What's your idea of Paradise?
Ours is a little island in the eastern Caribbean called St. Maarten, 36 square miles of land surrounded by 35 beaches, with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other. Half of the island is Dutch, and the other half is French, making this the smallest piece of land in the world governed by two different nations.
We go to the island for two weeks every June, enjoying our timeshares at two different places. We have beaches at both places, but they're entirely different,
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Every June, our first week in St Maarten finds us at the Pelican Resort. Our...
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The view from our condo.
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And the view to our right. The airport is over there just beyond the sailboats.
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Part of our group every year during the first week of June: Joanne, Nancy,...
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Our St Maarten vacation doesn't begin until we first step into the...
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This is what we wait for all year long.
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Getting ready for the balloon toss competition.
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Okay, everybody. Throw!
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Nice form, Nancy!
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But you have to throw it all the way ... Oops.
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A half hour drive north of our resort is the little town of Grand...
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This is Calmos, our favorite restaurant on the French side .
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You can imagine we have fun here. And you'd be right!
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It won't be long before you'll find us all in the water here, solving...
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Later on at Calmos, we'll have a great French lunch. Here's to you!
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Another favorite day is spent on Penel , also on the French side . You...
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Headed to the island. Nancy's taking pictures. Merwyn's...
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Setting up on the beach.
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More photos. Joanne says she hates this picture, but how many women...
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Penel may have the quietest water around . That's St Maarten over...
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Time to snorkel.
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Lots of fish just below the surface.
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It's hard getting a good picture when the fish are this close.
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I'm happy to report that Pat wasn't attacked here.
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The obligatory class photo: Jerry & Donna, Joanne & Tom, Nancy &...
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