Simpson Lagoon 
Sint Maartin
18.02.721N
63.05.616W
Today was Orpailleur’s car trip around the island, so Dale and I made a quick trip to the pharmacy to stock up on our prescriptions, then returned to the boat and read the rest of the day.
At one point, we had spoken with Linda & Gary on RainbowRider and thought that we would get together with them for lunch but the quick repair on their dinghy ended up running much longer than they had originally planned so we scrubbed those plans with ones of getting together for dinner tomorrow night instead.
The husband and wife crew of another boat by the name of Westerleigh dropped by. They have 98’ Hunter Passage 450. We talked a bit about the boats and tentatively arranged to get together with them sometime tomorrow as well to show and tell the ‘upgrades’ we’ve made to our respective boats.
As planned, we met up with Gerry, Nicky, Mark & Rose on the French side of the lagoon for dinner this evening. The Tropicana served an excellent meal and even more excellent desserts. We enjoyed our last night together with Mark & Rose and wish them well on their trip back to England. They’ll fly from here to San Juan where they have a 7 hour layover before taking the next leg to Barbados. They’ll spend the night at a hotel on Barbados, then fly back to England on the 1st of March.
Tonight I made up a CD copy of all of the pictures I’ve been taking since they got here to take with them tomorrow morning. I’m sure they had a wonderful time with their long time friends, Gerry & Nicky, and will take home many more memories of their time in the islands than they will photos.
Sint Maartin
18.02.721N
63.05.616W
Today was Orpailleur’s car trip around the island, so Dale and I made a quick trip to the pharmacy to stock up on our prescriptions, then returned to the boat and read the rest of the day.
At one point, we had spoken with Linda & Gary on RainbowRider and thought that we would get together with them for lunch but the quick repair on their dinghy ended up running much longer than they had originally planned so we scrubbed those plans with ones of getting together for dinner tomorrow night instead.
The husband and wife crew of another boat by the name of Westerleigh dropped by. They have 98’ Hunter Passage 450. We talked a bit about the boats and tentatively arranged to get together with them sometime tomorrow as well to show and tell the ‘upgrades’ we’ve made to our respective boats.
As planned, we met up with Gerry, Nicky, Mark & Rose on the French side of the lagoon for dinner this evening. The Tropicana served an excellent meal and even more excellent desserts. We enjoyed our last night together with Mark & Rose and wish them well on their trip back to England. They’ll fly from here to San Juan where they have a 7 hour layover before taking the next leg to Barbados. They’ll spend the night at a hotel on Barbados, then fly back to England on the 1st of March.
Tonight I made up a CD copy of all of the pictures I’ve been taking since they got here to take with them tomorrow morning. I’m sure they had a wonderful time with their long time friends, Gerry & Nicky, and will take home many more memories of their time in the islands than they will photos.
