In the morning, with St. Maarten in site, we enjoy the island view.
St. Maarten port in the early morning.
Our ship, Celebrity's Equinox, in port in St. Maarten.
We took a tour which took us from the Dutch to the French side of St. Maarten.
A stop on our tour to view the sailboats below in the bay.
A stop at the bay where two tides merge in the middle of the bay.
Tides come in from both sides to merge in the middle in this bay.
A look out at the ocean from the bay.
Our tour continued to Orient Bay where part of the beach is clothing optional.
A look back at scenic Orient beach.
Orient Bay beach has many vendors including this one with pretty blue lounges.
A hill on Orient Beach is covered by cactus in flower.
Beautiful blue water off Orient Beach, St. Maarten.
A walk on Orient Beach around one of the exposed rocks.
A great white heron in a tree posed near the beach.
A stop in the French town of Marigot at the market where many vendors sell a variety of items.
A view of the open market in Marigot.
The market area with local art in Marigot, St. Maarten.
The view of the bay in the town of Marigot.
On Maho Beach, a violin playing pirate was the subject of a video that was being recorded.
Another look at Maho beach. The airport is to the right. Planes land overhead on Maho beach, coming very close to the beach.
A look at Maho beach including the pirate video group.
A smaller plane landing over Maho beach.
