Today we went plane spotting at Maho Beach. Thats the famous one where jets come in low over the beach just prior to landing. We did not see any 747 size jets (more on that below) but we did see jets land and take off. And no, not from directly behind, but from a safe side view.
(I have a picture, but dang it again, it won’t upload from the phone; the app works fine from the ipad, but that is not where the pictures reside. I’m gonna have to remember to reload this thing once I get home.)
We’re on the island of St. Maarten which was hard hit by the hurricanes last fall. There is recovery ongoing, but so much is still damaged. Many hotels are still closed (hence the lack of KLM jumbo jets), cars remain smashed in open lots, yachts and sailboats are still half sunk in the harbor, even a freighter remains about six inches from the main road to the airport. Boarded up windows are on every single block.
This island is very dependent on tourism, so they are happy to see the cruise ships returning.... and we are happy to be visiting again.
Sad to have so much damage, but happy things are improving ever so slowly.
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