Shell Island, Plum Bay and Long Bay...

Day 5: We headed out to Shell Island on the French side. You walk across knee deep water, for me at least it's knee deep, and explore the little island. We have found the best shells on this island, hence the name, shell island.

One of our goals for the 12 months that we will be living in St. Maarten is to visit all 36 beaches. We have seen 20, only 4 months to see the remaining 16, can we do it? Below is Plum Bay, also located on the French side. In the middle left picture you can see Donald Trumps property, which retails at a whopping 20 million dollars. We found plum bay to be very secluded and a bit rocky for the kids. Monty Snorkelled, but the visibility was limited that afternoon.

About a ten minute drive past Plum Bay is Long Bay (Baie Longue) one of the islands longest beaches it is located in the lowlands and is the first beach on the French side after leaving the dutch side.. This beach was beautiful, with its white sand, and "long" strips of beach to walk on. We also found it to be very quiet.