Oh, the Places We'll Go!: Allure Day 5

One last stop on our tour was Rima Beach World. This is a gift shop, much like any number of gift shops you may see at beach towns in the U.S. You know, the ones with the big shark head out front where you take the cheesy picture?

We stopped there for about 10 minutes. My lips were burning so I bought some sunscreen lip balm. I’m sure you care.

This was also a great place for a bathroom break after a couple Coronas at Sunset Bar and Grill. Otherwise, it was just a gift shop. Tacky Caribbean shirts. Skimpy skirts. Rhinestone stick-ons for your skin. Beach towels. And much, much more!

As we boarded the bus one last time, one of the guys decided it was time for ~~death~~ rum punch all around. He handed an Ounce to each of us. Not wanting to be rude, Chris and I each took a sip and held onto our full cups until we got back to the pier. We just couldn’t do any more of the stuff.

We were dropped back at the pier at 3:15. If I have one very small complaint about the Bernard’s Tour, it is that it was advertised to get us back to the ship by 2:30, and I had verified the return time directly with Bernard that morning. We got back at 3:15. Not a huge deal, and once we realized we wouldn’t be back at 2:30, there was nothing to be upset about, but we did have plans to be at the (you guessed it) flowrider when it opened at 3. Not a huge deal, though.

Overall, the Bernard’s Tour was great. We really enjoyed our day and were glad we did it. We’re not really beach-lounging people, but that Orient Beach was out of this world and I want to go back. I would recommend this tour as a great way to see a lot of the island (and its creatures) in a day. And, if you like “free” (or $40) death punch, it’s a good tour for you too.

We went to Germany, specifically Bavaria, last summer and fell in love. When we found this little Bavarian biergarten in St. Maarten, we decided we could live here.