Caribbean Photo of the Week: The Sand in St Maarten

By: - December 29th, 2013

This week’s Caribbean Photo comes from CJ reader Debby Lind-Steyn, who took this snapshot at Simpson Bay Beach in St Maarten. Do you have a great Caribbean photo? Send it to news@caribjournal.com with “Caribbean Photo of the Week” in the subject line. It could be the next CPOTW!

— CJ

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