SXM St Maarten 2/4-6/2013

[yankees368]

Greetings from St. Maarten! I'm out here with Eric right now, and this place absolutely lived up to expectations. Can't upload pictures as usual, so here is a link to my Facebook album, which has all my pics thus far. Enjoy!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.214209345384775.48984.100003871331015&type=1&l=cfc7a80314

[Cary]

Wow, it looks packed. Nice pics :)

[yankees368]

3 gigantic cruise ships came in yesterday.

[RomNYC]

Man it is packed. I kinda prefered Maho when it was less popular years ago...

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[Zee71]

Awesome stuff Jason.

[Roush6NY]

Nice set, Jason !! Whats that odd looking fish you took a pic of that's floating ??? :tongue:

[gonzalu]

Jason, real spotters NEVER EVER take a dip in the water, they are busy making sure they cover all the ops in and out :tongue:

PJ-DAC is rare and N10VU even rarer!! Sweet catch...

[gonzalu]

Man it is packed. I kinda prefered Maho when it was less popular years ago...



In one of the pics, the area next tot he fence is TOTALLY COVERED in tourists... the worst day for me last Christmas was maybe one or two people in that spot... it got crowded on the beach but not nearly as bad as these pics show... wow!!!

[jerslice]

Personally I really like the shots with the beach so crowded; I think it adds more to the surrealism of the plane being so, so low.

[gonzalu]

This is how I like it :tongue:

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but it's great in the morning when you first get there, and before the ships empty out ...

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[Cary]

PJ-DAC is rare and N10VU even rarer!! Sweet catch...

I thought you were there when N10VU came in? I believe the morning of the 26th (have to look at my photos)?

[RomNYC]

but it's great in the morning when you first get there, and before the ships empty out ...

I absolutely LOVE Maho in the morning. I worked on the French side for a few months 12 years ago and would always make a detour to drink my AM coffee by the fence. Totally love this island.

BTW Jason, great second shot with Saba in the background.

[yankees368]

Thanks everyone!
What an incredible place. To add to the insane crowd at Maho that day, one of the giant ships was actually a gay cruise, which was.....interesting. Not a great scene at the beach for me, lol!

[yankees368]

Back at Maho for some more awesomeness! Also a few from San Juan on the way back to JFK-

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.214209345384775.48984.100003871331015&type=1&l=cfc7a80314

[eric8669]

a preview of my images from SXM. more tomorrow as i am too tired to edit.

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_9750_1_2_zpsca986192.jpg

[gonzalu]

I thought you were there when N10VU came in? I believe the morning of the 26th (have to look at my photos)?

Oh? Hmmm, my first frame is 9:26am, so if it was earlier (I believe you went out for the ghost Ameri B727) I missed it >_<

[eric8669]

So made a very last minute trip down to SXM for a couple days. Jason was also along for the ride and for a first timer he was really excited to be there. We had sun, we had clouds, we had rain and on Tuesday I saw the most people I have ever seen on Maho beach in the 5 times i have been there.

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[PhilDernerJr]

(I mrged the three SXM threads that were all from the same trip for you guys)

Amazing set guys. Really jealous!

[Roush6NY]

Great stuff, Eric... Love the AA 757 close up !

[gonzalu]

Beautiful work Eric... Jason too... Boy am I jealous... leaving there last December was really tough... when you have a great trip, hearing the wheels go into the belly of the plane is very depressing... especially when NYC welcomes you with ice on the roads :tongue:

[eric8669]

Beautiful work Eric... Jason too... Boy am I jealous... leaving there last December was really tough... when you have a great trip, hearing the wheels go into the belly of the plane is very depressing... especially when NYC welcomes you with ice on the roads :tongue:

Thanks... yeah. book me on the next flight down. :)

[nexpos]

Great shots guys!

[eric8669]

a few from Puerto Rico to connect back to JFK

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_0719_zps3a1337de.jpg

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[eric8669]

and forgot the most important part of any spotting outing at SXM. The Beer

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_9517_8_9_zpsbf299fc0.jpg

[Zee71]

Nice to have a bucket to enjoy a good day of spotting! Well done gentlemen.

[lijk604]

Eric, that AA shot is awesome!

[Aviation.High.Guy]

Great stuff Eric.

[gonzalu]

I actually discovered Carib beer this year by accident. They did NOT have Presidente on ice when I started to drink one day and they suggested Carib! GREAT choice... Too bad it is not easy to find stateside...

Actually, if you get to the bar early enough, there is one seat that is PERFECT to during, eat and shoot all day long... nothing can be more amazing... as long as you don;t want taxi shots or SWA shots from a few feet away...

[eric8669]

I actually discovered Carib beer this year by accident. They did NOT have Presidente on ice when I started to drink one day and they suggested Carib! GREAT choice... Too bad it is not easy to find stateside...

Actually, if you get to the bar early enough, there is one seat that is PERFECT to during, eat and shoot all day long... nothing can be more amazing... as long as you don;t want taxi shots or SWA shots from a few feet away...

we rented chairs and had the beer and food brought to us.

[Cal07]

Nice set guys... Can't wait to go SXM... Manny if you would like to get some Carib, there is a lot in queens... And if you liked Carib you would love Stag...

[yankees368]

Manny, Presidente beer was fantastic. I would definitely order another bucket or two next time.

[PhilDernerJr]

Eric...again, great set. I keep going back to look. Great variety in a place where photos, though amazing, can become monotonous.

[eric8669]

Eric...again, great set. I keep going back to look. Great variety in a place where photos, though amazing, can become monotonous.

Thanks. There are still some more angels I want to explore the next time i'm down there.