Maho beach was pretty grim looking builders yard with piles of sand which was whipped up by the constant overflying of incoming aircraft. Mullet Bay, a few minutes walk further on was a lovely beach although it gradulally filled up with crowds & attracted catamaran excursions. It took over two hours to crawl back into Philipsburg in a public shared taxi that cost just $5US compared with the $9 charged by the port taxis.