Before lying on the beautiful beaches of Anguilla and St.Barths, you have to….get there!! I have forgotten this part of our holidays, and Loic has just posted a funny picture of an Airbus landing in Saint Martin at the Princess Juliana airport (SXM).
We were there last year, and I can tell you that this picture is not a fake :-) The landing happened exactly in this way. Generally speaking, the runway is *very* short for these kind of big airplanes, as the Boeing 747/400 and Airbus A340/300. Last year, there was some little wind from behind, and the pilot had to realize a beautiful touch-and-go. Then, we had to go to the Dominican Republic, where we slept, and then re-took the plane, and flew back to Saint Martin. Great…
Another picture of a Boeing 757 landing, also in Saint Martin, taken from the other side of the beach.
So, after the first “challenge”, you are in Saint Martin. It is not finished! Then, we will flight to Anguilla’s airport, Wall Blake. No idea how is the airport there. BUT, I know how is the one of St.Barths. Wow, that was (and will be) a beautiful flight with…crazy landings, have a look:
Again, no fake pictures here, the pilot has to “jump” the pass, and then, to stick to the mountain slope, in order to touch right at the beginning of the runway. If it doesn’t work, touch-and-go :-) Some planes also finished their flight in….the beautiful sea :-)