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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
[Re: PelicanPirate]
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08/18/2016 06:27 PM
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It is usually available, except on weekends. For ME, I will never patronize them because they charge for chairs and will not allow you to bring even as much as bottled water of your own to drink. Fine, those are their rules, no problem. They just won't ever get another penny of my money.
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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
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08/18/2016 08:47 PM
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The last time we were there, we spent approximately $20 on chairs and umbrella, bought lunch, including wine, at around $150, and they objected to us drinking our own bottled water. See ya!!!
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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
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08/19/2016 05:40 AM
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Well, they do create the nude section which is very accommodating on an otherwise part of orient that does not tolerate nude anything. We could stand up no problem between the screens. We literally forgot there were people on the other side. 3 bottles of iced Rose will do that for you.
If all will recall a recent thread that in reality nude is against the rules on ALL of St Martins beaches and that is only tolerated at CO via an agreement. So, yes, we are lucky that CO is the most tolerated stretch. I wouldn't harp on the limits of this place that tries to do their tiny part in the AN arena.
As for cleanliness, I walked the beach every morning and watched the beach combing and putting out of chairs/cushions and coco light blue had the cleanest cushions of all including places that all rave about further south. The dark blue look great until you walk up close and they need a good tumble at the laundromat.
Our breakfast in rest and lunch at chairs was awesome.
Again, super service. In fact I'll state best service on island in 12 days in June and similar time in January. That includes our friends in grand case and nettle. We felt like we were on our own private beach with a servant. It got better with each glass of rose. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" />
While I love my cooler and Willie........it sure was nice to have a private, padded chair to ourselves with our personal beach boy.
Well still spend 90 percent of our time under a yellow umbrella with our toted in dollar Caribs but wouldn't hesitate to go to CB....
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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
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08/19/2016 09:29 AM
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I think the nudity in the shared pools there is very much a function of whether it's ok with the other folks in your building. If the other people are ok with it, I think that is still ok. On the beach has become increasingly more hostile to nudity, not really worth it to me to come in from outside. The OP is staying there, so worth checking out anyway.
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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
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08/19/2016 12:54 PM
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For me, Esmeralda is a bit far of a walk to Club O, if you're carrying a cooler and a bunch of other crap like we do, so I would probably drive, but I'm sure you'll do fine. Enjoy!
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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
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08/19/2016 03:34 PM
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AlpharettaTide said: That's part of the plan. If we decide that C\O is not for us, then it's not really right there in our faces either. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> Go CO on your first day there. If you decide it is the best way to go you won't be mad that you wasted any days. Club O is a great place to ease in as well. Just set up, get comfortable and see that it is no big deal. I think it is a better setting than a pool.
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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
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08/19/2016 03:38 PM
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I agree with last post, go to club o. You don't have to be nude it's optional. But you are most likely to try it there than anywhere. Don't just walk up and back. Have a seat, get a drink, have some lunch. Odds are by end of day you'll do it if it's in your card deck.
As much as I talked up cocoa, it would not be an easy place to do it first as odds are it might only be you two or another couple which is not the same as several dozen or more folks going around without a care.
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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
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08/20/2016 07:03 AM
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TravelHat said: Agree but half the fun is swimming, beach walking and hanging out at the perch. That's the full experience. Can't get that at Cocoa or Happy Bay. Been to Happy Bay many times and always swim nude there. No issues.
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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
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08/20/2016 07:06 AM
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NakedAsAJaybird said: October at Club O beach is a very good time for newbies. The beach and chairs are pretty much empty. A good time to ease into the nudity thing. Also, plenty of parking at Club O lot or behind new restaurants near Pedro's, if you prefer to drive and both are free Club O charges $5 from Nov 1st-May 1st). Our timeshare week is the second week of October each year. When we go to Club O to visit, which we do several times in the week we're on island, the chairs don't fill up as quickly, so it's easier to get them. We usually get there by about 10am. But all the chairs are pretty much filled by noon, or so.
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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
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08/22/2016 12:43 PM
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We always take bottled water to Club O beach and have never had a problem. We do pay for chairs and an umbrella. We were last there in June this year. We have not tried nudity anywhere else on Orient, except in the water.... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dancingmonkey.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
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08/22/2016 12:49 PM
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Club O beach? No one has said that you can't take whatever you want, in terms of food and/or drink to the Club O beach.
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Re: Nude beach by Esmeralda?
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08/22/2016 02:20 PM
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LeeLee said: Sure do! I believe it was stopped because people were harassing her. Shame! I always wondered why the water sports guys that collect for the chairs don't run drinks like the Pedro's guy. I think that maybe it has something to do with separate entities. Not sure. I think the Pedro's guy make some cash during the high season.
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