Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine April 2017 | Page 179

Mambo Beach is always lively!
Photo Credit: Robert Walker
Day 2: Beach Day/Dancing at Night
Day One as a full time island-
trotter means you deserve
a break! You can’t come to
Curaçao without having a
beach day, so here it is, with
a twist: today, it’s Mambo
Beach, with the usual pearly-
white sand, gentle blue waters,
and…..topless bathers? Yes,
that’s right. I remember passing
a lady reclining in a beach
chair casually flipping through
a magazine while the sun
bronzed her bare breasts. My
first thought was “she must be
European”, remembering their
notoriously laid-back attitudes
about beach attire. What for
(the North American) me would
be a very anxious undertaking
was totally normal for her!
Refresh yourself with a quick
dip and then it’s back to the
club on Mambo Beach for a
night of Latin dancing. On
my night there, high energy
filled the open-air space with
swivelling bodies, flowing
drinks, and salsa rhythms that
grabbed even non-dancers out
of their seats. My fellow pilots
and I revelled in the colourful
blur of spinning dresses fanned
by pleasant night breezes,
silently wishing we could join in
the action.
Live entertainment at Mambo Beach
Photo Credit: Isai Reiziger