St. Maarten's
so at 4PM yesterday afternoon, my parents, their dog, an my sister picked me up. We drove to Toronto, passed the dog to my grandparents, and caught about two hours of sleep.
At 2AM today, i woke up, got the rest of my shit together, and got on a plane at 6AM. We were in the air for about 5 hours, where I proceeded to mainline most of Dr. Who sreries 2. the flight was cool because I had an emergency exit. Leg room for the win! Arrived at St Maarten's, got my 'all inclusive' wristband and got to our rooms. My sister and I are sharing a room. originally, we were placed on the fifth floor. But we promptly changed rooms, as the toilet was broken, and the door jamb where the deadbolt was had been shattered. So we were moved to the eighth floor, where my folks are.
All of tired, my father and I changed into bathing suits while my mum and my sister crashed out in my parents room. Dad and I swam in the sea for about ten minutes, ut having not applied sunblock, decided that the swim-up bar was a much better idea.
This is where I discovered that my father tip like money's going out of fashion, and w make excellent drinking buddies. These two facts inevitably lead to the bartender really liking us, and taking very good care of us. You people wonder where I learned to mix my drink strong? When the alcohol is cheaper than the mix, perspectives get a bit skewed.
Attended an orientation session, woke my mum up for dinner. Erica wasn't feeling well, so she stayed in the room. By now my dad and I are ready to crash, my mum wants more sleep, and Erica's hungry. So I took her down to the bar, she ate food. And I discovered that this particular resort? Runs karaoke on Fridays. XD
Flipped through their songlist, they've actually got a decent selection. Karaoke dude is hosting at the next hotel over tomorrow night...I might wander that way. If not, 'm pretty sure next Friday is our last night. So there will be fun and games.
Have to take tomorrow easy, both because I was drinking Tequila Sunrises for five hours straight, and because we all have to finish depressurising from the plane. Apparently the whole island shuts down on Sundays, but we're hoping to do a few shore dives. the real adventures will begin on Monday.
As promised, I'ma try and keep your guys updated periodically. I don't promise every night, but seeing as this is my only time to smok in peace, it's a definite possibility. XD
Talk to you soon!
At 2AM today, i woke up, got the rest of my shit together, and got on a plane at 6AM. We were in the air for about 5 hours, where I proceeded to mainline most of Dr. Who sreries 2. the flight was cool because I had an emergency exit. Leg room for the win! Arrived at St Maarten's, got my 'all inclusive' wristband and got to our rooms. My sister and I are sharing a room. originally, we were placed on the fifth floor. But we promptly changed rooms, as the toilet was broken, and the door jamb where the deadbolt was had been shattered. So we were moved to the eighth floor, where my folks are.
All of tired, my father and I changed into bathing suits while my mum and my sister crashed out in my parents room. Dad and I swam in the sea for about ten minutes, ut having not applied sunblock, decided that the swim-up bar was a much better idea.
This is where I discovered that my father tip like money's going out of fashion, and w make excellent drinking buddies. These two facts inevitably lead to the bartender really liking us, and taking very good care of us. You people wonder where I learned to mix my drink strong? When the alcohol is cheaper than the mix, perspectives get a bit skewed.
Attended an orientation session, woke my mum up for dinner. Erica wasn't feeling well, so she stayed in the room. By now my dad and I are ready to crash, my mum wants more sleep, and Erica's hungry. So I took her down to the bar, she ate food. And I discovered that this particular resort? Runs karaoke on Fridays. XD
Flipped through their songlist, they've actually got a decent selection. Karaoke dude is hosting at the next hotel over tomorrow night...I might wander that way. If not, 'm pretty sure next Friday is our last night. So there will be fun and games.
Have to take tomorrow easy, both because I was drinking Tequila Sunrises for five hours straight, and because we all have to finish depressurising from the plane. Apparently the whole island shuts down on Sundays, but we're hoping to do a few shore dives. the real adventures will begin on Monday.
As promised, I'ma try and keep your guys updated periodically. I don't promise every night, but seeing as this is my only time to smok in peace, it's a definite possibility. XD
Talk to you soon!