So I decided to break it up a bit for you guys, I have a tendency to write too much so this will give your eyes a break =) We continue our story Thursday morning, where a majority of our day took place in the airport of Antigua. We had a three and a half our layover and then a half hour delay, so we just relaxed, joked around, shopped, and talked about the future of our band. I have been traveling with Rachel, Lindsey, Lindsey's boyfriend Johnathan and her sister Kristen. Well before we left, Johnathan dislocated his shoulder, and at some point in Puerto Rico we decided we were a small army, thus we came up with the band name "The differently abled man and his small army of bikini clad women." We have a few songs in a making, including "Wiki Waka Waaaaa" and "If so then run because the alligators gonna getcha, NOM NOM NOM," accompanied by a harmony of irritatingly repetitive background music...I think we'll sell millions. Moving on, we finally made it to the best place in the world, Sint Maarten/Saint Martin! We stayed on the Dutch side of the island, conveniently close to the airport and many other activities (came in handy...we obviously didn't incorporate taxi fees into our budgets). That night we stopped by the Toppers restaurant at our hotel, Flamingo Beach Resort, which hey! gave us free samples of free rum! It's like everyone knows we're college tourists...if you take anything from these blogs, it's free rum. Nom nom nom. The view from our room was one of the prettiest views I've seen in a while...typical Caribbean palm tress, view of the bay/beach with the airport and mountains in the background...breathtaking. While Puerto Rico was rather rainy and less "Caribbean paradise" than we all imagined, we certainly found our tropical oasis here!
So the next day was perhaps the most unforgettable day of the trip...and perhaps for most of years. We decided to head out to Orient Beach on the French side, of which my parents have been bragging about for years now ;) As usual, they steered me right, as most of us can agree! Well. It was a topless beach. And impressively, all of us went topless...it was a very interesting experience actually. I'm use to doing bridal shows where I'm running around half naked and it doesn't concern me, but I could never imagine sitting in front of people completely exposing myself. However, this was a completely freeing experience; I was able to get up from the chair and walk the beaches and dive into the water without feeling awkward, it wasn't perverted and sexual but rather made me appreciate my body more (listen. if these people in their 60s and 70s can do it, why can't I?). Did some wonderful shopping at Adam et Eve, enjoyed the scenic tour of the taxi ride home, and then we got ready for our sunset cruise. The only information I will disclose about our sunset cruise is that there was a free/open bar and we never got them to play "I'm on a boat" for us. The rest is up to the imagination (which I guarantee will still not amount to what really happened...hahaha).
So after waking up at 7:30 the next morning and trading stories from the previous night, we decided to rest our weary souls and relax online/by the beach (fun fact, I saw my first waterspout? happened very quickly but was really interesting to see in real life!). We jumped aboard a boat later for some killer snorkeling by Creole Rock. After years and years of feeling like I'm about to suffocate in my snorkeling mask, I FINALLY got the hang of it! Actually, the joke was I was a fish by the end of the tour. Our skipper Junior took us to these rocks along the coast of Sint Martin (French side) where an interesting group of fish and coral called home. The coolest thing was being able to swim among a school of fish...you know how you watch videos where the entire school swims completely in sync, as if they were one? It happens, and it's amazing to hover over. We took the rest of the day to relax some more and then went to the infamous Cheri's for dinner...finally enjoyed some delicious seafood! I had mahi-mahi with shrimp in a lemon butter sauce, I think I took an extra 15 min to eat just because I didn't want to stop. The show was incredible, they had some showstopping talent there, but I think our favorite part was when the guy dressed up as a woman with enormous T'N'A, and attempted to serenade Johnathan...judging by our pictures, I think we saw a spark there...watch out Lindsey!
So the next day was perhaps the most unforgettable day of the trip...and perhaps for most of years. We decided to head out to Orient Beach on the French side, of which my parents have been bragging about for years now ;) As usual, they steered me right, as most of us can agree! Well. It was a topless beach. And impressively, all of us went topless...it was a very interesting experience actually. I'm use to doing bridal shows where I'm running around half naked and it doesn't concern me, but I could never imagine sitting in front of people completely exposing myself. However, this was a completely freeing experience; I was able to get up from the chair and walk the beaches and dive into the water without feeling awkward, it wasn't perverted and sexual but rather made me appreciate my body more (listen. if these people in their 60s and 70s can do it, why can't I?). Did some wonderful shopping at Adam et Eve, enjoyed the scenic tour of the taxi ride home, and then we got ready for our sunset cruise. The only information I will disclose about our sunset cruise is that there was a free/open bar and we never got them to play "I'm on a boat" for us. The rest is up to the imagination (which I guarantee will still not amount to what really happened...hahaha).
So after waking up at 7:30 the next morning and trading stories from the previous night, we decided to rest our weary souls and relax online/by the beach (fun fact, I saw my first waterspout? happened very quickly but was really interesting to see in real life!). We jumped aboard a boat later for some killer snorkeling by Creole Rock. After years and years of feeling like I'm about to suffocate in my snorkeling mask, I FINALLY got the hang of it! Actually, the joke was I was a fish by the end of the tour. Our skipper Junior took us to these rocks along the coast of Sint Martin (French side) where an interesting group of fish and coral called home. The coolest thing was being able to swim among a school of fish...you know how you watch videos where the entire school swims completely in sync, as if they were one? It happens, and it's amazing to hover over. We took the rest of the day to relax some more and then went to the infamous Cheri's for dinner...finally enjoyed some delicious seafood! I had mahi-mahi with shrimp in a lemon butter sauce, I think I took an extra 15 min to eat just because I didn't want to stop. The show was incredible, they had some showstopping talent there, but I think our favorite part was when the guy dressed up as a woman with enormous T'N'A, and attempted to serenade Johnathan...judging by our pictures, I think we saw a spark there...watch out Lindsey!
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