A Week in St. Maarten to Bring in the Holidays

At Lunch in Philipsburg
Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie

This week, Ron and I are in St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, spending a week on vacation with both my sisters and my brother-in-law. They had come last December and liked it so much they wanted to come back this year. And invited us to tag along, so we have.

I'm sitting in the "Upper Deck" bar of the timeshare we are staying at: the Royal Palm Beach Resort. It has WiFi that is free if you buy a drink! The resort is right on Simpson Bay, a bit to the west of Philipsburg. We have water views from the front and back of our units, and it's hard to take my eyes away from the beautiful views.

The weather has been fabulous and as we watch news about the ice storm in the northeast, it is even better! Everything is decorated for Christmas, but with an islands touch.

We have been chilling out the first few days, but took a drive over to Philipsburg today for a little duty-free shopping. Mary got new diamond earrings, while Ron bought a Panama hat and I got a new D90 Nikon! You wouldn't think the economy is bad looking at us. But I've decided to keep on fiddling while Rome burns.

Our pictures show what we've been up to since we arrived in St. Maarten's on Friday.