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International Island
... water and the Dutchman chose gin. After walking a few hours, the Dutchman needed a little nap to sleep off the gin he had been drinking. (Also dubious, but told by the guide with an absolutely straight face.)
Even with a much smaller portion of the land, the Dutch found they had the better deal: most of the salt ponds were on their side. The two countries decided to share the island peacefully in 1648, but it ...
Day 10
... store clerk looked at me like I made up the word alcolado, so I ventured back down the street to my corner store market, which was closed, taking me to the market further down. The store clerk pointed me to it – a small bottle full of what looked like green water, but it’s mixed with alcohol and menthol. I stocked up on Island Mauby drinks while I was there and gave the store clerk euros. In return, he gave me a tip that any of the markets ...
My hurricane emergency plan: Avoid the hurricanes
Dear blog, it’s been a long time since I’ve written anything. For that I apologize. It’s just that being a diving instructor doesn’t really provide one with a whole lot of inspiring new stories to write home about every day. In fact it’s quite hard work. Work that is soon coming to an end. At least for now.
So... the time has come to leave Saint Martin. Not because I particularly want to right now, but more because I can't handle the ...
Anse de Columbier & Gustavia
... by the Rockefellers, who built a house on the southern hill, and obviously used it as their holiday home. It still stands there, however, it no longer looks its best with the gardens not having been looked after for many years, and the house itself looking very tired.
After having spent a couple of great days relaxing, we thought it was about time to move on to our next port of call...the capital of St. Barts, Gustavia.
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And then the chase was on!
... for us. And......, furthermore, if they didn’t have the right property, we would definitely be going elsewhere. So that was that! And everyone ...