Pat & Mel Visit
31 January 2012
Pat, Mel, Brad and Jared arrived on New Year's Eve. We had a quick dinner followed by numerous drinks and stayed up for the fireworks to bring in 2012. We were in the lagoon and were surrounded by land, which meant we were surrounded by fireworks as well - you did not know which way to look to catch the best ones.
We were up the next morning and ready to sail around St. Martin, with the exception of Mel. Unfortunately Mel indulged in the margaritas a little too much the night before and did not feel great for a few days on the boat. Marc forgot to mention that they were 'Tonita Margaritas' and had five ounces per drink. And to top it off - the seas were quite rough. Being sick on a boat does not look like fun, I would not recommend it!
Our on tour we visited:
- Marigot Bay with the amazing french bakery;
- Grand Case for a BBQ dinner;
- Tintemarre for sand castle building and turtle spotting;
- Orient Beach with the nude grandparents and
- Phillipsburg for 17 bottles of Ciclon and then back to Simpson Bay.
The week was filled with exploring the island, swimming and snorkeling, great weather, yummy food, lots of baguettes and wonderful company.