Caribbean Photo of the Week: Simpson Bay in St Maarten

By: - December 8th, 2013

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

— CJ

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Caribbean Photo of the Week: Sunset in Tortola, BVI

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