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Re: Orient Beach
[Re: boucharda]
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01/13/2021 04:09 PM
01/13/2021 04:09 PM
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BillDauterive
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I was there in August 2019. No happy hour bell. Also, I noticed that EVERYBODY at the deck tables seemed to be "local." They were all dressed in street clothes, and all seemed to know each other. And they weren't drinking or eating. So it was more like a local hangout. Regardless, I'm more of a BYOB guy anyway. Costs a lot less and you don't have to get up for a refill.  Just something I noticed, because I hadn't seen that type of crowd at any beach establishment on island in previous visits. Inland, yeah. That's actually the crowd that I look for when hungry/thirsty. Locals know the hotspots. But at the beach, I expect to see more tourists in beachwear than locals in street clothes.
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Re: Orient Beach
[Re: SammyM]
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01/14/2021 10:47 AM
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The first time we did the Happy Bay walk, no one warned us about the iguana's. Not far onto the path a monster of an iguana moved in the trees and scared the crap out of us. BTW, we walked it in flip flops and it wasn't that bad if you watch where your walking real close.
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Re: Orient Beach
[Re: boucharda]
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01/15/2021 11:01 AM
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As far as I know, Iguanas are vegetarians, so you probably scared him/her. I've never heard of anyone getting bitten by their tiny teeth. Through the years, there have been occasional robberies on the walk, so we never take valuables when we go there, just some cash for lunch. Wish we were there now!!!
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Re: Orient Beach
[Re: boucharda]
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01/15/2021 11:01 AM
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sxmbeachlover
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Oh dear!!!! Missing SXM!!!
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Re: Orient Beach
[Re: sxmbeachlover]
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01/15/2021 11:49 AM
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As far as I know, Iguanas are vegetarians, so you probably scared him/her. I've never heard of anyone getting bitten by their tiny teeth. Yes, Iguanas are 100% veggie and non-aggressive. However they do clim trees and have been known to, ahem, drop some bombs. I seem to be a favorite target and always have to be looking up to make sure one of the scaly ones isn't sizing me up for target practice! 
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Re: Orient Beach
[Re: jenniboston]
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01/15/2021 01:24 PM
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I was on Renaissance Island, Aruba, in a lounge chair, eating a hamburger, when a passing iguana leaped onto my chest and took a bite out of my hamburger. I grabbed it with both hands and threw it off of me. I then led it down the beach holding out the rest of my hamburger until it was too far down the beach to jump me again !!! True story. My hands bled just a bit from it tough skin. True story !!!
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