Hi y’all… I’m back!! I feel like I haven’t blogged in forever, but it was nice having a little break and I want to give a big thanks to my guest bloggers Katie, Meghan, and Ashley for their posts last week! St. Maarten was ahhh-mazing- such a beautiful island with a ton of things to do. The week-long break from school could not have been any better, but today I’m back at it starting my 8th rotation, orthopedics! I’m excited to share the highlights of our trip with y’all so prepare for photo overload… don’t say I didn’t warn you!
We stayed on the Dutch side at Divi Little Bay and I would highly recommend this resort. The location was perfect (between Great Bay and Simpson Bay) and the beach was beautiful. Since St. Maarten is a bigger island, we decided to rent a car for a few days so we could explore all the little towns and beaches. If you ever visit, I would not recommend an all-inclusive resort because there is just so much to see and do! If you visit, stay on the Dutch side because there is much more to do as compared to the French side, which is more quiet and secluded.
The first night, we just wanted to get dinner somewhere close so we hopped over to Phillipsburg and ate at the Holland House hotel. We had some great food and a great spot by the water but it was crazy to see how the city shuts down at night. It’s super busy when the cruise ships are docked, but at night it’s kind of a ghost town!
That afternoon we went to the French side near Marigot for flyboarding aka the coolest thing ever. The board has boots kind of like a wakeboard and there is a hose connected to the jet ski. You basically lay on your stomach, bend your knees and stand and the water pushes you up into the air. What beats flying over the water like Iron Man?? I’ll be honest and say I felt much higher than I actually was (once I saw the pictures haha) but it was SO much fun and I can’t wait to do it again.
Congrats if you made it to the bottom of this post… vacations tend to get me really excited! If you want to hear more about St. Maarten, stop back by on Wednesday for part 2 of the recap 🙂
What a great trip! Your pictures are gorgeous and it looks like y'all had the best time. Can't wait to read part 2!
love a good vacation recap! look at those amazing photos. i need to get to that island! xo
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Visiting from the link up! Looks like an awesome spot to vacation! The colours on that parrot are fabulous!
So glad you had such a fun trip!! Everything looks beautiful! My family is headed to St. Maarten next April so I'll have to send your recaps to them 🙂 Love the beach with the planes flying over, so cool!!
SWOON! So jealous of your gorgeous vacation!
This sounds like such a fun trip. St. Maarten looks incredible and those planes flying so close would be so cool and scary at the same time!!
Seriously what an amazing trip and really so deserved with that relaxation that you got!! That water activity sounds like so much fun!!! Welcome back girl! xo, Biana –BlovedBoston
What a fun trip! Now I want to go! Looking at your recommendations now 🙂
Such beautiful pics! And that plane pic is almost scary- can't believe how close you were to the airport! And flyboarding looks so fun!
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Amazing pictures! You guys are such a hott couple 😉 I know you are sad to be back but I hope you enjoy your orthopedics rotation! That has been one of my favorites so far! xoxo
Gorgeous pictures!!! I've heard so much amazing things about St. Maarten and need to get my butt there soon. The water is gorgeous and I want to sit at the bar and watch the planes come in super close to the beach. And the fly-boarding looks like so much fun too 😀
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Gorgeous pictures! Flyboarding looks AMAZING!
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I can't believe how close those planes fly! Love these pictures, looks as though you guys had an incredible time!
Girl, you are so welcome! I loved being a guest! Your vacay looks Ah-mazing! That food, that blue water, everything..so picturesque! xoxo
Thank you so much for having me as a guest! 🙂 I'm so jealous of all your awesome food and beach time! Y'all look great! Can't wait for part 2!!
So so so jealous of your amazing vacay! All of your pictures look amazing and that water… wow! Can we just say how awesome your hair looks with that beachy wave to it?! And that flyboarding thing? SO awesome!!!
<3, Pamela
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You all look so great!! I'm glad you had a great vacation and I'm so jealous of the pics, looks beautiful!!
xoxo
Karen
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What a gorgeous place!