If you think all we have been doing is eating, reading and sitting by the pool this week, you are correct.  Truthfully, I think my shorts are getting tight, and it may be time for a little more activity.   Today we docked in Saint Maarten and headed off the boat for an excursion.  Our tour bus took us through the Dutch side of the Island to the French side where we got on mountain bikes and took an on road/off road bike trip.  After about an hour, we ended up at Friar’s Bay Beach were we had a chance to swim and get a beverage.   Finally we headed back to the ship for lunch. 

    In the afternoon we got off the boat again and took a walk through the nearby town of Phillipsburg.  Lots of of jewelry, electronic and duty free stores as well as the typical tourist trinket shops.  We were docked next to the Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Sea, which I hear is currently the largest ship afloat.  It was enormous and made our ship look puny.  We had a nice afternoon sitting on our verandah watching people get back on to the boats and seeing the RC ship sail away.