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Saturday 12/18 |
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Sunrise from the airplane window. |
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Sunday 12/19: Pic Paradis |
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Road ahead to Pic Paradis, the island's highest peak at 1,391 feet. This is the widest and flattest part of the road. |
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Pic Paradis |
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There were many clouds moving thru this day. Paul walking on the path. |
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Pic Paradis |
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There goes Paul up the path. |
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Pic Paradis |
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View from the path. |
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Pic Paradis |
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View of the Orleans Quarter. |
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Pic Paradis |
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View of the Orleans Quarter without cloud cover. |
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Pic Paradis |
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Close up view of the Orleans Quarter. |
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Pic Paradis |
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View of Bale Lucas (Lucas Bay). |
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Pic Paradis |
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View of Coconut Grove. |
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Pic Paradis |
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View of Coconut Grove. |
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Pic Paradis |
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View from the path looking over someone's driveway. |
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Pic Paradis |
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View from the path overlooking someone's driveway. |
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Pic Paradis |
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View from the path overlooking someone's driveway. |
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Pic Paradis |
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View of Marigot and Simpson Bay from the hairpin turn in the road. |
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Sunday 2/19: Flamingo Beach Resort |
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Fish in the water at the resort. |
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Flamingo Beach Resort |
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Mike in the water at the resort |
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Flamingo Beach Resort |
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Kathy in the water at the resort. |
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Flamingo Beach Resort |
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Kathy on the beach at the resort. |
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Flamingo Beach Resort |
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Kathy on the beach at the resort. |
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Sunday 12/19: Indiana Beach Restaurant |
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Paul and Gwen at our table in front of the stuffed tiger. |
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%20Eggfly.jpg "Monday 12/20: The Butterfly Farm")
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Monday 12/20: The Butterfly Farm |
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We visited the Butterfly farm on Monday and again on Friday. Butterfly pictures are from both days. Australian (Greater) Eggfly butterfly. |
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The Butterfly Farm: www.butterflyfarm.com |
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Caroniflambeau butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Clipper Blue butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Banded Peacock butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Mormon butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Mormon butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Mormon butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Mormon butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Mormon butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Mormon butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Morpho butterfly. Very hard to capture on film with the wings open. |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Kathy watching a Common Morpho butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Morpho butterfly with closed wings. |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Kathy with a Common Morpho butterfly. |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Morpho butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Morpho butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Morpho butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Morpho butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Common Morpho butterfly (on the leaf). |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Unidentified flora |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Unidentified flora |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Unidentified flora. |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Giant Swallowtail butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Giant Swallowtail butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Great Orange Tip butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Large Tree Nymph butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Large Tree Nymph butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Large Tree Nymph butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Lemon Pansy butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Monarch butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Monarch caterpillar |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Zebra Longwing butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Zebra Longwing butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Unidentified butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Unidentified butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Unidentified butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Unidentified butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Unidentified butterfly (suspect it's a mormon) |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Unidentified butterfly |
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The Butterfly Farm |
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Unidentified butterfly (probably a mormon) |
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Monday 12/20 |
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On a 36 sq. mi. island you pass by the same intersection quite a bit. Here you can see a sign for the only McDonalds. Can't read the street sign? Check out the next picture. |
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Monday 12/20: Welfare Road |
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That's right, it's Welfare Road. Gwen and Paul live off of Welfare Road in Boerne, TX! They felt right at home on St. Martin. |
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Monday 12/20: Horseback riding: Lucky Stables |
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Cay Bay from horseback. Cay Bay is just one part of St. Martin that you can see in the movie Speed 2. |
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Horseback riding |
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Paul on horseback. |
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Horseback riding |
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Turn around spot. The guide checks the saddles. |
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Horseback riding |
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Ocean view from the horse's back. |
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Horseback riding |
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The guide leads us in a line. You can just see the ears of Mike's horse. |
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Horseback riding |
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Cay Bay from the horse's back. |
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Horseback riding |
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Heading down the path. |
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Horseback riding |
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View from the horse's back |
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Horseback riding |
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Taking a dip into the water with the horses. |
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Horseback riding |
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Swimming with the horses. |
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Horseback riding |
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Mike on his horse back at the stables. |
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Horseback riding |
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Paul and Gwen admire Mike on his horse. |
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Tuesday 12/21: Rhino Rider Safari |
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View of Bale de Marigot from the Rhino boat. |
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.jpg "Rhino Rider Safari")
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Our guide, Carlo. |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Paul and Gwen in their two-passenger inflatable motorized watercraft. |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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The boat ride takes you to Creole Rock where you get to snorkel. Unidentified fish. |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Sea urchins at Creole Rock |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Sea life at Creole Rock |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Sea life at Creole Rock. |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Sea life at Creole Rock. |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Sea life at Creole Rock. |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Sea life at Creole Rock. |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Sea life at Creole Rock. |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Sea life at Creole Rock. |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Sea urchins and fish at Creole Rock |
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Rhino Rider Safari |
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Rhino boats at Creole Rock area. Mike went to get more film. Alas, the batteries in the camera were dead. No more underwater pictures. |
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Tuesday 12/21: Flamingo Beach Resort |
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Mike and Kathy in the water at the resort. |
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.jpg "Tuesday 12/21: Dinner Cruise")
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Tuesday 12/21: Dinner Cruise |
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View of Pelican Marina with The Tango catamaran. |
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Dinner Cruise |
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Sunset from the catamaran. |
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Dinner Cruise |
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Mike and fellow "strong men" hoisting the sail on the catamaran The Lambada. |
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Dinner Cruise |
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Mike is the 2nd one back. |
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Dinner Cruise |
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The sail on The Lambada. |
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Dinner Cruise |
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Paul, Gwen, and Kathy on The Lambada dinner cruise. |
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Wednesday 12/22: Marigot |
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Kathy at the public market in Marigot. |
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Marigot |
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View of Fort St Louis from the market area. |
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Marigot |
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Close up view of Fort St. Louis from the market area. |
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Marigot |
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View of Marigot from the steps leading to Fort St. Louis. |
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Marigot |
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View of Marigot Bay from the steps leading to Fort St. Louis. |
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Marigot |
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At Fort St. Louis. In the distance you can see some Rhino boats. |
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Marigot |
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Panoramic view from Fort St. Louis |
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Marigot |
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Panoramic view from Fort St. Louis |
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Marigot |
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Panoramic view from Fort St. Louis. |
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Marigot |
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Panoramic view from Fort St. Louis |
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Marigot |
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Mike, Paul and Gwen looking at the view from Fort St. Louis. |
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Marigot |
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Close up view of some Rhino riders heading for Creole Rock. |
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Marigot |
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Shipwreck and Rhino riders. |
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Marigot |
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Mike at Fort St. Louis. |
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Marigot |
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The flag at Fort St. Louis |
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Marigot |
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Paul and Gwen at Fort St. Louis |
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Wednesday 12/22: Coconut Grove |
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Mike learning how to windsurf at Coconut Grove. |
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Windsurfing |
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Mike with windsurfing instructor. |
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Windsurfing |
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Mike learning how to windsurf. |
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Windsurfing |
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Mike with instructor. |
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Windsurfing |
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Last instructions about windsurfing. |
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Coconut Grove: Windsurfing |
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Mike windsurfing. |
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Coconut Grove: Windsurfing |
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Coconut Grove: Windsurfing |
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Coconut Grove: Windsurfing |
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Coconut Grove: Windurfing |
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Coconut Grove: Windsurfing |
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Coconut Grove |
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Mike relaxing after an hour of grueling windsurfing. |
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Wednesday 12/22: Turtle Pier Restaurant |
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A 2 pound lobster ready to become someone's dinner. |
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Flamingo Beach Resort |
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A lizard on the wall at the resort. |
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Thursday 12/23: Dawn Beach |
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Waiting for sunrise at Dawn Beach. |
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Dawn Beach |
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Paul waiting for the sun to rise. |
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Dawn Beach |
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Mike in the surf |
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Dawn Beach |
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Mike getting hit by the surf. |
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Dawn Beach |
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Mike in the water. |
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Dawn Beach |
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Last view of sunrise. |
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Dawn Beach |
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Ghost crab. I finally got one to stand still long enough to take a picture! |
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Thursday 12/23: Maho Beach |
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View of Maho Beach. This beach is at the end of the runway of the Princess Juliana International Airport. |
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Maho Beach |
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A small plane coming in to land. |
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Maho Beach |
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Same plane landing |
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Maho Beach |
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Another small plane coming in to land. |
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Maho Beach |
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Underside of a plane coming in to land. |
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Maho Beach |
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American Airlines flight arriving in St. Martin with many people watching. |
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Maho Beach |
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Close up of the American Airlines plane. |
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Maho Beach |
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Corsair plane coming in for a landing. |
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Maho Beach |
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Corsair plane flying over Mike. |
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Maho Beach |
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Corsair plane having landed at the airport. |
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%20Eggfly.jpg "Monday 12/20: The Butterfly Farm")
.jpg "Rhino Rider Safari")
.jpg "Tuesday 12/21: Dinner Cruise")
