Welcome to St. Maarten!

I didn't take many photos during our visit to St. Maarten. I'll post some others later. This will do for now — Renee and I in front of "the sign" at the port.

Interesting view back to the ship as we walked into the port at Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

We had a bus tour on the island, which took us through parts of both St. Maarten (the Dutch side) and Saint Martin (French side). Our tour guide focused more on reading signs as we passed by ("we have a Burger King, and here's the Isuzu dealership…"), which was odd and underwhelming. We didn't have much opportunity for photos, which was frustrating. Saw some very cool murals in Marigot, which was nice. This is one.

Here's another mural, which is actually right next to the other one above.

Renee and I were back to the bus early after our shopping break - it was a bit underwhelming. So we sat and watched the scenery, which was nice. We watched this guy feed a group of birds, which were clearly waiting for him when he arrived.

Our brief break waiting for the bus was actually quite relaxing. We spent a few minutes sitting on the rocks by the water, just enjoying the sun (and heat!). And I caught this great shot of Renee. This was such a nice moment.

I love this photo first and foremost because it's a great shot of Renee and captures the happiness we had on this trip. There's another level to it, too. Renee's outfit shows a lot of the places and things that are important to us - the Harvard hat, the Pass-a-Grille t-shirt (you can't see it well in the photo, but the shirt has a retro Pass-a-Grille design on it; she just bought this shirt on our last trip to St. Pete Beach), and the Minnie Mouse sticker (which designated our tour group).

This is a new favorite shot of Renee for me. Love it.

Maintenance on a cruise ship never ends. We walked past a painting crew giving some love to the Disney Fantasy signage as we returned to the ship.