St. Maarten

Craig and I went to St. Marten for a week getaway right before Christmas.  The first night we got there it was pouring rain and the forecast was not that great for the week.  We went to dinner at a place just down the street called Big Fish.  The whole back of my shirt was soaked even though we had an umbrella.  The restaurant was all white and really cool.  We sat at the bar and ate dinner.  We met a really nice couple and their Dutch friend Leo who lives there full time.  The couple were from Minnesota, but spend a lot of time there.  They invited us over for coffee the next morning and picked us up at 9am.  Craig was a little nervous about going and thought they might poison us because he watches too many crime shows.  We had a nice time at their house and took some pictures.  They had a nice house with a really neat pool and their view was amazing.    

Outside of Big Fish...it was still raining a little bit

The next morning at our new friends house...Nice view

Their pool

This is a picture from our hotel of their house.  It's the one on the top left. 

Close up of their house

The second night we went to Aura in the Westin, which was right by our hotel.

View from our balcony

The third night we went to dinner at another restaurant close to our hotel called Caona.

Another night at dinner at Captain Oliver's across the water...

The island is half Dutch and half French.  We stayed on the Dutch side, but were less than a mile from the border.  One day we drove to the French side and took a ferry to a very small island called Pinel.  We sat on the beach in chairs and hung out.  Here is the view from my chair...

Our feet...

Having lunch under a hut

Here is where we had lunch

Our beach chairs...

The beach on the Island of Pinel

The second to last night we decided to go back to Big Fish for dinner.  It was so close to our hotel and even though we rented a car it was dangerous driving at night.  The roads are bad and it's not lit very well.    Before dinner we sat outside and had a drink on the patio.

We sat in the same spot

Last night on St. Maarten...dinner by the water