Monday we got moving and signed up for the shuttle to Philipsburg. We signed up for the week-long pass so we can hit some other places later in the week. There were two cruise ships docked in Philipsburg, so it was a little crowded but the people added to the charm in a way. The town was very similar to almost every other port we stopped in when we went on our cruise. Tons of jewelry stores, knick knack shops everywhere, and many bars. Trish got a really nice looking tanzinite ring, and we did some gift shopping at the Del Sol store. We ended up having lunch at an upstairs indian place that was recommended from the Fromer’s book Trish picked up. It was quite good. We got back to Oyster Bay in time to clean up and hit the welcoming party. Open bar, decent band, about what you’d expect. We had a good time.
Tuesday was St Marrtens day. Kind of like our 4th of July, so most of the town was shut down. We were planning on staying around the resort so it worked out well for us. One of the traditions is to make and fly kites, so with the help of the staff we did. It was a ton of fun, Trish made a kite that looked like a girl, complete with hair, I made some square monstrosity. There was no wind so we haven’t tried to fly our kite yet. After making the kites we went snorkeling at dawn beach, was pretty fun, water was cloudy, but was able to get at least one decent fish picture. We headed back to the room and read. We haven’t had time to read in ages, it’s been nice to take the time on this trip.
