Hello everyone!! The internet is down about 90% of the time right now. This is the first day it has been up since arriving. I'm going to provide a quick update and post again later this evening:) Hey...the sun is out!!

I am staying at a gorgeous location called Beachside Villas, this is my back door. It's five o'clock somewhere!

Diving has been "good" not great, but good due to the wind, current and surge for this time of the year. Definately not GTMO glass water:) However, I have completed 9 dives and I AM NOT COMPLAINING!! Here are some of the ocean life I have seen. I will write more later, just want to provide the flavor.

I am here celebrating a 50th Birthday of a very good friend and there are a total of 16 people staying here at Beachside. Only two of us dive, can you believe that!!

Back to fun in the sun...more to follow!!

hugs

Lora

St Maarten

Well, here goes. My first blog. I'm looking forward to many things on this trip. Celebrating the"50th" Birthday of a dear friend, visiting a new place, putting my toes in the sand, hiking, spending time with friends, listening to the ocean every night, but most of all, I'm looking forward to getting under the water and DIVING ST. MAARTEN!!!

One day and a wake up

This is my first blog post - I'm excited to start my vacation tomorrow!