Pictures finally!

Finally found internet that I could use to start uploading some photos.

We all had good flights from RDU to St. Martin. Rental cars and first night rooms were a breeze.

Island traffic is always interesting - the drivers all seem to zig and zag around each other but it seems to work for them.

Our room for the first night was at the Coralita Apts. Lindy found it on the internet - it was just a mile away from the marina and was actually part of the owner's house. Her name was Maryse - a very nice French lady. We'll be staying there the last night also.

This was our first view of our Moorings charter boat. Her name is Retirement Fun. And fun she is!!

The first night there, Buddy and Sharon had not arrived - dinner at the Dinghy Dock restaurant. Very good and lots of fun.

Here's a view of our little French room. The next morning we went to a little French restaurant that advertised breakfast. We sat down and asked what was on the menu? The reply in very nice French accented English - was bread and jam or bread and butter. So we had a very buttery crossant.

This is the view from our little apt. A bit stormy - beautiful grounds.

Checked out of our room and parked our rental car in the parking lot with the keys in it (that's how they told us to leave it!)

Now down to serious boat business! Capt Duane had to go thru all the boat inventory to make sure we had all the items necessary for our voyage. Here Lindy is helping him count our life jackets - definitely want to have one for each of us!!

Then it was a mad rush of grocery shopping (just $600 worth!! - hey it's 11 days of food for 8 people). Then Sharon and Buddy arrived at the airport - everything all settled for the next morning departure for St. Barts!

Once everything was "ship-shape" we started to relax a bit. A little double-solitare...

And some more relaxing.....

And more relaxing....

And more relaxing....now we're starting to get the idea!!