We are definitely 'newbies', but we have jumped in with both feet. We first visited the island in June of 2007 on a cruise. We had just each lost a parent, and decided that we should grab our 'someday' now, as you never know if you will have those. We sailed the route of Nassau, St Thomas and St Martin. We were honestly very excited about St Thomas, having heard about it forever growing up, and frankly hadn't given St Martin a thought. After being very disappointing by St Thomas, we were ready to see St Martin the next day. We fell in love immediately, and talked that night about needing to return. Which we have, at least twice a year since then. Our stays have grown from what is now laughable 5 days, to 18. This year there will be three trips, as we just returned from 10 days on the island with two of our boys. It was their first stay on the island after many cruise days, and they too are hooked. We've been to many other islands, but this one is home.
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