St. Martin- February 12-16

Doug made a little stone tower to match the stone towers at Happy Bay

Weird stone towers
From the top of Pic Paradis, you get a great view of Tintamarre.  We plan to go to Tintamarre on our next trip to SXM.
View from top of Pic Paradis (highest point on SXM)
When we came up to the top of Pic Paradis, we looked up and saw towers filled with... Andrew Corporation dishes!  (dad's company in Chicago)

It took more than a minute to get to the look-out

Hike might be an understatement!
Steel drum band in Grand Case
Sunset in Grand Case
Supper at a Lola (BBQ hut)

We were SO excited to see the Lawries!  We went to church in Phillipsburg Sunday and went to their house afterwards.  Joel, Orpha, and Marky have grown up so much since the first time we came to SXM in 2005!
Doug with Marlon and Subrena
I didn't plan to match the grapefruit Ting bottle...
Anse Marcel on the northern side of SXM

Sunset at Maho Bay

Lined up to get blown away (literally!) by the airplanes taking off
Sunday night we went to a restaurant in Marigot... this cat was wandering around outside.  Doug named him "Max the Sea Cat"

On our last morning we got up early and hiked to the top of Fort Amsterdam, the Dutch fort in Phillipsburg

Dawn Beach... possibly my new favorite beach
At the airport... sad to go back to cold Atlanta