¶Back to the ship!
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¶We watched this stray cat walk along the sidewalk and into this little protected nook…for bath time. He appeared to be pretty well-fed!
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¶The flag of Puerto Rico flies in an open window in this restaurant.
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¶Even the bricks in the streets are fabulous. They have this blue color to them that I’ve never seen before. Interesting and beautiful.
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¶After leaving Castillo San Cristóbal, we walked the streets of Old San Juan a bit. What a beautiful place. Narrow streets lined with shops and restaurants, bright colors all around, and friendly people everywhere.
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¶Renee and I in Castillo San Cristóbal with the port in the background. We really enjoyed our visit to this incredible place of history.
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¶The fortress has a narrow opening at one end that provided an interesting frame for our ship — the Disney Fantasy.
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¶There’s a little chapel inside the fortress, in the open central yard. Tiny, bright.
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¶Renee walking through the halls in Castillo San Cristóbal.
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¶Another view of the flags above Castillo San Cristóbal, in the opposite order in this perspective.
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¶Three flags wave above Castillo San Cristóbal in San Juan and in a particular order — from left to right in this picture, the Burgandy Cross, the flag of Puerto Rico, and the flag of the United States. I believe the Burgandy Cross is a symbol of the old Spanish military.
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¶Our tour group stopped at Castillo San Cristóbal, on of the fortresses built by Spain on San Juan island over 500 years ago. Our tour guide, Hector, was truly amazing - knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate about the history of Puerto Rico. This is a shot of the whole group in the central part of Castillo San Cristóbal.
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¶We had a gorgeous look at Old San Juan as we continued into port. What a beautiful port entrance.
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¶Our first glimpse of San Juan, Puerto Rico. We wrapped around the fortress on the point, early in the morning, as we entered port. Beautiful time of day to see this port for the first time.
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¶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.
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¶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.
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¶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.
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¶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.
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¶Here’s another mural, which is actually right next to the other one above.
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¶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.
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¶Interesting view back to the ship as we walked into the port at Philipsburg, St. Maarten.
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¶Welcome to St. Maarten!
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¶Renee and I are about to get our Bingo on. No idea how to use this tablet…but here we go!
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¶Here’s an overhead view showing my location adjacent the pier we docked at and the airport
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¶Here’s a screenshot of the Learjet I watched land at Grand Turk International Airport.
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