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I then met up with Bernard himself for my SXM Island Tour I through Bernard’s Tours.  Our driver was David Taylor, a very funny, informative guide. All through the tour, he pointed out landmarks, interesting facts about the country. 
We crossed the Dutch - French border into the French side and made a photo stop at a lookout point, visit with sea urchins. 

It is now Day Five a.k.a.

I grabbed a quick breakfast at Cafe Promenade prior to making my way off the ship and met Kareem ? 

Besides Adventure, Harmony, Marella Explorer, MSC Seaside, and another ship I couldn’t quite get close to catch the name of.




 

Wrapped up Day Four by attending a concert of Adele songs by the very talented Amy Jo Slater. 



 
 
 

Then it was off to Studio B for the fantastic skating show, Cool Art Hot Ice. (So happy to see a Canadian amongst the skaters!)
I actually took quite a few pictures of the skating show, so I will break it up and show you the highlights. 

 

Time to play catch up yet again.. sorry gang, but I hope to get some work done over the next two days while we are at sea. ? 
Back to Day Four..
I was actually 15 minutes late for MDR dinner coming back from San Juan, but actually was able to get my order in. 

Next, a brief photo stop at Orient hilltop before our lunch stop in Marigot. 

I had a very yummy lunch of pancetta, cheese, and pesto panini and pastry. ? (Sadly, the bakery was sold out of macaroons ?)



I had time to admire the yachts before meeting up with our group.

We made the obligatory stop at an extremely crowded Maho Beach before driving quickly through Simpson Bay Marina on our route back to port. Agreed with those who thought it was a little bit of a tourist trap, but it’s worth seeing once. 



Overall, this was a terrific tour and I will definitely consider Bernard’s Tours for my next visit to St Maarten. 
At the terminal, I bought, drank $2 bottle of Corona at a duty free ship before returning to the ship. We sailed to our next destination under a wonderful sunset. 



I will finish off Day Five and hopefully Day Six tomorrow ? 

At this point I got lost and actually walked in the direction of the San Cristóbal Fort. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, I elected not to go in, but I grabbed the free trolley toward old San Juan. 

Using Google Maps, I was able to navigate to the 16th century La Fortaleza (Governors Mansion), spotted Barrachina Restaurant (where the Pina Colada was born), the awesome Paseo de Sombrillas art installation, and Cristo Chapel (home of the Pigeon Park). 


I was able to spot Adventure ? 

My second-to-last visit prior to returning to the ship was Plaza de Colon with a statue commemorating Christopher Columbus.

A quick visit to Walgreen’s located across from where Adventure was docked completed my visit to San Juan. At this point, my feet were killing me and I was running late for dinner in the MDR. 
I will update again tomorrow and finish off Day Four after my tour of St. Kitts. 

I then took the steep Triangular Staircase downstairs to the Bateria de Santa Barbara and lower level. A quick stop at the San Juan Cemetary completed my visit to El Morro. 

We made the obligatory stop at an extremely crowded Maho Beach before driving quickly through Simpson Bay Marina on our route back to port. Agreed with those who thought it was a little bit of a tourist trap, but it’s worth seeing once. 



Overall, this was a terrific tour and I will definitely consider Bernard’s Tours for my next visit to St Maarten. 
At the terminal, I bought, drank $2 bottle of Corona at a duty free ship before returning to the ship. We sailed to our next destination under a wonderful sunset. 



I will finish off Day Five and hopefully Day Six tomorrow ? 

We made the obligatory stop at an extremely crowded Maho Beach before driving quickly through Simpson Bay Marina on our route back to port. Agreed with those who thought it was a little bit of a tourist trap, but it’s worth seeing once. 



Overall, this was a terrific tour and I will definitely consider Bernard’s Tours for my next visit to St Maarten. 
At the terminal, I bought, drank $2 bottle of Corona at a duty free ship before returning to the ship. We sailed to our next destination under a wonderful sunset. 



I will finish off Day Five and hopefully Day Six tomorrow ? 

Next, a brief photo stop at Orient hilltop before our lunch stop in Marigot. 

I had a very yummy lunch of pancetta, cheese, and pesto panini and pastry. ? (Sadly, the bakery was sold out of macaroons ?)



I had time to admire the yachts before meeting up with our group.

We made another photo stop at Oyster Pond prior to reaching the iguana farm. 

I then met up with Bernard himself for my SXM Island Tour I through Bernard’s Tours.  Our driver was David Taylor, a very funny, informative guide. All through the tour, he pointed out landmarks, interesting facts about the country. 
We crossed the Dutch - French border into the French side and made a photo stop at a lookout point, visit with sea urchins. 

It is now Day Five a.k.a.

I grabbed a quick breakfast at Cafe Promenade prior to making my way off the ship and met Kareem ? 

Besides Adventure, Harmony, Marella Explorer, MSC Seaside, and another ship I couldn’t quite get close to catch the name of.




 

Wrapped up Day Four by attending a concert of Adele songs by the very talented Amy Jo Slater. 



 
 
 

Time to play catch up yet again.. sorry gang, but I hope to get some work done over the next two days while we are at sea. ? 
Back to Day Four..
I was actually 15 minutes late for MDR dinner coming back from San Juan, but actually was able to get my order in. 

We made the obligatory stop at an extremely crowded Maho Beach before driving quickly through Simpson Bay Marina on our route back to port. Agreed with those who thought it was a little bit of a tourist trap, but it’s worth seeing once. 



Overall, this was a terrific tour and I will definitely consider Bernard’s Tours for my next visit to St Maarten. 
At the terminal, I bought, drank $2 bottle of Corona at a duty free ship before returning to the ship. We sailed to our next destination under a wonderful sunset. 



I will finish off Day Five and hopefully Day Six tomorrow ? 

We made the obligatory stop at an extremely crowded Maho Beach before driving quickly through Simpson Bay Marina on our route back to port. Agreed with those who thought it was a little bit of a tourist trap, but it’s worth seeing once. 



Overall, this was a terrific tour and I will definitely consider Bernard’s Tours for my next visit to St Maarten. 
At the terminal, I bought, drank $2 bottle of Corona at a duty free ship before returning to the ship. We sailed to our next destination under a wonderful sunset. 



I will finish off Day Five and hopefully Day Six tomorrow ? 

Next, a brief photo stop at Orient hilltop before our lunch stop in Marigot. 

I had a very yummy lunch of pancetta, cheese, and pesto panini and pastry. ? (Sadly, the bakery was sold out of macaroons ?)



I had time to admire the yachts before meeting up with our group.