St. Martin

Arrived in St. Martin yesterday afternoon, after an uneventful flight. Didn't get much sleep the night before, though--in bed at 2200h or 2230h, but didn't get to sleep until midnight, the sleep on and off and up at 0400h, cab at 0500h. After we arrived in St. Martin, we took a van to the marina. Libert was the driver and gave us a very good tour of the island. Unfortunately, the bus didn't have an intercom so it was difficult to hear him.

We did the briefing at 1430h, then got on the boat. We couldn't provision becasue the store was closed, it being Sunday, so we sat around at the bar drinking Caribs until dinner. Caribs at the Dinghy Dock Bar at Capt. Oliver's were $1 each during Happy Hour. Kent thought he could get a good deail by getting a case at Happy Hour prices. Retail prices, after further investigation, was $23 per case. Oh, well...

Dinner at the Iguana Bay was tasty, but expensive. Sleep was horrible--the boat was docked right next to the restaurant. It was hot, loud, bright, and the boat bumpers rubbed and squeaked the entire night.

Provisioned with heavy stuff (water, ice, wine) at the marina, then got underway around 1030h or so--headed to Phillipsburg on the Dutch side to get more stuff.