Glad that the comments don't offend you. Your avatar/picture shows that you are a beautiful and confidant woman. There is something about the "sneak" peaks that are much more enjoyable. You can walk totally naked down the beach but have that pareo get lifted by the wind and the "exposure" takes on a new meaning. It would be the same as when you spoke about the white sheer when wet bottom if you came out of the water wearing that bottom. Us "bad" American men love to see women such as yourself be yourself. More power to you!

Originally posted by lovethesun

Interesting, but your avatar is still showing on the Adults only section in the forum

I know. They are two separate sections. The avatar shows in the adult section, which I hadn't visited in several years, but it can't be uploaded in this section.

The Avatars have been fixed. Sorry for the disruption

Thanks, Mike.

>There is something about the "sneak" peaks that are much more enjoyable
I agree. Sneak peeks and barely there swimsuits are favorites of mine. Probably in combination too, like the wind picking up the pareo to reveal a bottom that's just a string in front...

So you want me to wear both my string and my pareo? I would rather wear neither.

>So you want me to wear both my string and my pareo?
Just long enough for the pareo to fall off, or for you to decide to get rid of the string. (Or both!) :)

Christa, please give us many trip reports while you're there in June. My better half and I will be trying again to go for our 1st non-cruise trip in September (Last year Irma said nope)and also our 40th anniversary so it'd be great to have some fresh facts from a veteran visitor. Also feel free to wear or NOT wear whatever you'd like during your trip in June but pictures would be good too.

I will probably not wear much of anything. Certainly nothing while at Club O beach. On our walks, it will probably be a paleo or a transparent string. If a pareo I will do as our male posters suggest and let the wind blow it up to give sneak peeks. May not even bother with pulling it back down. You guys are bad and are corrupting me.

Yes, I will give some reports. Mostly I think they will be about what markets are open, restaurants in the the village, accommodations, what is available at Club O Beach, cleanup at what remains of Club O, traffic and overall beach conditions. Won't be long now.

I wish Dr. J. would chime in about current conditions as he is on the Island now.

C.

Originally posted by Christa

I will probably not wear much of anything. Certainly nothing while at Club O beach. On our walks, it will probably be a paleo or a transparent string. If a pareo I will do as our male posters suggest and let the wind blow it up to give sneak peeks. May not even bother with pulling it back down. You guys are bad and are corrupting me.

Yes, I will give some reports. Mostly I think they will be about what markets are open, restaurants in the the village, accommodations, what is available at Club O Beach, cleanup at what remains of Club O, traffic and overall beach conditions. Won't be long now.

I wish Dr. J. would chime in about current conditions as he is on the Island now.

C.

I might just have to setup a special Christa section. It appears we a a new forum heart throb among us [tup]

Any information would be great. As I stated earlier we have only been cruise ship visitors in the past. In this visit in September (hopefully weather permitting), we will be spending a week (9/8-9/15). I know that a lot of places close for the season so I am hoping it won't be too crowded at that time of year. We will be staying in a villa rental on the Dutch side but will be doing a lot of exploration. My wife wants to experience her first Orient Beach foray as it is meant to be, au naturel and who am I to say no? Any help in where to go, what to see, where to avoid etc would be greatly appreciated. I'll be renting a car and hopefully won't have too much trouble navigating to CO beach. We'll be celebrating the 40th year that she has put up with me. I enjoy the information on this website and the bantering is fun too.

Originally posted by Mike_B

Originally posted by Christa

I will probably not wear much of anything. Certainly nothing while at Club O beach. On our walks, it will probably be a paleo or a transparent string. If a pareo I will do as our male posters suggest and let the wind blow it up to give sneak peeks. May not even bother with pulling it back down. You guys are bad and are corrupting me.

Yes, I will give some reports. Mostly I think they will be about what markets are open, restaurants in the the village, accommodations, what is available at Club O Beach, cleanup at what remains of Club O, traffic and overall beach conditions. Won't be long now.

I wish Dr. J. would chime in about current conditions as he is on the Island now.

C.

I might just have to setup a special Christa section. It appears we a a new forum heart throb among us [tup]

It would be a waste of your time. They are fickle. Back a few months ago they were all a gogo over the photograph of that well endowed woman on the Homepage. This week they are harassing me. Next week someone else will catch their eye. Typical men. Thanks for the thought, though.

Originally posted by thedeputydog

Any information would be great. As I stated earlier we have only been cruise ship visitors in the past. In this visit in September (hopefully weather permitting), we will be spending a week (9/8-9/15). I know that a lot of places close for the season so I am hoping it won't be too crowded at that time of year. We will be staying in a villa rental on the Dutch side but will be doing a lot of exploration. My wife wants to experience her first Orient Beach foray as it is meant to be, au naturel and who am I to say no? Any help in where to go, what to see, where to avoid etc would be greatly appreciated. I'll be renting a car and hopefully won't have too much trouble navigating to CO beach. We'll be celebrating the 40th year that she has put up with me. I enjoy the information on this website and the bantering is fun too.

As you have a car, you will need a map. The rental car companies will provided a small map with the car. It is adequate for navigation from the airport to Club O, but a larger map is more useful. Several years ago I bought a map from one of the guys I discovered on this board. It is an excellent map, and has points of interest marked. I recommend it. The link to the discussion is below:
http://www.orientbeachforum.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6549&SearchTerms=Map,of,St.,Martin

The first several times we were on the Island I would keep us oriented on the rental car map while my husband drove from the airport to Orient Beach. There is only one main road that encircles the Island, but there are many side streets and rabbit holes to get lost in.

As to the banter, it should be obvious to you by now that the guys pick on me. But that's OK as I can hold my own with them. t mean they are, after all, only men.

>They are fickle...

Don't you remember, we were trying to get you on the front page back then.

Christa, thanks for the link, I'll probably get it at Amazon. If you feel offended or picked on, please accept my apology, nothing mean spirited was ever intended. I agree with bc though because I remember myself suggesting you be the face of the website rather than the current woman. Your picture shows that you are real woman, confidant and beautiful whereas, imho, the woman on the front page doesn't give off the vibe that your picture does. Again, if my comments upset you, please accept this as my sincere apology. I am so looking forward to spending a full week on the island instead of just a few hours.