Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean.It is the smallest inhabited sea island divided between two nations,France(north) and Netherlands(south).The official languages are French for Saint Martin, and Dutch and English for Sint Maarten.The border is almost imperceptible.You can cross back and forth without ever realizing you are entering a new country.
聖馬丁島是一座位於加勒比海東北方的熱帶島嶼,面積只有87平方公里的小島卻由法國與荷蘭共同擁有,南邊的荷蘭區以荷蘭語與英語為官方語言,北邊的法語區官方語言當然是法語囉!島上沒有明顯的邊界,開著車環島,只有看著地圖才知道自己已經到了另一個國家!在Saint Martin Island 我們修理船,看著最奢華的人生在眼前來去,逛了令人噴鼻血的裸體海灘,還有遇見熱情的阿德大哥一家人!
We arrived in Saint Martin island in the early morning.The sun just rose up.It took Yaima 18 days to travel from Recife to Saint Martin.Oh!I couldn't believe it.I made it.When we left Recife,I knew that it would take a while to our next stop.I couldn't help counting the landing date in my mind."hey,Rinko chan,don't count the days.Just take it easy!"Yuuki said all the time. He seemed to see through my weak mind.Time flew silently between sunrise and sunset day by day.I finally got Saint Martin.That night was a busy night.There were so many big traveling ships passing by.Before dawn,we could see lights glimmered on the island.It was Saint Martin.
我們在離開巴西Recife18天後,抵達Saint Martin(聖馬丁島)。老實說,剛開始離開巴西時,我老是在心中默默數著靠岸的日子,飛機一天內就可以抵達的距離,帆船卻要花上半個月,Yuuki看穿我的心思,總對我說"Hey,don't count the days!",不知不覺間,時間就在日出日落中悄悄流逝了。
登陸前一夜,一路上,好幾艘加勒比海豪華遊輪和YAIMA錯身而過,光是我值班的三小時內,YAIMA就改變了兩次航道來避開大遊輪,真是忙碌的一晚!天未亮,我們一行四人已無睡意,遠遠看著聖馬丁島上隱約可見的點點燈火,心中雀悅著!
我們抵達聖馬丁島南部的荷蘭區時,天才剛亮,微微的曙光從島的上方透出,我們將船停在Simpson Bay附近,等待9點Simpson Bay的閘橋開啟時間。
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