Blogs from Sint Maarten, Central America Caribbean

St Maarteen Blog 29th January 2020 6 other cruise ships today including sister ships Azura and Britannia Sint Maarten, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is a country on the southern part of a Caribbean island shared with Saint Martin, a French overseas collectivity. Its natural features span lagoons, beaches and salt pans. The capital, Philipsburg, has cobblestone streets and colorful, colonial-style buildings lining its Front Street shopping area. The port is a popular cruise-ship stop.To the west of Philipsburg are beaches such as Cupecoy, set against limestone cliffs, and Maho Bay, where low-flying jets from the nearby airport create strong breezes. On the east side, Dawn Beach features an offshore reef and views of neighboring St. Barts island. Catamaran sailing trips, shipwreck dives and deep-sea fishing excursions are prevalent daytime activities. Casinos, b... read more

I'm back after a long time again!!! Will have to pick up this writing to catch up with other trips I made during the last 1.5 years. It's October 2016 and after a 1 hour 20 minutes flight I landed on St. Maarten for the very first time! This was about 1 year before the category-5 hurricane Irma slammed St. Maarten with full force with the eye passing right over the island. The island, together with Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba and St. Eustatius (Statia) used to form the Netherlands Antilles together. Six islands, one country. Aruba stepped out in 1986 and in 2010 Curaçao and St. Maarten followed, which led to the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. Although we formed one country, to me it did not feel like because the island is pretty far away, ... read more

Saint Maarten island Dao nay nho nhung chia lam 2, mot ben thuoc ve Phap duoc goi la Saint Martin va mot ben cua Dutch goi la Sint Maarten. Dao rat nho khoang 87km2 toan dao voi 77,000 dan da so la da den. Phan thuoc ve Phap St Martin rong 53km2 thu do la Marigot voi 5,700 dan. Con Sint Maarten thuoc Netherlands rong 34km2 va thu do la Philipsburg voi 8,100 dan. 60% dat thuoc ve Phap, 40% thuoc ve Dutch. Phia Phap co 36,000 dan phia Dutch co 40,000 dan. Columbus kham pha dao nay nam 1493 trong ngay le Saint Martin nen dat dao nay la Saint Martin voi Saint martin la tieng Phap va Sint Maarten la tieng Dutch. Khoi thuy Dutch den lam muoi o dao nay nam 1620. Phap ... read more

Nous sommes le 22 janvier, je suis un peu en retard pour vous souhaiter la Bonne Année! Vous savez, dans la vie, on fait parfois des choix … discutables. Nous avons consulté Mason, le spécialiste des éoliennes dans le lagon; et, malheureusement, nous devons changer le contrôleur de notre Air Breeze. Nous sommes donc partis à la recherche sur Internet. Mason nous avait parlé de 240$ pour un kit de réparation et nous avons trouvé le contrôleur sur AliExpress (devinez d’où ça vient) pour 147$, livré sans frais en moins de 10 jours. Cela nous semblait alléchant et nous avons fait quelques vérifications avant de nous engager. Et, bien que nous soyons le 19 décembre, temps le plus achalandé de l’année, nous avons passé notre commande à un vendeur chinois. Toujours est-il que le 15 janvier, ... read more

Whisper has been swinging at anchor in Simpson Bay Lagoon, St. Maarten since the 30th of December. We arrived here around mid morning on the 27th after leaving Leverick Bay, BVI about 5 PM on the 26th. Planning for our trip here started while we were still in the USVI. After getting repairs done to the boat, we decided to hang out a few more nights at the marina so we could watch the lighted boat parade and listen to the Barefoot Davis band at Tickles. We left Crown Bay on December 20th, spent a few nights at anchorages in St. John, and checked into the West End of Tortola, BVI on the 24th. Even before we left the USVI, it became apparent that the wealthy folks were spending the holidays in the islands. Large yachts, ... read more