#8230; T-Shirts, trinkets, jewelry, vanilla, etc. ; another memorable Philipsburg shopping day.<br>After returning home it was off to the beach to finish the day with a refreshing swim. Over the most delicious, mouth-watering BLT&#8217;s cooked by Cindy (who is dictating this sentence) we planned our next day&#8217;s itinerary.

... the Westin was the agenda for the evening, but first we stop by the welcome party in the atrium where food, drink, King Beau Beau's great band, and the drawings for all the "door" prizes. All, including Jeff, got their raffle tickets and decided to stay to see if they could win something free. As the free dinner for two at Infinity, bottles of liquor, cigars, and other sundries were raffled off Jeff's anxiety level rose and at ...

We started the day well rested after an eventful travel day frought with delays, food vouchers and freezing airports. We woke to the smell of fresh ground coffee brewing which we happily drank on our balcony overlooking paradise. Cindy and Jeff are raring to go (what else is new) and head out to the front desk to buy water, Barb and Becky cook a delicious breakfast back at the ranch with eggs, bacon, toast and jam. <br>Always up ...

... the docks where the racing regattas were moored. He took about 15 minutes to give us some background about the history of the sport and told us that one of the boats being used would be the famous Stars and Stripes that won The Americas Cup with Dennis Connor in 1987. <br><br>Our group was divided into 3 crews for 3 different boats and my wife and myself were incredibly lucky to be part of the crew for the Stars and Stripes. How cool was this going to be!! We got to participate as ...

... the drive, we began to get really sleepy and tired. The heat and humidity from walking around Marigot began taking a toll on our energy level. At the last minute, we asked the driver to just take us back to the port instead of going into Phillipsburg. Back at the port, we just explored the shops at the terminal before heading back to the ship. I wasn't too impressed with St. Maarten. There just didn't seem like a lot to do there. Perhaps it was ...

... night was "Comedy Showcase." Though some jokes are quite gross, I do need some good laugh after a such frustrating day, both on land and on board. Maybe because I was too upset tonight, I forgot to attend the on-board Karaoke event (usually one of few things I enjoy very much and can make those who rarely notices find my talent.) Now I feel further *****ier .... Well, tomorrow is another day. And tomorrow, I will visit a new country.