What are the best beaches for kids in, Bermuda or Caribbean part 2?
St. Maarten/St. Martin St. Maarten recently cleaned up its town beach, Great Bay Beach. While this is not an idyllic beach with palm trees, it is conveniently located right by the water taxi and a block away from the main shopping street in Philipsburg. I was actually surprised at how blue and clean the water was when we were there this year. We found the convenience of Great Bay Beach attractive especially since it enabled one of us to easily take our older daughter to the beach in the afternoon while our infant napped aboard ship. Also, there is a float/trampoline in the water there. We paid a small fee to use it and my daughter had a great time jumping off it into the water. One of our readers suggested Dawn Beach, which he labels as “truly a family beach” on the Dutch side of the island. He said that while you may encounter an occasional topless bather, it is not a nude beach. On the other hand, parts of Orient Beach are nude and there are some topless bathers. This is, however, a
