Up with the protective floats.
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Sailing through Simpson lagoon. The captain gave us a special treat on our...
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Headed to the drawbridge
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Under the drawbridge and into the open waters of Simpson Bay.
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We'll sail up the coast from here. The airport is off to the right.
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Helping lift the mainsail. That's Pelican resort in the...
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Sail's up.
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This fellow does double duty. Not only did he motor along side of us -...
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Getting ready to pose.
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The pose. A nice souvenir for twenty bucks.
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Saphire resort at Cupecoy. We're sailing north up the western coast and...
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Time to raise another sail.
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No wonder it's called the Heineken boat.
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Time to relax with a rum punch.
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Time to take it easy.
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Time to really take it easy.
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Land ho !
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After an hour's sailing, we're approaching the little island...
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Lowering the sail.
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Bagging it.
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The beautiful beach coming into view.
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Motoring in.
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We're not alone. But the beach is big enough for all of us.
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That's Lambada, another catamaran that comes over this way . We go out on...
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Last minute instructions. You can snorkel that reef over there, and...
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Enjoy this beautiful beach for the next three hours .
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Five bucks will get you two chairs and some shade.
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Nice white sand.
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Visitors fly by all the time
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In about an hour we'll be called to lunch up there. Your choice of...
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Another visitor
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Some drop in for a bite.
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They don't always come alone.
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A nice lunch. Now back into the water. We'll be leaving in another hour.
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Sail going up
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Sail's up and off we go
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A booby flies by, probably looking for one last bit of bread before we sail away
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Handouts still available
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The captain cut off the top of a 1.5 liter water bottle , filled it with rum...
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Here they come again !
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Taking us back to St Maarten. We'll be there in an hour or so.
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Alone with her thoughts.
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Maybe it's better to have a little company ?
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Absolutely !
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The beach at La Samanna. This crew member gave the young ladies aboard...
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Serious talk.
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More scavengers looking to be fed. These Atlantic gulls are much...
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Well, maybe one more beer
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Cupecoy beach on our return. Some luxury condos are being built down...
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Mooning some people on the beach who were mooning us. I guess my...
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Another look at the new construction. They'll be up and running by...
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Here come more gulls
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Too much sun? No, too much rum.
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Coming back to Simpson Bay.
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That was one of our favorite French restaurants. It was destroyed ten...
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Under the drawbridge and back into the lagoon. The end of a fine sailing day.
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