Posted By: pat
A Mullet Kind of Day - 04/22/2015 12:51 AM
So it's Tuesday evening and as many are still considering where to go for dinner tonight, we've already tucked ourselves into our jammies with all our decisions made and our activities already done for the day.
And what an incredibly perfect St. Maarten day it's been. I awoke around 5:30 this morning to an already lightening sky and pretty soon the sky was awash with beautiful shades of pink to lavender to blue. Such an incredible color palette you might think it couldn't get any prettier. But shortly after 6 a.m. The sun rose over the French hills and became visible as an incredible bright yellow ball with a silver surround. OMG! Mother Nature put on a special show this morning.
We had our morning coffee in and began our day with a 'plan' for today in place, and for the most part, we managed to see it through from beginning to end with but a few additions and minor changes along the way.
At 8ish we headed out to have breakfast at the Sint Maarten Yacht Club, with high hopes of beating the 8:30 bridge opening and finding some parking, too, and would you believe, we were successful with both. There is definitely something to be said for starting the day off with a freshly squeezed mimosa as you watch the boats pass under the bridge. Not too many in or out while we were there, but enough activity to make us happy. And as we were leaving, we ran into Wild Bill and his wife Pat so we chatted for a few minutes before we headed home to change for the beach.
Today we were hoping for a day at Mullet, and I have to say, it was the quintessentially perfect Mullet kind of day. The sky was shaded in the brilliant blue hues so remarkable to the Caribbean, and there was barely a cloud in the sky. Well, every so often one of those big cotton candy fluffy kind of clouds floated by but they were a beautiful exception to an otherwise perfect day. And as the sun reached its peak and came over the tree line behind us we were blessed with a constant gentle breeze to make it all perfect. And add to that, an easy peezy access into the water, along with gentle waves while doing so, and no step down into the water. It really was a perfect Mullet kind of day. Well, until the first set of party-boats - Golden Eagle and Mirabelle - arrived for their first trip of the day and the hordes of revelers started reaching the beach. But it's a big beach and we have to be nice and share, right?
Around noonish, DH's built in meal alarm clock went off so we headed across the sand to Rosies for some of her yummy ribs and ran into a couple of long-time Royal Islander TS owners (whose names escape me at this point- maybe Barbara and John?) and moments after that, Terry and Rit (aka The_Lurker) sat down at the table in front of us. It was so nice meeting, seeing and chatting with all of them, and of course, having our temporary fill of ribs only added to the moment.
We left Mullet and returned to the Towers pool, stopping long enough to take a quick dip, exchange our towels and enjoy a frozen concoction our bartender whipped up for us. Deelish! And then back to the room to shower and dress for the Managers Cocktail party, and then dinner at Fig. The cocktail party was fine with the typical island hors d'oerves and rum punches, and for a change, a lot of attendees, too.
Fig was the only downside to our day and it really wasn't their fault. We arrived just as they opened and they warned us they had a large group of students coming in for a surprise birthday party around sevenish. We thought we could beat the crowd but sadly, that wasn't the case. Given the size of the restaurant and the fact they all came early, along with their numbers and the ages of the party-goers, and all their youthful exuberance in celebrating their special occasion, we really should have known better and chosen another night. But in the end it all worked out and the birthday girl was surprised and happy. And the food we had was very good though the owners, Patrick and Randy, were very apologetic for the noise factor. Hey! We were fore-warned so no big deal and they did comp us our drinks which was nice of them.
So it really was a perfect kind of Mullet Day in every way, and now, it only remains to be seen as to what sort of mischief we can get into tomorrow. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
And what an incredibly perfect St. Maarten day it's been. I awoke around 5:30 this morning to an already lightening sky and pretty soon the sky was awash with beautiful shades of pink to lavender to blue. Such an incredible color palette you might think it couldn't get any prettier. But shortly after 6 a.m. The sun rose over the French hills and became visible as an incredible bright yellow ball with a silver surround. OMG! Mother Nature put on a special show this morning.
We had our morning coffee in and began our day with a 'plan' for today in place, and for the most part, we managed to see it through from beginning to end with but a few additions and minor changes along the way.
At 8ish we headed out to have breakfast at the Sint Maarten Yacht Club, with high hopes of beating the 8:30 bridge opening and finding some parking, too, and would you believe, we were successful with both. There is definitely something to be said for starting the day off with a freshly squeezed mimosa as you watch the boats pass under the bridge. Not too many in or out while we were there, but enough activity to make us happy. And as we were leaving, we ran into Wild Bill and his wife Pat so we chatted for a few minutes before we headed home to change for the beach.
Today we were hoping for a day at Mullet, and I have to say, it was the quintessentially perfect Mullet kind of day. The sky was shaded in the brilliant blue hues so remarkable to the Caribbean, and there was barely a cloud in the sky. Well, every so often one of those big cotton candy fluffy kind of clouds floated by but they were a beautiful exception to an otherwise perfect day. And as the sun reached its peak and came over the tree line behind us we were blessed with a constant gentle breeze to make it all perfect. And add to that, an easy peezy access into the water, along with gentle waves while doing so, and no step down into the water. It really was a perfect Mullet kind of day. Well, until the first set of party-boats - Golden Eagle and Mirabelle - arrived for their first trip of the day and the hordes of revelers started reaching the beach. But it's a big beach and we have to be nice and share, right?
Around noonish, DH's built in meal alarm clock went off so we headed across the sand to Rosies for some of her yummy ribs and ran into a couple of long-time Royal Islander TS owners (whose names escape me at this point- maybe Barbara and John?) and moments after that, Terry and Rit (aka The_Lurker) sat down at the table in front of us. It was so nice meeting, seeing and chatting with all of them, and of course, having our temporary fill of ribs only added to the moment.
We left Mullet and returned to the Towers pool, stopping long enough to take a quick dip, exchange our towels and enjoy a frozen concoction our bartender whipped up for us. Deelish! And then back to the room to shower and dress for the Managers Cocktail party, and then dinner at Fig. The cocktail party was fine with the typical island hors d'oerves and rum punches, and for a change, a lot of attendees, too.
Fig was the only downside to our day and it really wasn't their fault. We arrived just as they opened and they warned us they had a large group of students coming in for a surprise birthday party around sevenish. We thought we could beat the crowd but sadly, that wasn't the case. Given the size of the restaurant and the fact they all came early, along with their numbers and the ages of the party-goers, and all their youthful exuberance in celebrating their special occasion, we really should have known better and chosen another night. But in the end it all worked out and the birthday girl was surprised and happy. And the food we had was very good though the owners, Patrick and Randy, were very apologetic for the noise factor. Hey! We were fore-warned so no big deal and they did comp us our drinks which was nice of them.
So it really was a perfect kind of Mullet Day in every way, and now, it only remains to be seen as to what sort of mischief we can get into tomorrow. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />