Luxury Cruise in Sint Maarten

2 days adrift at sea

No land in sight. Stop. Sense of time fading. Stop. Too much food. Stop. It's delicious. Stop. But we can't stop at it all. Stop. Send help. Stop.

Luxury Cruise in Sint Maarten

St. Martin is a small island for som unknown reason split in two (I'm sure it's for tax purposes), a French side and a Dutch side. The MSC Divina docked near Philipsburg which is in Sint Maarten, the Dutch side. (The French side is called Saint Martin.)

Our well rested (at this point) travelers found an overpriced taxi (perhaps the only kind) to take them the 20 min to Simpson Bay where they met up with the rest of the folks going aboard the Random Winds sailboat. Due to great luck, there were only 10 total passengers, and the other 7 had been here before and could impart all tips, as well as opinions on the rest of the tiny country, and made for great entertainment. Captain Trevor manned the sails and our own personal bartender Kim mixed drinks, made lunch, took pictures, awarded Myra the gold medal prize shirt for best Tarzan swing, and generally made herself likable.

A sunny, breezy hour of sailing took the Random Winds to a beach on the French side where the travelers snorkeled and enjoyed the coral and tropical fish and 86 degree crystal clear waters (you may be jealous now).

Paddleboarding and mud bath were also options.

The sounding of a conch shell called all in for a handmade meal of seasoned chicken kebabs, coconut dirty rice, salad, and fruit. E delizioso.

A short sail later brought them to Mullet Beach, on the Dutch side, where they advertised the amazing sailing trip by going off the best tarzan swing ever in front of but well away from all the crowds. Only one member of the party (other than the captain) did a successful dive, although Myra did her best to try a dive and a flip only to land back/head first both times. One of these though apparently looked swell enough to earn her a tank top of honor... Or it was her dashing TRULY flying side pierce kick pose.

Er, no not that one. But that's a better picture.

Mia is much more elegant.

Terra was brave enough to do a flip off the boat!

After some more lovely swimming in this great water, it was time to motor on back, enjoying some snacks and more drinks only limited by their imaginations.

This sailboat adventure was the best excursion yet.

Then Terra lost her keycard and ruined everything.

Just kidding. We only had to run from customs.

Just kidding. She got a new keycard once we made it back. With 4000 guests it's fair to assume they deal with this fairly often.

Now sunweary and sunburnt the travelers must rest up for their next adventure....