St Maarten

Feb 24th
St Maarten

Today was my first and only visit to St Maarten, and I left the ship to find 3 other ships in port with me, one of which being the new Oasis of the Seas, the largest ship in the world. I got off the ship with John to head towards free wifi, which we were told could be found at the Green House. John and I sat down for “2 for 1” drinks and waited for the band to meet up with us. I had a margarita, simply because I was in the Caribbean and it seemed like a requirement. For whatever reason though, the band never showed and my internet signal was garbage, so we kind of blew 2 hours hanging out. But at the same time, it was a nice day, nice atmosphere, and I ran into a friend who was working on the Oasis who I haven’t seen for a year.
We eventually left to head towards promise of better internet on the other side of the beach to a bar called the Honky Tonk, which was supposedly packed with drunk dancer girls from a different ship, so how could we lose. John and I packed up and actually ran into the band on our way over, who were actually just leaving the Honky Tonk. We talked for a bit before they broke off to go to a gentleman’s club (yeah, it’s a cruise ship band), and John and I continued on.
The bar was empty by the time I got there though, which was actually perfect, because it meant I could get online with a really strong signal and get on Skype for a phone call. We hung out there for an hour or so before packing up and trying to get back to the ship before the approaching rain really hit.
That plan was foiled within minutes and John and I, hungry from not really eating anything all day, were forced into the quintessential local Caribbean restaurant….McDonalds, for a dinner attempt. It at least got us out of the heavy rains and we returned to the ship in a warm rain, not exactly the Caribbean dream, but way better than a Chicago snow!
Nothing special that night and that was about it for the day, thanks!