Our next port was St Maarten, which is the Dutch side of the island of St Maarten/St Martin (the French side) We booked a "Rhino Rider' excursion this day, and WOW! is all I can say! Rhino Riders are a cross between a jet ski and a speed boat! Almost impossible to tump over (or so our guide, Peter, told us, but fortunately we didn't find out he was wrong!), this vehicle can really buzz over the water!!!! Several of us caravan'd from the Dutch side to the French side on our Rhino Riders (I let Jessica drive while I held on with the straps provided on each side of the boat!) When we got to "Happy Beach" (which turned out to be a nude beach, but we kept our suits on! You never can tell exactly what an excursion will entail just from reading the cruise-line description, I've discovered!) we were given snorkel equipment again. Jessica went right for it, but I was still a little chicken, so I floated around in my life jacket a little bit, then decided the water was calmer than the day before and we were closer to the shore, so I tried snorkeling and actually got the hang of it! Jessica was quite surprised when she looked up and found me snorkeling close to her! I'm glad I overcame my fears and shared this experience with her!

Here Jessica is holding St. Maarten's (didn't know there really was such a guy!) peg-leg!

All the rest of our pics from this day are on a water camera that hasn't been developed yet, sorry! So, I guess I'll just have to show you a few more swaps:

Sweet Scoops by Cindy Ewertz:

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Sentimental Journey with Travel Journal DSP by Karen Titus:

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Elements of Style by Kathy Morgan:

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A "nameless swap" using Sentimental Journey and Travel Journal DSP!

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And lastly for today, Tropical Party by Susie Wood:

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I will be back tomorrow with our last port-of-call, St Croix! Until then, have a STAMPENDOUSLY GREAT DAY!