Today we docked bright and early in Phillipsburg, St Maarten, which is on the Dutch side of the island. We had a quick breakfast at the Park Cafe on our deck and then headed off the ship to explore the island. We took a taxi share to Marigot, the capital of the French side of the island. We walked around for a bit and realized we had no idea where exactly we were going, but eventually found the open air souvenir market and did some shopping. The town was very cute and we had a nice time looking around the market. After the market we attempted to find Serafina's for pastries since it was recommended by a friend and after much wandering we found it! The pastries were delicious, though one of the merengue type topping on mom's cream puffs was super weird tasting. Otherwise it was a great outing.
After pastries we got a taxi to tour us around the island for a few hours. We saw he beach were the planes land at the airport, saw the American University of the Caribbean school of medicine, drove around the whole island, and even saw the Westin! The island is really beautiful.
After the tour we shopped around downtown Phillipsburg a bit, and then had an amazing lunch from a smal, place on the beach. The chef was bbq-Ingram right next to the tables! I had super yummy jerk chicken with mashed potatoes, rice, salad, peas, and a plantain. Seriously amazing. After lunch we walked back to the ship and said goodbye to land until Sunday.
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