Scubaman--Karakter is difficult to park at when they have music in the evening, but I think someone posted here that they have a new parking system, where they basically park everyone now, so you don't get parked in? The only other place where I have had trouble parking is Mullet, if you're trying to go later in the day or on the weekend. To the original poster, do NOT try to go to Mullet on the weekend, as it is often jam packed then and you could get parked in.

Pat--when you say parking is "mostly" free, I don't recall EVER paying to park on a beach in SXM. Where have you paid to park on SXM at a beach?

On Orient, there is plenty of parking everywhere, except sometimes at Club O beach, if you come after 10:30 or so, you may have to park a bit of a ways away and walk down the beach. For other restaurants and beach clubs along Orient, there is always enough parking.

The road to get to Friars Bay is very bumpy-- think "cow pasture".

But I reiterate was most everyone else has said--do not EVER leave ANYTHING in your car, at ANY time, at ANY place. Period.