A trip to St. Martin

TravelCarribean FriendsKramer >p? Our first full day on the island we looked towards the sky ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010913 and recorded the various views on the deck ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010914 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010915 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010916 before going in to have coffee that Seva was pouring (white for decaf, gray for caf) ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010917 and bread was sliced ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010918 for this standard (that is, I had it most days) breakfast ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010919 as I admired the napkin holder ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010920 and we then headed to Anse Marcel beach where this was the food menu ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010921 and the water scene ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010922 as we made our way to settle in and explore the various views ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010923 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010924 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010925 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010926 as Peter posed with this man who sold us chairs and eventually brought us drinks ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010927 from a menu ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010928 that became clear in time. ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010929 I admired both my feet and the view they defined ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010930 as a strawberry colada found its way to me ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010931 and I read my book which I quite enjoyed ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010932 even as we look out into the distance ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010933 and saw this boat near to shore ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010934 while Suzanne showed her pina colada ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010935 and it was a leisurely day at the beach ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010936 as people began jumping off the boat ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010937 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010938 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010939 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010940 as the sun made its way through the sky and onto my lens ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010941 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010942 before the evening began to show some darkness so that the views to left ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010943 and right which had displayed similar colors were suddenly very different. ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010944 which meant it was time to start thinking about packing up ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010945 and after a few restful moments ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010946 heading down the beach back to our car ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010947 which we drove to the gas station to get some ``sans plomb'' ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010948 before heading back to our villa to clean up before dinner. ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010949

We drove to the town of Grand Case and stopped at Le Pressoir to check out the menu and make a reservation for Thursday night ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010950 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010951 and then headed to the lolos where I recorded the menu at Talk of the Town ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010952 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010953 before we went next door to Sky's the Limit where these were the condiments ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010954 and this was the menu ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010955 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010956 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010957 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010958 which went well with Carib beer ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010959 as this girl came by and did her pirate act for us ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010960 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010961 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010962 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010963 eventually engaging Seva as a partner ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010964 when our food came including Peter's ribs ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010965 Suzanne's chicken ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010966 my vegetarian plate (and Seva's chicken which arrived late and was not recorded). ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010967 The restaurant had a sticker for the Garden State exit for LBI which amused is ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010968 as we settled the bill. ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010969 I recorded Blackberry our waitress (along with Cherry the other waitress) ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010970 and she came out of the shadows to pose with Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010971 before we walked down the street and discovered the dress Seva had thought she wanted the night before ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010972 but after an audition, it was rejected ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010973 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010974 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010975 and so we walked on to take the obligatory phone booth photo ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010976 and to record a restaurant ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010977 and a gift shop before calling it a night. ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010978 ../../../Sabbat/2013/02.02-09.13St.Martin//P1010979