A Bikini Diary From St. Barts

5 days, 6 bikinis, let's do this! Welcome to my week of swimwear exposure therapy.

“Hi, hi—hello! Nice to meet you. So… I packed six bikinis for this trip.” This is the first thing I say to my travel companions for a four-day jaunt to St. Barts upon meeting them before our connecting flight in San Juan. I pause for a second to reconsider my statement. “Seven actually if you count my swim dress,” I say, explaining that said aquatic gar…