St. Maarten ~ Day 1 & 2

We had a blast on our 4 year wedding anniversary trip to St. Maarten.  There was so much to do, see and drink!

Day 1 ~ Saturday:

We landed in St. Maarten on Saturday around 2:00.  Danny and I were separated on our connecting flight from Miami to St. Maarten which I was a little bummed about.  It turned out to be a blessing as the lady sitting next to me was a St. Maarten veteran, having been there for the last 11 years and just so happened to be an owner at the resort we were staying in.  Renee gave me the low down on the island from where to rent a car, which grocery stores to go to, where to dine and which bartender to be especially nice to.  She made the flight from Miami pass by quickly which was nice.

Per Renee's advice we rented a car right from the airport and navigated our way across the island to Oyster Bay Beach Resort where we would call home for the next week.  The roads were single lane, windy, mountainous, filled with scooters and motorcycles passing between cars and the most stunning views along the way. 

We were greeted with champagne and quickly settled into our room.  Of course the first order of business was to head down to the bar and get some cold drinks.  What can I say, it was a long day of traveling.  We found a grocery store and stocked up on essentials.  You know...ramen, frozen burritos, snacks, breakfast foods, liquor and wine.  We ate hand tossed pizza from Mr. Busby's outside of the resort and ended the night in the bar drinking one too many long island iced teas.  I was known as long island by a few people the rest of the week.

Day 2 ~ Sunday:

After a long day of traveling we decided to relax, lay on the beach and watch football at the bar that afternoon.  They had some entertainment at the court yard that included free frozen Guavaberry drinks, dancing and possibly a few black out moments for Danny.  It was all in good fun, though. 

The pool at our resort

Later that night we headed to Dinghy Dock with our new Chicago friends, Renee and Tom.  Dinghy Dock is on the French side of the island and Tom was nice enough to give us a ride.  We could see our resort from Dinghy Dock but there's no way we would have found it on our own.  We dined on fish and chips, listened to music and met a nice French couple and their two children.  While the French couple was very nice, there was a bit of a language barrier and we mostly spoke in broken Spanish to communicate.  I will say that a free drink is a universal sign language in itself.  We bought each other drinks during dinner and then they invited us for champagne at another bar.  We had what Danny thought was our own private boat.  In reality it was a stationary wooden boat attached to the dock with a table in the middle.  He kept asking where our captain was and when we were setting sail.  Much to his dismay, our boat never left Dinghy Dock. I'd say it was a pretty fun night, at least what we remember of it. ;)

Can you tell he's had too many Carib's and Guavaberry rum?

Dancing in the courtyard

He would probably kill me if he knew I posted these. :)

We definitely started out our vacation with a bang!  Stay tuned for the famous Sunset Bar, Orient Beach and more!