The
evening meal was a group dinner in the main dining hall.
The following day, we put into the harbor at St. Maartin and
then went ashore.
The photos below are what we saw.
Jessica
and Kathleen mug for the camera at dinner.
Jessica
and her father Eddie.
Bobby
got a little too much sun during the day.
Since my
birthday and Kathleen's sister Dee are at about the same time,
Kathleen arranged to have a birthday cake delivered to the
table.
Marguerite
and Kevin laugh at an odd joke.
The next
morning we were due to pull into the harbor at St.
Maartin. I got up just before sunrise and spotted another
cruise ship as it passed by one of the neighboring islands.
I headed
up to the upper deck to get a better view outside and noticed
this statue. A wise marketing guy once said to me "you
gotta understand your target demographics". Enough said.
From the
upper deck one of the other ships was heading into the sunrise.
Also on
our starboard side was a tanker anchored awaiting its turn at
the docks.
We got
our first view of Phillipsburg, the capital of the island.
At an
adjacent quay was the Oasis of the Seas one of
the biggest ships I have ever seen.
The aft
end of the ship has a huge atrium.
We got
off the ship and headed into town and passed these cool
wind-powered motion sculptures.
Across
the harbor were some nice, upscale beach properties.
Along
the boardwalk we saw a number of Segway tours.
Kathleen
shows her famous form.
Interesting
name for a bar.
The main
street was nicely paved and totally awash in vendors selling
stuff.
There
were plenty of jewelry stores and gift shops. Note the
McDonald's sign on the right.
One of
the historic buildings in the downtown area.
The
Oranje School.
The
irony of this sign was not lost on us: A sign in Spanish,
advertising imported Dutch cheese, on a French island selling to
American tourists.
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