Wednesday, January 14th: St. Maarten
All I can say is I would never be able to drive on this island! They are CRAZY! Lots of almost-90degree turns that the locals take going 45 mph. Not to mention the very narrow roads and hills, hills, hills! I was just grateful that our local tour guide was a seasoned tour driver of 35 years.
St. Maarten was beautiful, but devastating also. Lots of sad sites: homes, or what was left of them from the recent hurricane season; garbage; poor people; no economic resources on the island; the only industry is tourism. The Dutch side was worse than the French side. Seems the Frenchies have things going on, whereas the Dutchies were waiting for someone to do it for them...
Me & Lovey under the gates to St. Maarten
Me & Lovey on St. Maarten (Dutch side). Scenic stop on our tour ride
Pat, Kim, Jack, Carol, Me, & Lovey on a beach in St. Maarten. Just moments before this picture was taken there was a older couple walking down the beach: she was topless and he had a small handkerchief tied around his waist. Yuck & yuck.
Locals handling bananas & plantains
Lovey enjoying the shade on a plaza
Lovey & Me daring a picture in the streets of Philipsburg
Me & Lovey outside a local store. We liked the French flag waving on the top of the mountain behind us.
Gotta love these self portraits!
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