Sorry to hear about your canceled excursion. I m glad you made the most of it by having a great time

Remember that post on St. Thomas, USVI about how plans can change and you have to make the most of it? WELL, our excursion for Philipsburg was cancelled as well. Literally minutes before we were walking out the door, they called and cancelled due to high winds. I was super excited about this excursion too. We were going to be crewing an America's Cup 12-meter hamilton car rental sailboat hamilton car rental in a race with other sailboats. But high winds came in to ruin the day. Darn it! But unlike St. Thomas, I didn't have any other ideas for this port. Basically, we were without plans for the first time in a long time on a trip. So what did we do? We followed the crowd of people that just chill in town and off we went, on the water taxi, to Philipsburg.
This next picture pretty much sums up Philipsburg for me. These people are working it! We were approached constantly trying to get us to go on this excursion, buy this article of clothing, sit in our lounge chairs for this much money. I am not a fan of this kind of thing. I have a hard time telling someone no to their face and it makes me uncomfortable to do so. This was my least favorite part of the whole trip. :(
I took pictures hamilton car rental as we walked through the town to the beach. There were lots of shops and places to eat. I heard people hamilton car rental talking about some fun drinks they had while relaxing in the bars. There was even a church right off the beach if you needed that. :)
You can see the difference in weather from when we arrived till when we left. The winds really did start rolling in and I was glad I wasn't on a sailboat! Especially with a whole bunch of people that didn't know what they were doing. Like me! It was time to head back to the water taxi and get on the ship before the rain came.
It would have been fun to participate in a regatta, but we ended up having a great time on the beach: jet skiing, getting massages and relaxing (pictures in my next post). Besides, we were all together in the Caribbean on vacation and we were not going to complain about that! :)
I ve walked through Philipsburg (hello shopping!) but have never gone to the beach there. It sounds like you had a great time! The last time I went to St. Maarten I noticed these vendors were on the rise. But compared to most islands, they are very pleasant/receptive, even if you say no. Still a hassle though. Reply Delete Replies hamilton car rental Sonja Hoyt March 22, 2013 at 7:15 AM
I checked out your shopping haul from Philipsburg...nice watch! St. Maarten hamilton car rental was the only island where this happened to us. What other islands did you experience the venders ? Delete Reply The Guy March 22, 2013 at 9:57 AM
The Blue Bitch Bar, what kind of name is that! Like you I hate it too when people try to pressure sell things to you, it s like a form of aggressive begging. They should just sit/stand there showing off their wares and you ll go to them if you want a look. The pictures make it look like a lovely place. Reply Delete Replies hamilton car rental Sonja Hoyt March 22, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Sorry to hear about your canceled excursion. I m glad you made the most of it by having a great time on the beach. My memories of St. Maarten are vague. we were there 8 years ago with a toddler and took a tour through the town and also headed to St. Martin. That area seemed a bit more laid back. Your excursion sounded so fun! Sounds hamilton car rental like another reason to get back to St. Maarten :) Reply Delete Replies Sonja Hoyt March 29, 2013 at 3:01 PM
The water there looks so beautiful! So sorry you missed your excursion, but the beach sounds like a very relaxing place to be. Thanks so much for linking up to Inspire Me Wednesday! hamilton car rental Love finding other travelers.:) Reply Delete Replies Sonja Hoyt April 4, 2013 at 1:51 PM
I am not a big fan of vendors walking up to me to sell their wares either! Thats one thing I really don t like about Mexico. The regatta would have been fun but the beach here looked great too. Reply Delete Jan Robinson May 2, 2013 at 6:13 PM
That s what travel is all about - and I think expecting the odd blip to happen changes your mindset. Looks like a beautiful place to wonder around. Reply Delete InsideJourneys May 2, 2013 at 11:12 PM