As promised here are some photos of our one of our favourite beaches in Sint Maarten

Simpson Bay Beach                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 Simpson Bay Beach is a  beautiful white sand beach that stretches almost 2 kilometers.

The beach is on the south side of the island so it is protected from the strong northeast winds, however in October 2008 it took a direct hit from Hurricane Omar which came in from the south.

 Simpson Bay Beach - Sint Maarten - February 27, 2009

One of our favourite past times when we stay at the T-Shell Inn is to walk along Simpson Bay Beach and enjoy the sunset

     The setting sun on Simpson Bay - Sint Maarten - February 28, 2009

Sunset on Simpson Bay Sint Maarten - February 28, 2009 -

Photos by dmw2

Hello and Greetings from Sint Maarten!

It is good to be back in the Caribbean!

Driving in from the airport we felt like we had never been away.  It is hard to believe it has been a year.

We have enjoyed our stay at the Turqouise Shell Inn, which tomorrow comes to an end when we move aboard!  

We always enjoy our stay at the T-Shell Inn.  Located across the road from Simpson Bay a beautiful white sandy beach.  The rooms at the T-Shell Inn are very clean and comfortable with kitchen facilities and the staff - Carter, Marcus and Polly, always make us feel at home.  If you ever visit Sint Maarten we highly recommend a stay here.

As in previous years we have spent our first few days getting over jet lag and climatizing to this wonderful warm weather.  The climatizing to the warm weather took about 2 seconds, the jet lag on the other hand took a few days.

We have already begun working on”The List” The Admiral has prepared and hopefully will have everything completed in a couple of weeks.   At the moment we are working on retrieving Bergy’s rudder from storage - somewhere on the island.   We had the rudder repaired over the winter and the fellow who repaired it for us has it, supposedly, stored at his home.  He said he would deliver it Tuesday of  this week - which means on Island Time - we should see it sometime next week!  (For the non-sailors - the rudder is the part that steers the boat - a rather important piece!)

Despite Hurricane Omar in September ‘08 (more on that in a later post) Bergy Bit was in relatively good shape - we took on a bit of water but really nothing to speak of considering the damage that was done in the area.  Hat’s off to Bobby’s Marina for securing all of the boats well.

We had hoped to post a couple of photos from our evening beach walks but the Internet Connection isn’t allowing that today.  Perhaps another day.

As the sun sets on Simpson Bay we wish everyone a good evening.

The Admiral and First Mate Gilligan

Moving aboard - SV Bergy Bit - Bobby’s Marina - Simpson Bay Lagoon