Where we are
That red arrow points to our little island, over to the south east of Puerto...
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Brown pelicans
These are the officlal birds of the Dutch side of the island, and the...
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Pelican Cay
Boats lay in the harbor at Simpson Bay to the right, with the...
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Airport
After picking up our luggage, we have about a two mile drive to our...
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Perspective
First, let's acquaint you with our second home. We're now...
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Pelican Beach Resort
Here's a better view of our resort. We spend a week in June in one...
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On the patio
Sooner or later we wind up on our patio, watching the sunset go down over...
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Pelican sunset
So the first week we're in Pelican, right on the beach. Here's the...
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Our beach
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Beach
But we spend a lot more time down on our beach than we do watching airplanes....
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Watchers
More often than not you'll find us out on the beach with our eyes on the...
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Rum
Sometimes the sun sets very slowly, so another rum cocktail might be necessary.
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Rafts
And we spend even more time out on our little bay at Pelican.
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Balcony
Over the years, how many friends have we had with us on this balcony...
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Rosie
Rosie is the main reason we get to go back to St Maarten every August....
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Sea view
We spend a lot of time on the deck, watching cruise ships and...
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Cruise ship
Almost every morning we can see one or two cruise ships sailing past,...
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Sunset sail
And most afternoons we can see sailboats passing by, filled with partygoers...
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Our house
There, over there just below the hill on the left, see the little tan...
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Deck view
The scene from our deck is always changing.
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Happy travelers
Another group headed to another ship for a day of sailing.
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Sailing out
Random Wind sailing out of Simpson Bay, on its way up the coast to the French...
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Random Wind
This has become our favorite ship over the last few years, since our previous...
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Sailing by
Out for a sunset sail and passing the Pelican Resort.
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Tango
One of several boats available for trips around Sint Maarten/St....
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View from the sea
There it is, the biggest resort on the island, with one of the very...
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Cheers
In addition to a great 90 minute sail, 'Tango' has an open...
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Sunset watch
Here we're with another group on the sunset cruise, but we're still...
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Sunset
Most sunsets are spectacular here, but every one is different.
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Buffet
That roast beef looks good, doesn't it?
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Penel
There are other islands just off our coast. This one is Penel, offering a...
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Coming in
Ready to drop the anchor and take us ashore.
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Catamaran
Boats head out to the nearby islands almost every day. And just about...
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Off
Off the catamaran and ready for some serious snorkeling.
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Foot & Bill
Our bachelor buddy Bill and the photographer's big foot.
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Water taxi
Sometimes we drive to the other side of the island and take a short...
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On the beach
Penel Island beaches are among the best around.
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Happy campers
And that's a look at the Dutch side of Sint Maarten/St. Martin in the...
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