The Pavillion Hotel Anguilla

St. Barthelemy (or St Barths), a magical little island about 2 hours by boat from St. Maarten. Small houses, narrow streets, beautiful surrounding, baguettes, crystal clear water and great food... although it is quite pricey. As it is a French island, people speak French and it has a French touch. Many people go skinny dipping and most women are topless on the beaches.

The island had a bit ...

So our trip to St.Maarten/St.Martin is quickly coming to an end. We only had a few days left and contemplated taking a ferry to either St. Barth's or Anguilla. Unfortunately, neither of those came to fruition. Our newest travel partner was still adjusting to playing in sand and the thought of lugging all the things we would need to bring for a day excursion was taking the fun out of it. We failed to ...

... about. The Tidal Wave Beach Bar is a relaxed place to have something to eat. I had some fresh mahi mahi and salmon tartare for lunch. The food is a bit pricey, but convenient. Le Galion is great for adults too. If you would like to windsurf, do some paddle boating, or even kayak, just rent from Tropical Wave.

Having landed safely and now driving around in our tiny Hyundai Atos (not Smart Car tiny, but close enough) to the Westin Dawn Beach on the unpaved roads of St. Maarten, we noticed lots of construction going on. One thing to note, the maps provided by the rental car agencies are not well made and can be a bit confusing sometimes. If you’re heading to the Westin Dawn Beach, you can either cut through the interior of the island ...

... in Burger King who remarked “Welcome home, man!”. Jeff seems to touch people w/ joy wherever he is; this has become especially clear to us by the reaction of those he has touched here at Oyster Bay. This place is his Joy.
We stopped for a breather on Old Street and happened to stumble into a small sidewalk café called Café au Petit that had the most remarkable broccoli & bleu cheese quiche we ...

... the gang at Beau Beau's Beach Bar we all had lunch then headed back to the beach to relax a little more. However, nature had other plans! The clouds rolled in and the wind picked up and at that moment Mother Nature decided to sneeze and up and out of the sand Becky's beach umbrella flew. We decided that it was time to head on in! It was a lazy afternoon with naps all around. But wait... the best is yet to come.

Gambling ...

... whatever else anybody wanted to do - just as it should be on vacation.
Everybody finished with the day with a sumptuous Caribbean buffet at Infinity. Jeff discovered plantains and loved them.
The group retired to the room for the night to blog about their day and share with their loved ones who we all wished were here. And so we sit at the end of the day looking out at the full moon over the water, and bid you good night.

We were at sea for a day before we reached the island of St. Maarten. The seas were choppy and the ship did get bounced around but not that much. The weather was warm and sitting on the deck enjoying the pool was where most passengers spent the day.

We arrived at St. Maarten and we were very excited about our day excursion. We were going to participate in a just-for-fun race on a 12 meter racing regatta. We were met by one of the crew members on the dock and we followed him ...

... suggested me to go after I walked in and said "Table for One, please." "You may meet a special someone. Then, you can ask table for two in the next 6 nights." Oh, whatever.... This "single's dinner' turned out to be the most awkward dining experience in years. As possibly the only single Asian guy, I could feel that my tablemates had absoltely no interest in me. That may be okay with me since this happens to me quite ...