(Pirate Ship) (Water taxi we took a couple times)
(St Marteen) (Our home we bought!!! LOL!!!)
(Carl on Dawn Beach) (Me and Carl on Dawn Beach)
(Our ATV for the day) (Three Beaches in one)
(Our Smiling Parasail waiting for us) (Getting ready to be strapped in)
(Ready for take off) (Dip in the water)
(That is us wayyyyy out there) (Me driving the ATV)
(View of St Marteen from the ATV) (Waiting on the Water Taxi)
(Still waiting) (Finally riding on the water taxi)
Desert Buffet for the evening) (Cheers to us!!!)
(Carl, me, Vishnu, and Kelly) (Me and Carl at the late night pool deck party)
Today we got up bright and early to enjoy the beautiful island of St Marteen! We got off the ship and immediately hopped on a water taxi that took us to the "Dutch Side" of St Marteen. When we got off the water taxi we were approached by a local to rent ATV's for the day...we thought about it and decided to do it! It was awesome...we had free range of the island and could go around the entire day and do whatever we wanted to do. So we hopped on the ATV and took off toward Dawn Beach which was recommended by my wonderful parents. We finally found it and walked out there and it was absolutely beautiful. This is where we found the house pictured above! We walked in the water and of course took some pictures and then hopped back on our ride for the day and took off. We had a map of the island so we tried to follow it but weren't real sure of ourselves so we found a local who let us follow him to Orientale Beach (on the french side) which was 3 beaches in one, one which was a nude beach! We got there and walked around looking for a place to eat...there was lots of little restaurants on the beach it was so cool. We finally found one that the prices were in US instead of French so we got a table and had the best little meal ever! While we were eating we were watching the people parasailing so we thought about it and decided to do it! We chose the one with the smiley face of course! We were taken to the actual boat on a dingy with two other women who went first it was fun watching but then it was our turn. We suited up in our lifevest and got strapped in and ready for take off! It was more than amazing!!! The ocean was so clear and it felt like we were flying. We were soooo high up there and far out then they brought us in closer to the beach and dipped us and took us over people playing in the water...we were so close to them we could almost touch! This was one of the biggest highlights for sure! After parasailing we hopped back on our ride and took off. Carl let me drive and he hung on to me and took tons of pictures. It was so cool we just rode through all the hills and beaches and stopped along the way and did a lil shopping and tourist things. It was beautiful. The day flew by and it was time to head back in towards the port. We took the ATV back and the guy actually took us around to some shops and helped us find good places to go. After a lil more shopping and some drinks we got back on the Water Taxi and headed back on the ship. We went to the room, got a snack, and sat on the balcony and watched as we took off. It was sad but beautiful. It was then time for dinner. Dinner was good but took forever so we missed the late night show. We hung out for a bit and then headed to the Lido Deck for the late night party and buffet. The buffet was beautiful...its amazing what they can do with food. After snapping picts of the food we posted up at the bar and met up with Vishnu and Kelly. We had fun watching the different games and dances and had some cocktails. It was another packed full day of fun so we were exhausted so we headed to the room to pass out!
