The "The Colors Of Saint Martin: Part I" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Going through my approximately 1,100 photographs I took during our recent vacation to St. Martin/Sint Maarten.  I have selected a few photographs to post today and tomorrow that show the diversity of the island and the colors of the Caribbean.  The photos aren't necessarily "scrapbook photos" or "scenic photos", but views of the island as I have viewed them and enjoyed them while visiting the island.  They were taken either with my Nikon DSLR camera or my iPhone.  Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.  PS - Click on photos to enlarge them.

Flowers of all types and colors can be found on most islands in the Caribbean. 

On the far south end of Orient Beach can be found a large amount of coral which yields so many neat finds.

Carol and I always find that the local feline population knows when we arrive on the island.  This cute little guy we named "Sammy". 

Footprints in the sand seem to be reversed.

Window on the world is so unusual.  Taken in Orient Village.

Trying out my new globe I recently purchased.

Local marketplace in Marigot has many stands stocked with hand-painted glassware. 

Another stand at the market has a variety of headware.

Cross at the base of Fort St. Louis in the French capital of Marigot.

We found very few iguanas this vacation, perhaps due to Hurricane Irma.

Looking through the window of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Philipsburg, the capital of the Dutch side of the island.

Fruit of the palm trees.

Look closely and you will see this is a very colorful shirt.

Island flower.

A villa in Orient Village.

Colors of the sea.

Another island flower. 

Growth within the coral of Orient Beach.

As the coconut palm grows the bottom branches are trimmed yielding the view above.