St. Martin/St. Maarten 5/1-5/13

We stayed in St. Martin at Simpson Bay Lagoon sometimes it is very smelly water and definitely
unclean; never would swim in it by choice. It is also very humid here with very little air
flow. The town of St. Martin is nice and enjoyed the hike to the Fort and other walks.
Unfortunately for Ed he didn't do too much walking. He had cellulitis develop on his leg
that the Doctor on the Dutch side St. Maarten tried to combat with antibiotics however
after not walking on it for a week and Ann being his slave he was sent to the surgeon
to open up the two small swollen spots and after 4 days of going back and forth to the
hospital to see the surgeon the swelling in the leg started to reduce and the surgeon
encouraged him to walk on it. It is always interesting getting around in different areas;
you become very adept at using the bus or public transportation quickly.

While making frequent trips to the doctor at only $30 each and the surgeon was $240 for the
entire procedure we are convinced that socialized medicine is fine with us.
We explored the many french bakeries and pastry shops as well as restaurants while
Ed made his visits to the doctor; it made the visits much more enjoyable.

We also attended the carnival in Williamsburg. St. Maarten(dutch side) which was colorful and lots of loud
music. If you go to Never Bored.ca you can see lots of pictures. Sheila does a great
job with her blog; complete with pictures.

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