Algemeen
Wij gingen niet meteen op huwelijksreis, omdat we buitenlandse gasten op bezoek haddenn en we wat tijd met hun doorbrachten. In december 2004 zijn we op huwelijksreis naar het Caraibische eiland Sint Maarten geweest.
General
We didn't go on our honeymoon right away, because we hosted foreign guests. We delayed our honeymoon to December 2004 on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
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Travel report
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Mo 13-Dec-2004
| 04.00: Wake-up, shower, breakfast and finished packing. 05.30: The train-taxi service picked us up and dropped us off at train station Naarden-Bussum. The driver had loud Dire Straits music on and he sometimes drove 100 km/h in rural areas. 05.51: Train to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. 06.30: We arrived at the airport and checked in our suit case. 08.55: Original departure time from gate C05. The Airbus A321 from Air France arrived too late due to "too much fuck in Paris" (fog). 10.30: The air craft (with captain "A. Gain" ... This is your captain again he said) finally left the airport. Expected arrival time at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris is 11.25. We missed our connecting flight to Saint Martin. We got rebooked on a KLM flight from Amsterdam a day later. But we had to hang out at the airport for hours. 18.30: Therefore we had to fly back to Amsterdam (flight 1238 with Boeing
737-800/900 = 169 passengers, range = 4200 kilometers ). This flight was
originally scheduled to leave Paris at 16.20 but was delayed due to foggy
weather conditions. We arrived in Amsterdam at 19.30 and were booked into the
honeymoon suite at hotel Schiphol A4 (Van der Valk). We had a big en-suite
jacuzzi. Before we used this we used the buffet. |
Sjoukje on the bed in the honeymoon suite |
Tu 14-Dec-2004
| 07.15: wake up at hotel Schiphol A4. 08.00: Breakfast. 09.00: We checked out. 09.20: Shuttle to Schiphol airport. 11.20: Original departure time. 11.30: Boarding flight KL 0785 to Saint Martin/Curacao at gate E24 on a Boeing 747-400. The air craft was named "Nairobi". The departure was delayed due to waiting for passengers from connecting flights en de-icing the wings of the plane. Weather conditions in Amsterdam: fog and temperatures just below freezing point. 12.30: The plane left Amsterdam. Movies: Shark Tale and A Cinderella Story. Seats: 60A + 60B. We think that the captain's name was "Speaking". The crew gave us a bottle of champagne to celebrate our wedding. 15.35 (local time, it's 5 hours earlier on Sint Maarten): We landed at Princess Juliana airport near Philipsburg (the capitol of the Dutch part of the island). 15 minutes later it started raining. Our luggage didn't arrive, so we filed a report. They said it would arrive a day later with the next Air France flight. Christopher from the Golfe Hotel in Marigot (the capitol of the French part of the island) picked us up and drove us to the hotel. 17.00: Arrival at the Marigot Hotel (Room 37, second floor). We called our parents that we arrived. 18.00: We fell asleep. |
Landing on Saint Martin. |
We 15-Dec-2004
| 08.00: Wake-up ritual. 10.00: We walked to Subway for a foot long breakfast sandwich. We also visited the shops at the Marina Royale. 13.00: We also walked along Seaside snd on the way back home to get some sun screen we stopped for lunch (pizza, daiquiris and beer) at La Belle Epoque at the Marina Royale. We stayed here for 2 hours, also because it rained. We also met a mother and her daughter from Toronto. They were from a cruise ship. The mother's mother was born in Oldenzaal. She had never met anybody from there. Ton noticed a small red spot in Sjoukje's left eye. On the way back to the hotel we bought a big bottle of water. 15.00: Back at the hotel we prepared ourselves against the sun. Then we walked back to town to buy postcards and stamps. We visited the post office (half hour line up) at 16.30 and an internet store to check our email. 18.00: Back at the hotel we saw our suitcase behind the reception desk, what a welcome surprise. By sms we contacted Coos Visser and Richard Kozuszyn and we also got a phone call from Martin Kingma. 19.00: We crashed on the bed and fell asleep. |
Sjoukje with a strawberry daiquiry. Who's having the Heineken ... ? |
Th 16-Dec-2004
| 07.00: Wake-up ritual. Ton noticed that the red spot in Sjoukje's left eye
had become bigger. 10.00: We went for a crepes breakfast after we had left a note for Marc to let him know where to find us. Once we sat down Sjoukje saw Marc passing by and we stopped him. He joined us for breakfast. 12.30: We walked to the Golfe Hotel to pick up the rental car and our suit case. After that we drove to Nettle Beach Club to deliver our stuff. Then we drove to Marigot to do some grocery shopping. 16.00: We got back and unpacked the groceries. 18.00: Martin called me on my Dutch mobile phone number using Skype, originating the call from Philipsburg (Sint Maarten, Dutch side). 18.30: We cooked pasta for dinner. 21.00: We wrote 47 postcards with season's greetings. 23.00: We went to bed. |
View from the guest unit. |
Fr 17-Dec-2004
| 07.45: Wake-up ritual. 10.00: Martin Kingma arrived to pick us up to go to Philipsburg. Marc also joined us. He and Sjoukje drove together, so did Martin and Ton. 11.00: We arrived at KPMG for a short meeting with Martin's girlfriend. After that we visited their home in Philipsburg. 13.00: We had lunch at the Holland Hotel and after that we explored Philipsburg. 16.00: We drove back to Marigot on the French side of the island where we mailed all of our Christmas cards. 17.30: We had dinner at La Belle Epoque at the marina. 19.00: Back at Marc 's place for a glass of rose. P.S. Sorry Martin, that we didn't make it at 6 PM to meet you at the bar. I guess we all wanted to drive back to Marigot before supper while it was still light outside. |
View from Martin's house to the bay at Philipsburg. Cruise ships are docked in the background. |
Sa 18-Dec-2004
08.00: Wake-up ritual.
11.00: Arrival at Oriental Bay where we spent time on the beach.
13.00: We drove to Grand Case for breakfast. After breakfast we went to another
beach. Also in grand Case.
16.00: After buying groceries we went back to the resort. Mark and Ton went to
the pool. Then Ton watched "The recruit" (with Al Pacino) on HBO Plus.
19.00: Dinner (pasta).
Su 19-Dec-2004
08.45 Wake-up ritual.
In the morning we went to Rouge Bay, but the rain shower chased us away. Then we
went to Mullet Bay, where we could see the air planes land at princes Juliana
airport. Another shower chased us away. So we had lunch and then we returned to
Mullet Bay. After about one hour the rain chased us away again, so we decided to
return home.
Mo 20-Dec-2004
09.00: Wake-up ritual.
11.00: We went to Oriental Bay.
13.30: Lunch at Le Pub at Grand Case (some kind of beef).
15.00: We shopped a little in Marigot.
17.00: We went for drinks at La Belle Epoque and took a few pictures of the
sunset.
19.00: Back home we made sandwiches and figured out the satellite receiver.
22.00: We watched "About a boy" (with Hugh Grant).
Tu 21-Dec-2004
| 08.00: Wake-up ritual. 09.45: Driving from Marigot to Philipsburg. 10.30: Coffee with Frisian Flag at the Air Lekkerbek restaurant in Philipsburg. 11.00: Ton had a meeting at KPMG with Martin Kingma, while Sjoukje and Marc went to town. 13.30: Rendezvous for lunch in Philipsburg. 15.00: Martin left us and we went shopping for a digital still camera. 18.00: After grocery shopping we went back to Nettle Bay, where we made sandwiches, did some reading and watched tv. 23.30: Bed time. |
Ton and Sjoukje at the Lekkerbek restaurant. |
We 22-Dec-2004
| 08.30: Wake-up ritual. 10.30: Mullet Bay, big waves. 13.30: Lunch at La Belle Epoque in Marigot. 15.00: We visited Fort Louis. 16.00: Grocery shopping for pasta. 17.00: Marc and Ton went to the pool. 19.00: Starting making dinner. 21.45: ATM machine. Tried 4 times USD 80, but it failed due to a 'small problem'. 22.00: We went to "Bamboo Bernies" bar near the airport. 24.00: Bed time. |
Big waves at Mullet Bay. |
Th 23-Dec-2004
| 09.00: Wake-up ritual. 11.00: Driving to Orient Bay beach. 12.00: Arrival at the beach. 14.00: We went to La Vie En Rose in Marigot for lunch. 15.30: Sjoukje and Ton went Christmas shopping. 16.00: Mark showed us the marina "Pleasante" on the Dutch side. 16.30: Sjoukje and Ton went to the Internet Cafe for about 1 hour to check emails. 17.30: Back in the house we hung out a bit before making dinner. Because we also had soup we already had to give Mark our Christmas present: a big spoon to get the soup out of the pan. Later that night we watched a movie with Clint Eastwood. Ton transferred his digital photos to Karin's laptop. 22.30: Bed time. |
Sjoukje at the cyber cafe. |
Fr 24-Dec-2004
| 09.00: Wake-up ritual. 11.00: Sjoukje stayed in the shade, while Mark and Ton went to the pool. 13.00: Lunch time. Marc bought fresh baguette, ham and cheese. 14.00: We went to Marigot for some more Christmas shopping. 17.00: We came home and hung out on the patio with a beer and a red bull. 19.00: We had dinner. 21.00: We watched "City of angels" (Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan) on TNT. 22.00: Mark went to the airport to pick up Karin. Her flight arrived around 11 pm. 00.30: Mark and Karin arrived. Christmas presents. 01.30: Bed time. |
The swimming pool. |
Sa 25-Dec-2004
| 09.00: Wake-up ritual. 11.00: Pool time. 12.00: Mark bought wine, baguette, mozzarella and ham for lunch. We stayed home for the afternoon, when Ton and Karin looked at MS Access 2003 and MS Project 2002. 17.00: Ton and Sjoukje called Kimberley in Vancouver. 17.30 We drove to Marigot for Christmas dinner. 18.00: Mark and Karin invited us for dinner at La Tropicana (Marina area). 20.00: Back to Karin and Mark's place. 10.30: Bed time. |
Ton and Sjoukje at the Christmas dinner. |
Su 26-Dec-2004
| 09.00: Wake-up ritual. We woke-up with world news about a 8.9 earth quake and
tsunamis in Indonesia and Thailand (Bay of Bengal). 10.30: Sjoukje en Ton went to the pool. 12.00: Lunch at Mark & Karin's place. 14.00: Drive to Orient Bay. 14.30: Arrival at the beach. 18.00: Dinner at Bamboo Bernies. We watched the sunset and the incoming planes land at Juliana Airport. Ton had sushi. 20.00: Champagne at Karin & Mark's place. 22.00: The neighbours had a party and we all joined. 00.00: Bed time. |
Sunset as seen from Bamboo Bernies' patio. |
Mo 27-Dec-2004
| 08.00: Wake-up time and prepare luggage. 10.00: We went to Marigot for final gift shopping. 12.00: Final swimming pool visit. 13.00: Lunch. 14.15: Drive to Juliana Airport. 15.00: We checked in and had to wait in the waiting area, where Ton bought a Daily Herald news paper. 16.30: We had to board the plane (Airbus A340-300: 252 seats). We had the last seats (47J and 47k). Right side of the plane, dual seats at the window. 17.35: The plane left the runway. Immediately after we left the ground, the flight attendants sprayed mosquito repellant in the cabin. Then dinner was served. We also changed all our clocks back to the European time zone. |
Last minute shopping at the open air Marigot souvenir market. |
Tu 28-Dec-2004
| 06.11: Arrival at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris. We had to transfer by
bus from terminal 2A to 2F. First it rained, later it snowed at the airport. The
temperature was around 0 degrees Celsius. 08.15: Boarding at gate F30 started 30 minutes late due to technical checks of the aircraft (Airbus A320). We had seats 16A and 16B. 08.48: Take-off. 09.32: Touch-down in "slightly frozen" Amsterdam. In fact, it snowed a little bit. We docked 20 minutes after landing. 10.30: Johnny and Yvonne picked us up and we left Schiphol Airport. On the way home it snowed. |
After taking of the Air France air craft makes a strong right turn to avoid the mountain ahead. Click on the picture to enlarge and take a closer look at the yachts in the harbour. |
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