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Re: Never been so busy!!
[Re: tradewinds]
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03/06/2015 09:28 AM
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tradewinds said: Actually, the only "official" nude part of Orient Beach is in front of the resort at the South side. A few years ago, the Gendarmes were busting anyone who ventured out of that area nekkid. That change started once the cruise ships started coming and their morals being offended. I started going to OB in the early 90's and it was socially acceptable the whole length of the beach. Ahh the joy of cruise ships.
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Re: Never been so busy!!
[Re: OhDrinkBoy]
#43563
03/06/2015 10:03 AM
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OhDrinkBoy said:tradewinds said: Actually, the only "official" nude part of Orient Beach is in front of the resort at the South side. A few years ago, the Gendarmes were busting anyone who ventured out of that area nekkid. That change started once the cruise ships started coming and their morals being offended. I started going to OB in the early 90's and it was socially acceptable the whole length of the beach. Ahh the joy of cruise ships. Yep, when we were there, there was a Disney ship shore excursion. Kids galore getting an education! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Never been so busy!!
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#43564
03/06/2015 10:04 AM
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Winterstale
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tradewinds said:OhDrinkBoy said:tradewinds said: Actually, the only "official" nude part of Orient Beach is in front of the resort at the South side. A few years ago, the Gendarmes were busting anyone who ventured out of that area nekkid. That change started once the cruise ships started coming and their morals being offended. I started going to OB in the early 90's and it was socially acceptable the whole length of the beach. Ahh the joy of cruise ships. Yep, when we were there, there was a Disney ship shore excursion. Kids galore getting an education! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> oh I can bet there were some angry parents blaming Disney for that.... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Never been so busy!!
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03/06/2015 10:48 AM
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Actually, no, local French families is what caused the changes along Orient. It had nothing to do with cruise ships. But they are an easy target.
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Re: Never been so busy!!
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03/06/2015 12:09 PM
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Interesting. I haven't been to OB since about 1979 but back then there was a single dirt track that lead to a sand parking area and a little beach bar at the SE end. From there all the way to the clift at the north end was nothing. No houses, no roads, no nothing. There were definitely no French families to object. It being so isolated was why it gained its reputation as the best nude beach in the Caribbean.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Never been so busy!!
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03/06/2015 12:17 PM
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1979 and now are totally different at Orient. Behind Orient Beach now is totally full of housing, a mix of locals living fulltime and rental properties.
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Re: Never been so busy!!
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03/06/2015 05:23 PM
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The conversations I mentioned previously had little to do with any kind of nudity, but centered more on attitudes and bad behavior. More so on Jost and Tortola than anywhere else.
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