The decision was made and now it was up to me to make our travel arrangements to the unique Caribbean island of St. Martin. By way of some extensive web surfing, I discovered that the island is actually split between the Dutch and the French. The Dutch own the south part of the island which has the largest natural bay and is now where all the cruise ships dock. It also has the main airport for the island, having the airport designation of SXM. The Dutch side has most of the high rise resorts and hotels, and all of the gambling casinos.
I learned that the French side in the north part of the island is much more laid back than its adjoining neighbor. The French section has the reputation of being the home to numerous small 5-star restaurants, most featuring French cuisine of course. It also is the home of Orient Beach, a surfside paradise widely known for its European tolerance for public nudity. That was the attraction that would take my wife Julie and I there on our next vacation.
"Julie," I called out from my home computer one Sunday morning, "please come here for a second. We've got a few choices to make for our next trip and I want you to be comfortable with our arrangements."
I had the home page open for OrientBeach.com as she came in from the sun room. "It looks like there are several small resorts along Orient Beach, and there is one nudist resort located at the south end. Do you think you would rather be with the experienced nudist crowd, or stay elsewhere along the beach where you can ease into the nude scene at your own leisure?"
I'll remind you of Julie's recent erotic experience in Cancun, where she went topless for the first time since her college days and discovered she loved it. With a little of my encouragement, we had decided to seek out a vacation spot where we could sunbathe in the nude without being worried about breaking any laws.
Without looking at the screen very long, Julie replied, "I trust your judgment about going to Orient Beach, but I don't think I'm quite ready to be totally immersed in the nude scene so quickly. I'm just a sweet innocent novice you know." With that she opened the front of her flimsy robe and demurely flashed her large breasts and trimmed pubis in my direction. Releasing her garment but not tying it closed, Julie came close and kissed me passionately while at the same time reached down and gave my penis a loving squeeze.
"I will take that as a vote of confidence," I said. "I have been looking at a small resort right on the beach called L'Hoste, and I guess I'll reserve a beach front suite for the two of us in early February. Consider it your birthday present."
Julie stood up and quipped, "Why is it you always get me something for my birthday that you want too? Maybe I should go on this trip by myself!" She twirled and as she walked away she pulled her robe aside so I could see her ass. I knew she was smiling from ear to ear thinking of the adventure to come.
The following weeks seem to drag by ever so slowly. Julie kept in the mood by shopping at the mall for some new tropical weight clothes and used the internet to order a couple of pareo cover-ups for the beach and a couple of sexy baby dolls for late night wear. She also began working on her all-over tan at the local salon. I too signed up for several tanning sessions since I didn't want to accidentally get anything burned in the hot tropical sun that was not used to seeing the light of day.
It seemed like a dream come true as our flight from Chicago approached the SXM runway, flying so low over the beach that I could see the tourists (I thought I saw at least one young lady topless) through my window as they braced themselves for the backwash of the jumbo jet flying just over their heads. I found out later the local custom was to stop by the Sunset Beach Bar (topless ladies drink free) located next to the runway, have a couple of drinks, then go out on the beach and get blasted by the jet engines as they roared just above them.
I turned to my wife as the seat belt light went off and said, "Can you believe we're really here? This should be one spectacular week...one we won't forget for a long time!"