Posts Tagged "St. Maarten"

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

On November 1, 2011 we docked at  Harbour Point Village which is a 10 minute water taxi ride away from Philipsburg. The town is a typical Caribbean shopping town with all the usual vendors. We ventured in just to walk around and stretch our legs before our 7 day Transatlantic crossing to the Canary Islands.       Great Bay Great Bay Harbor Point Village Water Taxi Great Bay Bobby’s Marina view The Boardwalk Court House Cyrus Wathey Square On the beach Great...

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

We  approached  the Island of St. Maarten around noon and was docked by 1:00 PM. Here we took the water taxi into Philipsburg where we walked the main street and got our favorite chocolates at The Belgian Chocolate Box by Beatrix on Old Street. We returned by water taxi. The evening produced another famous Caribbean sunset.     St. Maarten St. Maarten New Water Taxi Stand Philipsburg Courthouse Front Street, Philipsburg Old Street, Philipsburg Great Bay Beach Sunset in St....

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