Anse Marcel: NYE, skim boarding, hiking and Russell’s 9th birthday

For the week over New Years we treated ourselves to a nice calm marina attached to a resort in Anse Marcel, St Martin.   So not only did we not bounce around and could use our air conditioning but we got to use their pool and beach area!  Definitely the nicest place we’ve stayed!

For NYE we dined at one of the resort’s restaurants and then met up afterward to ring in the New Year with Te Mana.  The dinner left something to be desired but at least the company was good and we had a fun time after with friends.

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In a celebratory mood!

Heather getting down with Stanley!

Heather getting down with Stanley!

The beach at the resort was really nice and Ryan wanted to school Russell on his skim board so they went out to play.  Sadly, it was Ryan who got schooled since the 8  (almost 9) year old Russell was a little more agile, and closer to the ground so falling didn’t hurt as much!  Also, Ryan had been complaining for awhile that he wanted to be a little more European in his swim attire so after finally hearing enough Heather brought him back a skimpy little swimsuit to wear.  Ryan, never one to back down, wore his new swimsuit all day at the beach.  Enjoy!  😉

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Conferring about technique.

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And Ryan’s off!

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And he’s down…

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Russell looks like a natural.

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Look at him go!

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Ryan did get the hang of it!

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You’re welcome ladies!

We did a fun hike right from the marina up and over one of the hills and down to a secluded beach that you could only reach by hiking in.  We took Stanley who is always happy to go hiking and had a nice afternoon.

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A nice view of the marina.

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Heather taking in the scenery.

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Ryan and Stanley strolling on the beach.

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Stanley has a stick!

On our last day in St Martin Russell turned 9.  We celebrated his birthday with Te Mana and the friends they had aboard by going to a park with zip lining and having a great lunch.  Ryan and I didn’t bring the appropriate shoes to participate but we had fun being the camera and cheering crew.

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Darce

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Adam

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Russell

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Emma

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Kirk