Sint Maarten, St. Martin, St. Barthélemy.
Sunday 28 th March, Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten. We have died and gone to sailor's heaven. Sint Maarten/St. Martin is a small half-Dutch half-French island in the northeast Caribbean and while it's probably objectively not that exciting, amazing or wonderful in general, it does tick all the boxes for a visiting sailor. Can you dinghy to two fantastically well stocked chandleries? Yes. Can you dinghy to a laundry? Yes. Is there a handy fuel dock where you can also stock up on water? Yes. Can you dinghy to a handy rubbish bin? Yes. Does one of the chandleries lend you bicycles for free? Yes! Can you cycle to an amazing, big Carrefour supermarket? Yes! Can you get salmon, mahi-mahi, wahoo and tuna? And any vegetable you can think of and fresh herbs and every type of French cheese in existence? Yes! Can you cycle over to the French capital for a proper three course déjeuner? Yes! Is there a good running route across the lagoon bridge and into France? Yes! Is th...