2026 St. Martin day 1: Torture?

Yesterday was a travel day so I consider this day 1. Some reason I decided to do a 1.8 mile hike to a beach. I do 4 miles at MoA so this should be easy right? Ha!

Start of the hike looking over Anse Marcel

Looking at the hill to traverse it looks like steam but is a cloud. Or is it?

Fun trail up and down. Just ask my body!

Getting on the other side of the hills. Multiple undulations.

Getting closer

Last few rocks to get to the sand. It was really small sand particles that got into everything and stuck everywhere. And the sound of the waves crashing on the beach was superb. Warm with nice breeze made it perfect temp.

I messed up and didn’t get a picture from where I was relaxing. But I did get a picture of the clouds from my vantage point. There was no shade except for this spot I found. Then headed back and got kicked in the butt. Need to hydrate folks.