Our arrival at Prince Julian Internationa Airport on St. Martin... along with our mountain of luggage.

Our five hour flight out of winter and into perpetual summer was uneventful, which is good. Cheers to Sun Country for offering cheap, affordable flights direct from Minneapolis to St. Martin!  Piper was an absolute trooper and drew smiles and amiable comments from fellow passengers.

Upon disembarking, we blew through customs with a breeze, which was a relief.  With the help of some island porters (one of whom asked for a larger tip) we hauled our mini-mountain of luggage to the curb where we were picked up by our new friends, Karla Stephens and Cheyenne and Michael McGlue.  Karla and Cheyenne are fellow spouses of AUC students and the three of us have been corresponding extensively via email and Facebook the last few months.

Our Condo:

The Daniel’s and McGlue caravan drove us to our new Condo at Rainbow Beach.  It was a short drive but still long enough to introduce us to island driving.  (We also learned a new vocabulary phrase: “Island Car”.  Any vehicle that still drives but is otherwise falling apart is called an island car.  Missing a mirror or a door handle?  No problem, mon!  I think we’ll own one of these cars sometime soon.) Read the rest of this entry »

Written on January 3rd, 2012 , Everything Else

The seven days leading up to our departure on December 31st, 2011 was an absolute grab-bag of emotions.  Christmas was wonderful.  It was just the five of us and the house was still fully intact, complete with all the usual and beautiful Christmas décor.  That evening we were joined by Grandma and Grandpa Holm, Michelle, Hanna, Tommy and Jordan.

The next morning, however, packing began in earnest.  By noon Christmas had been packed away, walls were made bare, and shelves emptied.   By bedtime the house was hardly recognizable.  Walking around and looking at the empty walls and gutted bedrooms was hard, and more than once I fought back tears. Read the rest of this entry »

Written on January 3rd, 2012 , Everything Else

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