A midnight arrival on the island of St. Martin led us to anchor offshore for the night in order to avoid a few unlit steel buoys that were reported to be at the entrance.
With a few large blips on the radar, no moving or blinking lights for clues, the anchor was dropped and our old fashioned kerosene anchor lantern lit.
When we awoke there were no steel buoys to be seen just turquoise water, swimming pool clear, and beautiful green hills.
A welcome respite after our long haul under the sun.
St. Martin was split in half by the Dutch and French in 1648, and is now a completely duty free island and major destination on the cruise ship routes.
We opted to head for the French side port of Marigot and anchor out in the wide open Marigot Bay, far from the cruise ships on the Dutch side and the hustle bustle of the tourist trade.
The only tourists here seemed to be from France, and after a few excursions around town I headed for a bookstore and a french phrase book.
Yes everyone here speaks English as well as French, but the fun is in the unknown!
Though on the euro, dollars are excepted everywhere so our tired brains didn't have to do the math and we were free to imbibe in fabulous fresh baguettes and excellent cheap French wine!
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