Thursday, January 12, 2006

St. Maarten


We were on the island of St. Maarten as a special stop for our holiday cruises. I went on a hidden forest hike on the largest private reserve in the Caribbean. It used to be a sugar cane farm and the current owners are now letting the forests grow back. Our guide, Phillip, took us on a steep hike to the top of a mountain where we had a great view of the French side of the island. St. Maarten is also the only island in the Caribbean that is peacefully shared between two Nations; France and the Netherlands.

Katie

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