Beyond, kids play on the dock, jumping into water clear as Evian. Along the shore, a few women sun-soak on the beach and young mother plays with her toddler in the surf. While modesty seems the norm on the Dutch side, swimsuits typically come halfway off in French territory. Nowhere on the island is the display of flesh more rampant than at Orient Bay on the northeast coast. The driver drops us off at the Bikini Beach Bar.
Orient Bay is one of the most popular spots in the Caribbean for bathing in the buff.
The beach is split into two sections. That is not the case on the southern portion where folks wear only a smile. Beyond the tide line stands a large nudist resort. It's no big deal. I must admit that as a charter member of the Woodstock generation, I, too, have done my share of skinny-dipping.