Naturists

Only done it once, in an absolutely deserted, isolated cove at the bottom of a three hundred foot cliff, where we swam and sunbathed. It was strangely liberating, but I've never had the urge to do it again! (I'd never get up and down the steps in the cliff for one thing!)

Goodness, no! If my other half wanted to do it - I'd wave him off and tell him to go enjoy himself!

Been there, done it and we love it!
Can't see a damned thing without my glasses on!

Many years ago when sailing about 6 miles off shore in Lyme bay I decided to sunbathe topless.my y young son was horrified ' mummy, someone might see you ' he said. The only vessel visible was a tanker way out on the horizon!

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Stansgran - I think you'd better stick to your cossie!

But but but I would be fascinated by a colostomy bag filling up and would have to be nudged and told not to stare like some five year old. I don't think I would like to be so close to people who ooze from their orifices so much that they have to carry a towel around with them to stop them soiling the furniture.

Love skinny dipping, but that's it

Stansgran - naturist venues are not just for the body-perfect brigade, far from it. Why be ashamed of a colostomy bag or, indeed, any of the scars, lumps and bumps that we all collect over a lifetime? Naturists are not judgemental and are generally one of the friendliest and happiest groups of people you would ever meet. However, if you prefer to keep your knickers on you should do so!

So what happens if you have a colostomy bag? And if you carry a towel round to sit on why not wear knickers? It baffles me.

NotTooOld perhaps I should change my name to 'nannygoat' to avoid any confusion.

Now I know why I haven't tried naturism, I would hate to be thought "untidy".

And, I beg to disagree, some bodies are disgusting, I have one.

Oh go on, oldgoat, you mght find you enjoy it! Incidentally, from your name I thought you were a bloke until I read on.

Really enjoyed reading this thread from my pre-GN days. When the DCs were young we had a camping holiday at Royan in South West France. On the beach next to the site were sunbathers in various states of undress - even I had daringly removed my bikini top. OH took the DCs along the beach for a paddle while I basked under our large sun umbrella. I decided to give OH a surprise when he returned so carefully untied the little bows at the sides of my bikini bottoms and slipped them off. At that moment a gust of wind blasted across the beach and the umbrella went bowling across the sand threatening to take out unsuspecting sunbathers. There was nothing for it. I had to leap up in the altogether and chase it across the sand. No more nude sunbathing for me!

My DH and I have also been naturist for many years, both abroad and in the UK. There is an organisation for naturists in this country called British Naturism. Take a look at the BN website and you will see that we are a perfectly respectable bunch of people - we just think that 'nothing's better'.

My wife and I have been naturist for over forty years we have met some wonderful human beings. It seems the English are always childish about their bodies and nudity talking as if everyone else has 'wobbley bits' other than them. The joy of swimming nude playing tennis or just sitting reading a book free of clothes is very therapeutic. It's not those of us in the naturist clubs one has to worry about its the pervs peeping through the fence.

I go one better! I imagine them nude on the toilet!

Some of them might make you feel more than a little nauseous, Mishap. A certain Mr Pickles?

When I hear male politicians and others pontificating I just imagine them in the nude - men look so comic unclothed that you can no longer take them seriously!

Glad it brightened your morning butty

Men are very untidy looking aren't they. Obviously he was the prototype human. When eve was made they'd sorted out the teething problems.

Jess . Thoroughly enjoyed reading that!

The only naked men who flaunt themselves are solitary male "nudists" lurking in remote dunes known for pickup.
We were on a beach in spain last year where we were the only couple. My DH, bless him, really thought i was joking that the solitary males, wandering about pensively with no clothes on, were as it were trying to find a boyfriend. I hasten to say that they were not showing off any untoward signs of arousal - and they did have nice bodies.
But we have stripped off in remote areas or nudist beaches in Greece.
Once, in a remote cove I god "buzzed" by the Greek airforce, who kept going round in circles in their fighter jets (DH was in the sea at the time)
Another time I dragged the poor man off to a nudist spa experience in California.
On the cliff top in Big Sur lies the Esalen Institute. Birthplace of the personal growth movement. (personal growth has nothing to do with previous topic!)
You could go and get a massage there with the pacific waves crashing far below. I thougth this would be an unmissable californian experience.
Sulfur hot springs fed the hot tubs. DH was terrified "Jess! Jess! where are you going?" "I'm just going to the loo dear". But he cheered up when a big bosomed therapist chatted him up. The massage was fantastic (if expensive) and it took several days to get the smell of rotten eggs out of skin and hair. Could do without the sight of other mens dangly bits though, not a pretty sight.

In my experience the problem of arousal on a beach simply doesn't happen; well not often. If it does don't flaunt it, position yourself to disguise it or run into the sea. Such conditions rarely last for long and people tend to worry about them for little reason.

Into his baby blue eyes Soop!