Monday, December 21, 2015 & Tuesday, December 22, 2015 So, Monday was a bad day – and I’m getting around to writing this on Wednesday evening… Monday started out like a normal day.  Marcus had his diving trip booked, so I was going to stay at the resort and do laundry (Ha!).  Marcus booked a … More St. Maarten – Day 5 & 6

I have only one word for today…Sarafina’s.  Ok, three words…Sarafina’s French Pastries.  Nom, nom. As I sit here and type this on Monday morning, I’m currently enjoying another croissant from Sarafina’s. This morning we set out on a mission for fresh French Pastries.  We were up and out of the room by 09:45 headed to … More St. Maarten 2015 – Day Four

Saturday, December 19 Marcus was the early riser this morning.  I woke up around 08:00 to Marcus making pancakes.  Yum!! Friday night, our safe stopped working – so we had to get that taken care of before we headed out.  Three trips from maintenance, roughly an hour later our safe was working again.  We packed … More St. Maarten 2015 – Day Three

Friday, December 18, 2015 Today’s mission – shut off my brain.  Easier said than done.  My body decided it was ready to get up at 06:00.  Given that SXM is on Atlantic Standard Time, that’s 05:00 EST…clearly my body didn’t get the memo that vacations are for sleeping in.  Decided to make the best of … More St. Maarten 2015 – Day Two

Our first full day on the island… can not wait to hit the beach!  First things first – coffee (for Marcus).  Many trips to the Caribbean and we’ve learned to bring some things down with us.  Over the years we’ve gone from packing half a suit case of food – to just the necessities.  Why … More St. Maarten 2015 – First Full Day

St. Maarten Trip Report – Day 1 (Travel Day) This year, for our “big” trip, we decided to spend 10 days on St. Maarten. Travel Dates:  December 16 – December 26, 2015 Location:  Divi Little Bay Airline:  Delta (DAY -> ATL -> SXM) We flew Dayton, OH through Atlanta because I was able to save … More St. Maarten 2015 – Travel Day