St. Maarten ~ Day 7 & Home

Friday morning we were determined to get in as much as we could, as it was our last day on the Island of St. Maarten.  We got up early and packed our beach bags.  We drove around the island until we found a fairly secluded beach on the French side called Baio Rouge.  We rented an umbrella and chairs and relaxed on the beach.  The beach was pretty secluded.  There were some rock formations on one side with caves where some divers were snorkeling and on the other side were...the nudists!  Sitting about 15 feet away from us were an old French couple, baring it all.  I guess they don't believe in tan lines.  We swam in the ocean for the last time on our trip and packed up for the day.

After spending most of the morning on the beach we headed to the famous Sunset Beach Bar & Grill next to the Princess Juliana Airport.  This is a famous restaurant because it is the closest restaurant in the world to a runway.  We saw airplanes land and take off while we enjoyed jalapeno poppers and island pizza.  They were so close it was unreal!

Later that evening we had some drinks by the pool and then hung out at the bar with some friends we had met during our stay.  The guavaberry rum and frozen margaritas were tasting too good that night and we were a little sad to be saying goodbye to the island.  We were ready to be home and to see our babies, though.  Our bags were packed, alarms were set and it was time to say farewell!

The next morning we were up bright and early.  We checked out of the resort, grabbed some McDonald's and drove to the car rental place to drop off the car.  They shuttled us to the airport and off we went.  I got some great shots of Sunset Beach Bar & Grill from the air and we landed safely back in Miami for our layover. Once we landed back home we were so excited to see the kids!  I got some beautiful sunset pictures as we were crossing back into Virginia and it felt so good to be home.

We had an amazing time together and I hope to do it again one day.  The Island of St. Maarten is truly  beautiful and different than any of the other Caribbean Islands we have visited.  I'm glad that we chose St. Maarten for our vacation. :)