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Re: Avoiding sargassum for the au naturel crowd
[Re: NudeinNorthFL]
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02/21/2023 01:17 PM
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Carol_Hill
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The only other beaches on the island that get any nude use, other than Club O, are Cupecoy and Happy Bay. For Happy Bay, the access is by walking in from a bit of a distance. Basically there are no services there. The sand there is normally quite good, but you need to haul in what you want. Cupecoy beach comes and goes. Dany has a beach bar there and chairs and there is pretty good parking for Cupecoy.
Carol Hill
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Re: Avoiding sargassum for the au naturel crowd
[Re: CharlieAndElaine]
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02/22/2023 09:59 AM
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Charlie--Years ago, I thought there used to be quite a few rocks in the water there? There used to be one of the mini suites in that area, which had a lovely view of the ocean. Just about our favorite unit there at Club O, since we never could afford a chalet.
Carol Hill
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Re: Avoiding sargassum for the au naturel crowd
[Re: NudeinNorthFL]
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02/22/2023 03:54 PM
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I was on the island last week, and I visited the far south end of Orient (past Papa) daily. The water was very calm and clear of saragassum all seven days I was there. The downside is that there are no chairs/umbrellas to rent. However, for my visit, I rented a chair, umbrella, and cooler from Packlight Vacation rentals. The downside, of course, is that I had to drag the gear from the parking area to the beach area. IMO, it was worth it, as one day, the saragassum was HORRIBLE on the main beach, with the south-end completely clear.
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Re: Avoiding sargassum for the au naturel crowd
[Re: BillDauterive]
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02/22/2023 04:23 PM
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Carol_Hill
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Bill--Glad to hear that Craig is renting stuff again, as I had thought he was kind of getting out of that business.
Carol Hill
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Re: Avoiding sargassum for the au naturel crowd
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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02/26/2023 06:15 AM
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We tried to rent umbrellas from him last oct-nov. He said he was all out, as most of them either were broken or just weather beaten and could not find a supplier to replace them. But yeah, he's still in the rental business!! Hopefully he found some umbrellas!!
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Re: Avoiding sargassum for the au naturel crowd
[Re: NudeinNorthFL]
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02/28/2023 11:14 PM
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We were at the Orient today. The nude section was full of weeds in the water. There was a small clear area of water right next to the destroyed restaurant at the far end of the beach. The rest of the ocean was full of weeds… The non nude area of Orient wasn’t too bad, with less weeds towards Mount Vernon resort. But they had bigger waves.
"Often Wrong, Never in Doubt"
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