Though I wouldn't have called us "nudists," my husband and I have always slept nude and walked around the house nude without thinking twice about it. Our first public nudity was this past December on Orient Beach in St. Martin.
We were on a cruise that stopped at St. Martin, and we had read a little about Orient Beach. I told him that we'd give it a try, and if I felt comfortable I would be willing to go topless. So, we purchased a couple of chairs in front of Pedro's and camped out. We didn't see much topless action, let alone nude, and I wasn't really comfortable removing my top. Nick went for a stroll on the Club Orient side of the beach and came back a few minutes later. He said people were topless and nude over there, and I might feel more comfortable taking my top off in that area. I was still dragging my feet a little, until he said, "I'd really like to go swimming nude, but would prefer to do it over there."
When I realized *he* wanted to experience some public nudity, too, I decided to go for it. So, we relocated ourselves to the "Club O" side of the beach (just a stone's throw away from the Perch Bar) and stripped down. We had a wonderfully relaxing day and met some great people. We actually called a few airlines, thinking that if we could find an inexpensive flight home we'd skip the last 3 days of the cruise, stay at Club Orient, and fly back to Miami. Unfortunately, during the week of Christmas flights were cost prohibitive, so we were forced to put our clothes back on and get back on the cruise ship. We are currently in the process of booking a week-long vacation in June at Club Orient, though, and can't wait!
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