Your most rewarding nude experience this past summer?

[Gary Naturist]

Looking back on the summer, what was your most rewarding nude experience?

Gary

[Gary Naturist]

Looking back on the summer, what was your most rewarding nude experience?

Gary

[barelybob]

I would say participating in the Rooster Rock cleanup project. It feels good to do something to further the enjoyment of others, especially when you can do it naked. /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[shanel_17]

I had the privilege to visit the island of Ibiza in Spain this past summer. Most of the beaches are topless, but I wanted to go to a totally nude beach. I went to an internet cafe to find a beach. Once I found one, I need to get myself there. I was able to get the right bus to the San Salines beach, and when I stepped off the bus I followed the crowd to the beach. It was incredible. There's something about the Mediterranian Sea. I am hoping to make my next summer adventure to Greece. The beaches there look incredible from what I can see in photos.

[nudeM]

Having becoming a nudist for only one year, it has been great to finally walk freely out in the back yard without any worries about the neighbors. I have cleaned the pool, did yard work and just sat and relaxed. This may not seem like much to some, but to me, this has been a huge step forward knowing that the neighbors are allowing me to enjoy the things I like to do in my own yard, and not worrying about them calling in a complaint. /infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[shanel_17]

So just out of curiosity NudeM, is it legal to be outside nude in your own backyard? I went sunbathing nude several times this summer, but I set up my tent and draped blankets to make a seclusion spot. I was always a bit paranoid that someone would call the cops or something.

[FireProf]

Most rewarding experience this summer would have to be our trip to Club Orient on St. Martin in the Carribean.

My wife's idea for one and an entire week of nude living, eating, drinking, dancing, sailing and just relaxing. Met some great people and to make it even better, we have already started plans to return next summer. /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[Mike67]

I am fairly new to nudism(less than a year).My most rewarding experience might not mean much to most,but mine was my very 1st nude hike although I didn't go far. The feeling of finally being free
is something I won't soon forget.

Born nude,live nude,die nude

[Jochanaan]

Mike67, I'm with you. This summer I experienced social nudity for the first time, and it has been the greatest naked experience not only of this summer but of my life.

[shãybare]

This past summer I went to my first nude convention. I had a blast meeting alot of people. At the convention I also danced for the first time in over twenty years. I have been going with my friend Faye to some nightclubs and dancing some of the night away. It feels good. I think what I enjoyed most was just absorbing the fun and excitement of the festivities and feeling so completely at ease with everyone.

[beavis]

I had an eventful summer, with numerous boating trips to mountain lakes in central and northern California. I skinny dipped in four large mountain lakes. At one in particular, I camped lake-side for an entire week, going naked the whole time. The fun part was that other visitors to the somewhat remote area took my nudity in stride, with all saying they did not mind, or "that's OK", when we crossed paths. Got a great tan too. /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[Ren]

I was at a wedding out west and we were staying at a place that a bunch of us had to ourselves and it had a pond out front. A friend of a friend I knew in passing instigated a skinny dip. She and I were the only two to go for it. The fun came in trying to get others to go, because once we jumped in the pond, we realized that horses spent a lot of time in and around it, and the appeal just disappeared.

[nudeM]

shanel_17: It's only legal if nobody complains. Before becoming a nudist, I asked around the neighborhood for any objections. To make a long story short, there were none, so that was the green light. And, yes, I'm sure they have seen me a couple of times (above ground pool). I was working in the back yard, and the neighbors were working in their yards as well. Not one thing was said. Sure, I've gotten some smiles when out front, but everythings fine. We still sit around and socialize in the front (clothed). /infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[missouriboy]

Not this summer but the one before, my most rewarding experience was succeeding in teaching a little girl, 7, to swim. Tried it again with another this summer, but we had no success. (I'm not any kind of pro, or anything.)

This year my most satisfying events were helping two separate couples with a building project, for one, and helping with farm chores during a surgical recovery period, for the other. These were not nude events, but the connection is that we'd have never met these new friends without social nudism.

[Buzzer]

Having been married for (now) just a bit over a year, it was a real pleasure to have my wife join me & acknowlege (sp?)the joy of being nude, even though we kept indoors. She even considered a trip to a nude resort.
I'm really looking forward to next summer.

[Jochanaan]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Buzzer:
Having been married for (now) just a bit over a year, it was a real pleasure to have my wife join me & acknowlege (sp?)the joy of being nude, even though we kept indoors. She even considered a trip to a nude resort.
I'm really looking forward to next summer. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I'm so glad your wife has acknowledged (sp! /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif ) the joy of nakedness.

[Nude in the North]

For Me it was when my Niece said it was ok with her if I wanted to be nude when she was here. We have talked about nudism for well over a year now. She started out thinking it was "kind of perverted" but somehow I managed to change her mind.
I had promised her that I would never be nude around her untill she felt comfortable enough to say it was ok.
I think the most rewarding part of the whole thing was knowing that she was becomming more open minded about alot of things.

Steve

[steevo]

My wife and I have been nudists for about three years now. But this summer was the first time we got to spend an entire week in our local nudist camp. It was like no other week in my life. Not to have to get dressed once all week. I love my early morning walks and my sunset walks. We made alot of friends that we will enjoy for years to come.
Yeeeup,it was the best week in my life so far and I'm 54.
Steevo here /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

[NorthVanNudist]

I have gone to our local nude beach several times, but my wife has never had any interest. We do have a private back yard and a nice heated pool.
My most rewarding nude experience was getting up the courage to try nudity at home this year.
Early this summer, I finally decided to 'test the waters', so to speak. One night about 11pm, I said I was going for a swim. I went upstairs, got out of my clothes, grabbed a towel, wrapped it around me, and walked outside. When I had finished my swim and came in, my wife just asked 'Did you wear a suit?' (must have been intuition). I said no, and asked if that bothered her. She said she was Ok with it.
The next night was a repeat of the first, but this time I just walked through the house and out to the pool naked, carrying my towel. Nothing was said, but my wife came out onto the patio overlooking the pool and asked how the water was. After my swim, I went into the house, got myself a brandy, and walked back out onto the patio, nude. I stood out on the patio for 1/2 an hour, enjoying my drink. My better half just asked me to hang up my towel, and then sat down to continue watching a TV program, a few feet away. This became a nightly thing for me.
Within two weeks, I was swimming in the mornings and afternoons, as well as sitting out on the patio naked, while my wife was tending to her roses nearby.
Maybe with time, she will join me. It was a truly great summer for me. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

[nudistwoody]

My most rewarding experience this past summer had to be participating in a protest march nude. It was extremely liberating to march down the middle of the street nude for something that I believed strongly in. At first I wasn't sure I would be able to do it, as I was the only one completely nude. I thought, if not now, when? And I am glad I did!

[fanrlawyer]

My most rewarding experience was working as a volunteer at the AANR youth camps-These kids are nudism's future leaders.

[Nude\'n\'happy]

Although it wasn't summer anymore, my most rewarding experience was My wife and I got to spend a week at DeAnza Springs resort the week before Halloween. We got there on Saturday afternoon and we were able to participate in their Halloween dance/party.

We really enjoyed being able to go on long hikes in the nude. On one of the hikes, we were following what was supposed to be a closed section of railroad tracks. (The tresles were in need of repair and a few of the tunnels had collapsed. We were told the track had been closed for some time.) We had followed the tracks for about 1 1/2 hours before stopping for a snack. On our return to the resort, about 1/4 mile away, we heard a loud rumbling noise. My wife thought it might be a low flying airplane, but I explained it was a train coming. The train came around the bend with only an engine, a tanker car and a utility car. There we were, naked except for our water camel back packs. The engineer just waved as he passed us. About five minutes later, we heard another noise, not loud enough to be an engine. We saw a putt putt (work crew vehicle) coming. When my wife stepped from the tracks she slipped down the side of the ditch and ended up sitting down a little hard. When the putt putt got to us, it had 7 workmen onboard. They just asked if my wife was alright or if she needed any help. We said she was o.k. and they smiled, waved and continued on their way. We found out later that the work crews were making repairs to the line so it could be reopened.

Only drawback to the trip was that the nearby fires caused the resort to lose electricity on Sunday night. So we were without the use of the pools and sauna because they couldn't run the pumps. Then on Tuesday afternoon, the Santa Anna winds died down and the breeze began coming in from the ocean and by 4:00 pm we had to leave the resort because the smoke had drifted east and was like a fog over the resort. My wife has Asthma, so we couldn't stay our last night there.

Hope to get back there again real soon.

A little history first so that you will understand the significance of this event. A nephew lived with me for a while. As a child he had been molested by one of my brothers, his uncle. He didn't want me to be nude in front of him and was never nude in front of me, and he was afraid I might be like my brother. He eventually realized I wasn't.

Gradually I got him used to my nudity until I could be nude all the time in the house. This last fourth of July he went to Turtle Lake resort and spent the day nude with me there. He also would sometimes walk from his room to the kitchen nude, something he wouldn't have done earlier. I don't think I made him a convert to nudism, but I did make him realize that there is nothing wrong with being nude with people other than his girlfriend.

[noodtoonist]

my (down under) summer was in january!! /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
i spent two weeks at bengatta, an australian nudist resort (in thoona, victoria). apart from one windy cool day it was perfect weather (warm to hot and sunny). i was actually there to paint a huge mural for them (9ft x 30ft). apart from never having painted anything this big before, i painted it nude (although i did miss pockets on occasion!) and had a passing show of appreciative resort guests. the reosrt owner drummed up some local media interest - i did three radio interviews and got my photo in the local paper - backside only! /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
it was an amazing totally fun experience.
i have more info about the mural and the whole process plus news reports at bengatta mural (http://www.loxieandzoot.com/bengatta)
stephen

[luvnaturism]

Good job on the Bengatta mural. It's fun just to see. I also appreciate the details on how the project was done. I've often wondered about the process by which wall-size paintings are done.

My most satisfying naturist experience was at Orient Beach. Loved the snorkeling, met some friendly people, and met the INA staff who were there working on a video.

[HRA2001]

Have to list two: first visits to Playalinda Beach and later in the summer to Haulover Beach. I actually preferred Playalinda; it was a great day for a long, quiet, nude stroll along the beach without having to fight crowds. A few clothed folks also on the beach did not even seem to notice those of us in the buff.

[bobthebaritone]

It is especially a point of world geography that the summer starts from December 22 in OZ.


Now to make you Northern hemisphere guys really jealous - we had days in November up to 35 degrees celcius!

I just hope to be free of restrictions every day that I can.

In mid winter (OZ), my fondest memories is playing table tennis with George (shareholder Kiatan) with the fire in the clubhouse going that it felt like summer anyway ( SO said have a shower before you come to bed!)

Peace be with you all folks!

[Trailscout]

Hey there, Bob!

I am sure that there are a lot of folks who really would enjoy hearing stories about summer fun in Australia. In North America, winter is starting early this year.

Here in Georgia we are in for frosty mornings for at least three more days. I am a pretty good sport about cold weather as long as it is not cold AND rainy at the same time. We don't get much snow here, but if I do want to see snow, I can just drive a few hours into the mountains and there should be some by now. By the way, we tend to ignore the official start dates of summer. They were fixed by people who live way up north. Most years, much of May and all of June are summery and for that matter, we often get summer weather well into October.

But just the same, it would sure be nice to hear some realtime stories about summer at the beach (no dreamtime stories allowed!)

You said, "I just hope to be free of restrictions every day that I can". I hope so too! For all its laid-back reputation, I have heard some Australian nudists posting their regrets that there are not more beaches to wear "the world's best swimsuit".

I enjoy a game of table tennis myself. But you said something that puzzled me. Something about your ping pong buddy George being a "shareholder Kiatan". Does George own stock in Kiatan corporation? If so, is it a good investment?

[luvnaturism]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Trailscout:
. . . .we tend to ignore the official start dates of summer. They were fixed by people who live way up north. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Can't resist the opportunity to get in my daily allotment of nitpicking. /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

The starting date of each season was set astromically?each is determined by the earth's tilt relative to the sun. This isn't some modern thing, but was known to the ancients in England (cold climate), Egypt, (hot climate), and many other places as well.

Whew! Got that off my chest. Now I can revert to being my usual laid-back loveable self. /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[luvnaturism]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bobthebaritone:
It is especially a point of world geography that the summer starts from December 22 in OZ.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Bob -

We were in your country last February, and absolutely fell in love with it. Just yesterday my wife brought up what I had been thinking: we want to go back.

Sydney is one of the world's wonderful cities. Generally cities aren't my thing, and I'm quickly ready to move on to someplace less crowded. Sydney was one of my few exceptions. I didn't want to leave, and had no sooner left that I wanted to return.

Part of it is that lovely c/o beaches are so conveniently reached, but there's much more to it than that.

However, I'd like to see much more of the country than we saw last time. I'd love to come and spend three months wandering around.

[NudeAl]

I am real envious of you guys down under this time of year. I need to try and get down there again. I was there this last June, I came in on one of those big grey ships. I thought the weather was pretty good even in the middle of your winter. I never did get to go to a nude beach in Sydney, though I did get to go to one in Darwin the year before. Well enjoy and give us a post now and then about the beach.

[hairyhomer]

I had a great time going to Collins Beach on Sauvie island in Oregon. It is 10 miles north of Portland. You buy an $11 parking permit and it is good for all year. The sheriff's department patrols the parking lot and beach so it is very safe. As long as you got there by 11am when it was really hot you could still get a parking place, most of the time you had no problem finding a placu up till about 2pm. I am a runner and was traning for the Portland Marathon (10-5-03) so I would get there at 8am and run 10 miles and then go out on the beach and lay back for the rest of the day. I sure hope next summer is as warm. It's cold and wet here in Washinton (the state)

[noodtoonist]

at some point in my life i would like to have a year round summer... move between northern and southern hemispheres /infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[bobthebaritone]

Hi!

Kiata is a wonderful nudist retreat near Wisemans Ferry. It is well organised with a company title "Nature Developments"

Go to www.kiatacc.com.... (http://www.kiatacc.com....)

Cheers

Bob

[Trailscout]

What a nice place! I hope you get to go there often.

[JadedBehan]

Well, my most rewarding experience this summer was taking a hike with a new friends of mine and their kids down a two mile hike to a hot springs. All of us didn't hike nude on the way down. However, we all skinny dipped and then hiked out nude. It was fun, because on our way out we met another nudist that was clothed. He wasn't sure if he should because he was alone. And the other hikers that we met were pretty much okey and said hi, but some embarressed as they walked by. It was a saturday during the summer at Diamond Fork. Great Experience.

[NudeAl]

Awesome post! I find it interesting how our impressions of nude tolerance change after a few relaxing hours of nude recreation. It's like an affirmation of how we really feel. Keep on being nude!

[aunaturelone]

My best nude experience was walking the "Bay to Breakers" nude through San Francisco along with a couple hundred other nudies and maybe 70,000 textiles.

The Crowd (http://aunaturel.org/0010T.jpg)

Best example of how nudes and textiles can get along together. Maybe half the nudies organized in advance while the rest were individuals on their own.

Official 5 mile photo (http://aunaturel.org/Nude-5.jpg)

The media were there.

Caught on television (http://aunaturel.org/tv.jpg)

Some of the individuals were spontaneous, spur of the monent participants. The people have come to look forward to the nude participants.

Stop here! (http://aunaturel.org/stophere.jpg)

Honest nudity is the best way to riducule those who would exploit girls for profit. The guys running this operation tried to chase me away.

Males not welcome here (http://aunaturel.org/b2b15.jpg)

[HRA2001]

Upon further consideration, I?d have to change my best nudist experience of the year from my first visits to Haulover and Playalinda, and replace them with Halloween. My costume for this year?s costume party was that of a nudist! There were numerous pirates, four Draculas and lots of other repetitive costumes. But I was the only one dressed as a nudist! Prior to deciding on this costume, however, I checked with the host and hostess for suitability. They thought it was a superb idea!

The total number in attendance was about 50-60. I was pleased with the positive response of most of the attendees; I was admittedly a bit nervous before hand. After a bit of gawking by some folks, and some good-natured kidding throughout the night, I was fairly quickly just another attendee in costume. I even was given an honorable mention for ?best dressed?; the winner was a great copy-cat of Johnny Depp as Cpt Jack Sparrow. Tough competition.

Other nudists have, I?m sure, come up with this idea. For those that have not tried it, give it a shot! I think you?ll like it.

[aunaturelone]

I've done the "costumed as a nudist" idea a few times. Important to ask permission of the host and please do get dressed if the host asks you to. I don't worry about the guests' responses. That's for the host to deal with.

Parties put on by clubs, companies, conventions and so on for a general public type of crowd are a different matter. Typically they will have a rule that says "no costume is not a costume" - and if they don't have such a rule, they will make it up on the spot if you ask about nudity. Not much you can do there. IMHO it is better that you work up a real costume than simply go wearing 6 square inches of cloth and some eye makeup. Most skimpy costumes look really stupid unless a lot of thought goes into them. Going to a clothing required event with just a g-string is also liable to be viewed by the mamagement as a hostile act.

Back when I was young I'd go to costume parties dressed in a Chippendales outfit. That's a collar with a bow tie, a couple of velcro on cuffs and a g-string designed to be similar to a tuxedo vest. There was an optional flap of "tuxedo tail" you could wear in the back. I usually added a B&W cape, white gloves, black dancing slippers, a top hat and a B&W walking stick to complete the ensamble. I could be as conservative as one could ever wish or as exposed as the law allowed simply by how the cape hung. (Also helped when the room temperature was low...)

Simply put, the outfit looked classy because everything was high quality and carefully selected for a specific effect and to match everything else. But understand that I was not going in costume as a frustrated nudist, I was going as a stripper.

I've also had costumes as a bunny, a bull, Santa Clause and a pirate for events where clothing was required. They took a lot of time and thought and fabric to look good and not just an excuse to get almost naked where nudity wasn't alowed.

I really prefered to throw my own parties, where I simply declared on the invite they were clothing optional. Solved that problem up front. But then my party going days have been pretty much over for the last few years. Just getting older and not as interested in the social scene, I guess.

[RIVERRAT]

to all, I discovered the best tanning bed for a complete tan in the nude is the back of a pickup truck, if you live in single level homes as I do, put the truck in the yard with the best sun, poure a nice cold drink put on the sunglasses and a blanket in the bed of the truck you're in sunbathe heaven. Later the RAT

[namedun]

This past summer, I became a nudist.


I guess that would HAVE to be my most rewarding nude experiance.

Namedun

[csmith]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gary Naturist:
Looking back on the summer, what was your most rewarding nude experience?

Gary <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Well being a fulltime nudist at home I finally went nude camping for the first time at campground here in New York.I also joined a local naturlist group and I am enjoying this as well.

[HRA2001]

I?d be happy to elaborate further. As I mentioned already, I first checked with the host and hostess to see how they felt about it. I think this is crucial, not just for yourself but for nudism and nudists at large. We need to remain respectful of others while asking that we be respected. The host and hostess gladly agreed; they thought the presence of me ?dressed up? as a nudist would liven things up a bit.

The venue was a small warehouse which the host owns and rents out to a small company. The floor space was about ? the size of a basketball court. It was stand-up, no-host bar, lots of apps, dancing a little later, but mostly just mingling and drinking for the better part of the night. Everyone showed up in some type of costume; no children allowed.

I arrived about 30 minutes after the start of the party to ensure that at least some of the attendees would already be there. I did not want to be the first there, nor the last. I arrived at an outer door of the building wearing a trench coat (I don?t drive nude?.yet). I took it off in the foyer and left it with the remainder of the coats. At that stage, I was completely nude: no shoes, masks or anything else, apart from a bit of a blush as the result of my mildly racing heart. (Bear in mind, I am fairly new to nudity, and had no idea what kind of reception I was going to get. For all I knew, I?d be packing it in 5 minutes into the party for one reason or another. A more seasoned nudist probably would not even have blinked.) In I went to be met by about 30 guests already in attendance, some of whom I already knew, some who I did not know.

A few heads turned immediately, and I think the rest of the crowd took note in about ? second after that. Immediate reactions varied, from a few embarrassed turns of the head to loud wooooo-hooos on the part of others. Other reactions probably ranged across the spectrum. No one, however, appeared offended. For my part, I simply tried to act like I was wearing just another costume. The host/hostess greeted me near the door, offered encouragement, pointed out a few folks I should meet, and shooed me on in.

I was of course asked about my costume all night. ?I?m dressed up as a nudist?, was my boiler plate answer. I also pointed out that this was a particularly important costume to me since I am a naturist aspiring to become a full-time nudist. In mentioning that I was trying to make the point that I was not trying to be an exhibitionist, a come-on or worse; simply that I enjoy a way of life that requires no clothing. That ?political? message seemed to have a positive effect. I got a few pats on the bottom; this especially after the night wore on and folks had a bit more to drink. Only one woman made a playful grab at my penis.

As the night wore on, less and less notice, I think, was made of my costume. My initial hesitance wore off essentially after about the first 30 minutes. By the end of the night my nudity amongst non-nudists had become a non-issue. I was simply at ease being what I am, and those around me seemed for the most part to be the same.

As for what I would do differently, I?d bring a date. As I did not know how things were going to turn out, I decided to obviate the possibility of a potentially embarrassing situation for a date. Next time (there will be a next, whether next year or sometime after that) I will make sure to have one, probably as a fellow nudist, but maybe dressed up as something else. I?d also have a back-up costume available in the event any guests voice opposition; no sense making it hard on the host/hostess. Bring along at least a thong at the very minimum; same goes for women I?d think.

I?m certainly not the first to try this, and I?d bet there are others with plenty of good advice. My first experience dressed up as a nudist was very positive; I?m sure other have been treated the same, or differently. My simple advice is: Try it. Your only regret will be if you do not, regardless of the reception you receive. And be respectful of the host/hostess and other guests.


Gary [/QB][/QUOTE]

Gary, have you had any comments from anyone since the party--favorable or otherwise?

[florida-david]

hra2001 - maybe you mentioned this before, but what age are you and how old were most of the people at the aprty? i could imagine this party amongst a college age crowd, but i do not think it would have had a favorable result amongst a younger or older crowd. also, any follow-up report?

[WIPaul]

Baet time we had in summer of 2003 was a visit to Aurora Gardens in Hixtom, WI. Was the last weekend on nude recreation week - not very crowded but there were several couples, several single men and, best of all, a number of families with young children. Was great to see the young boys & girls frolicing in the water - seemingly without a care. Sure wish my parents had exposed me to the joy of nude recreation. Not sure how often we'll go back to Aurora Gardens since it is a 3 hr drive from us. We ARE headed for Orient Beach in Feb - can't wait for that.

Paul from Wisconsin

Just more proof that Stu's belief that other people are as shocked and repulsed by nudity as he is doesn't hold water.

[Orangexcalibare]

The most rewarding experience for my girlfriend and I was that of posing nude for local art classes together. Not only did we get paid but we were able to see artists renditions of ourselves, which were extremely exciting and beautiful. We both really enjoyed the experience, and now plan on modeling together in the future.

[nudewheelchairTodd]

My past summer exprince was in Augist I went to De Anza Spring Resort here in San Diego Ca. I sent two nights there. I was great not to get dress almost for three days. They had a hotle type of a building lifted up off the ground. It had a ramp so I could gt ito it. The room was nice except I wasn't used to a Queen size bed and it almost took most of the space. But it was nice, the shower had grab bars, also a Grab Bar by the toilet. This is the first time I stay any were longer then one night with out my family member around and the first time never had to get dress to rome around. But it was over $80 to stay I really can't afford that, but i did to expernce it. The thing is you don't feel that be nude is wearid when your there. Let me know if you don't get what I said I'm trying to write the I know best.

Even at age 57 I still don't know how to swim because I've always been terrified of getting into water over my head. That's why I won't go out in a boat. At Turtle Lake Resort, the deepest part of the pool is only four and a half feet. I like swimming under water as long as I can stand up and have my feet on the bottom and my head above water if I run out of air. If I can't touch the bottom I get in a panic. Maybe I inherited my dad's fear of the water. Can fears be inherited? I'm sure they are taught--just like body shame.

[NakedGary]

Jon

If you can swim under water, you can stay afloat on the surface and get air, and breathe normally, in fact if relaxed enough float without any help, if you put your mind to it.

If you were out in the ocean or not in sight of something you could get ahold of or hang onto, I could see your fear and anxity, but not in a small pool or lake where you know you could get to the edge even without breathing or hold your breath.

I don't think this fear is inborn, it's learned.

[stevenf64]

Jon marc
come on out to MA. I will be glad to show you some cheats on how to swim. I work with young and old and (heres a shock) older people come with their own set of baggage that makes it harder for them to swim. some call this the fear of drowning.
steve

Unlike Stu I have no problem admitting my phobia. I have a phobia about not being able to breath and sufficating, and that includes drowning. As a Christian I have no fear of death--just certain methods by which it can happen.

[Trailscout]

Last summer I revisited the nudist resort where I first tried social nudity. On that first day a few years ago, a kindly couple put me at ease and made friends with me. I never forgot them though it had been more than two years since we met. First my job had taken me out of state, then when I was finally back home, the worsening economy prevented me from revisiting this resort. Finally toward the end of last summer, I was able to return to this place where I had made friends and begun my new life without clothes.
I had been there twice that summer, hoping to run into my old friends, but to no avail. As I was heading out to my car, there they were! I stopped and had a long talk with them, catching up on the news of their lives. I didn't want to detain them any longer, so I wished them well and went on my way, thankful that their path had finally crossed mine.

I can't boast of any grand adventures, I simply want to acknowledge the simple joy of returning to the people and place where I feel at home and where we can live life as it was meant to be, in just our skins.

[fred950]

Scout, now you mention your expirience, I was reminded of something that happend at Valley View this past summer. For the annual Nude Car Show, I came up with the idea of nude model car show. Using some of my collection of model cars, i assembled a display incorperating Preiser "Adam and Eve" (nude) figurines. A couple, whom were active when I was just starting at VVRC but had to drop out for health reasons, happened by. Gary saw one of the models was a Ford Falcon Ranchero. He then told me that owned one of every body style Falcon except the Ranchro. The look on his face when I told him, "You do now" said it all.


BTW , The comments I got from folks passing by, then doing a double-take when they noticed the 1/25 scale people were nude, could also be called rewarding.

[nudewheelchairTodd]

fred that cool about Adam and Eve model to bad you can't have more for sell for the Christain Nudists.

[johny]

RE: Bearhiker, John Mark v.s. swimming

Hi! Me too. I have too this hidden enemy- the weak swimming skills. Or, perhaps, heavy bones. For I never had a least possibility to swim on the back - I ve tried lot of times, but I sink down even full lungs of air. And even in oceanic (strongly salted) water.

Yet I can swim keeping on the muscles, certain 100 or 200 meters, but only I need to become somehow occassionally vertical in the water, as after a second I am deep on the ground, and before a 5 minutes are unable to paw upward to surface.

Accordingly I had sinked lot of times, at least Inguri river and Kura river Kaukasus region, Muusa and Daugava rivers Latvia. And can witness, that it`s water isnt really tasty. In lungs. It smells a death.

Last time I sinked this summer. It was a warm sunny day and Daugava riverside halfway between Belorussian/Latvian boarder and Baltic sea. Daugava has many electrostations, so level is heavely changing there. It seamt the maximum, so I swum in the small beach, while my wife sat at the coast. I reached the small isle, little bit rest, and swum back.

Then the stream blown me down some 10 meters from boarder of beach signes, but due I was only one meter from coast I thought to stand on the feet. Oh big fool. There was tide beaten hole. Very large and deep. All what used this place to swim in low tide knew it, but me.

So I started struggle for life couple of steps from my wife, and, my woes, she even not noticed. Happily beach peace was thrilled by second car- other family arrived, and their father noticed somthing goes wrong and saved me, the biggest thanks to him. Long I stayed there to caugh out all water from inside.

Only fun why I am telling this all out, that I hadnt expected other people be there so I skinnidipped, and when I realize I am nake it was too late to cover from his wife and daughters. /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif And they didnt looked very shocked.

[a1922stanley]

My mose rewarding expierience was at Laguna Del Sol when I brought a few model steam engines to the resort and ran them for everyone. I have always wanted to run steam engines nude and finally got the chance. Everyone really enjoyed see them running.

CWR

[bumpus]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Orangexcalibare:
The most rewarding experience for my girlfriend and I was that of posing nude for local art classes together. Not only did we get paid but we were able to see artists renditions of ourselves, which were extremely exciting and beautiful. We both really enjoyed the experience, and now plan on modeling together in the future. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>That does sound interesting. How did you come across that work?

[fred950]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by nudewheelchairTodd:
fred that cool about Adam and Eve model to bad you can't have more for sell for the Christain Nudists. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Todd, the Wm K. Walthers co. http://www.walthers.com will be happy to sell you as many Adam or Eve kits as you like. They are available in scales from 1/22nd to HO (approx 1/87th). A word of warning. The kits do take more than just a little amount of skill to assemble and even more skill to paint up properly. And, being German, they are not cheap.

[Rex]

Hi bumpus,
In regard to being an artists' model, have a look at "Son posing nude", under "Legal Issues".
You will probably find there are lots of art groups and maybe some govt colleges etc, who are using nude models and sometimes find them hard to get.

[nudewheelchairTodd]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by fred950:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by nudewheelchairTodd:
fred that cool about Adam and Eve model to bad you can't have more for sell for the Christain Nudists. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Todd, the Wm K. Walthers co. http://www.walthers.com will be happy to sell you as many Adam or Eve kits as you like. They are available in scales from 1/22nd to HO (approx 1/87th). A word of warning. The kits do take more than just a little amount of skill to assemble and even more skill to paint up properly. And, being German, they are not cheap. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Thank you, I thought they would be already be done. My hand are not as good as I want them to be.
But where on the site do I look?

[nudewheelchairTodd]

nevermind I found them

[David77]

Bumpus,
How to find modeling jobs for art groups.

Inform artists' groups that you are available to model, by writing, calling or visiting in person;
1)artists' guilds and,
2)art departments of colleges.

Probably the most effective way would be to talk to the art teacher briefly between their classes, about your avalability to model.

In addition to this effort, if you know an art model who is female, you might ask that model to tell the instructor about you and she would describe your appearance and your manner. A male model may or may not want to tell the instructor about you, because you may knock him out of some work, and become more competition for him.

Of course, be sure they have your telephone number. If they do not call after a reasonable length of time, contact them and find out what the situation is. Sometimes telephone numbers get lost in the shuffle in the office. This second contact would help them keep you in mind when an opening occurs.

[Rex]

I would just like to add to that excellent advice from David77 that I always carried an inexpensive, but professional looking, business diary.
Some of the very good artists were not always well organised and they were happy to know that, if I had a booking, particularly if it involved multiple sessions, then I would be there and on time.

[Orangexcalibare]

Bumpus -
We have a friend who is an art major and she invited us to model for her class. It was an upper level class we were told there were only about 10 or 12 artists there but it was an exciting experience. Probably not the most interesting of stories but thats how we got the opportunity.

[bumpus]

I think that my new year's resolution will be to try doing some nude modeling. It sounds so interesting to have your figure depicted through an artist. It may be a window into seeing your body through another's filters.

[P & C]

Feeling a bit reminiscent here in the last moments of 2003.

Back to the original thread - we had two excellent nude experiences this year. The first was three weeks at La Jenny, a French naturist resort on the south Atlantic coast of France. This was our fourth trip - the third with our children. We rent a chalet and bicycles and live pretty much naked for several weeks of the summer. The food, the beach, and the relaxed environment are simply unbelieveable! There's nothing comparable to taking an early morning naked bike ride down to the market to get a fresh baguette for breakfast! Good life.

Our other big nude acheivement this year was talking some long time friends into meeting us at Desert Shadows in Palm Springs for a few days. We've been talking about this for years, but I think we've finally converted them. Hanging on a floaty and talking about life for two days is about as good as it gets.

Life is too short to wear clothes - hope there's more in 2004!

Paul

[Nytro]

My best time this summer happened during the "great blackout of '03"! The apparent epicenter of the blackout happened about 8 - 10 miles away from my house, in a suburb of Cleveland. The day following the blackout was a Friday. The power had been restored at my house in the southern suburbs by early Friday morning, but not at my office in the eastern suburbs until late Friday, so after making a drive to my office and not being able to turn on my 'puter, I grabbed some drawings that I could do from home, and headed back home. My wife and daughter were heading to a family cottage in New York, so I had the home to myself. I got undressed as soon as I stepped in the house, and stayed that way until I had to go out for dinner for my dad's birthday that evening. I worked on some drawings, worked on the pool, swam, sat in the hot sun and a few showers that passed throught that afternoon. I didn't want to get dressed, but I am sure that "The Outback" wouldn't let me in without clothing! After I ate, I headed up to the cottage to join my wife and daughter. Since it was dark out by then, I pulled into a rest area and removed my clothing, and drove nude for the 2+ hours to the lake!

It was only a short time compared to the whole summer, but it was great!

I am in the process of trying (very slowly) to convert my wife into joining me in my clothes free lifestyle, but until she starts to join in I need to appreciate the few hours I do get!

Nytro

[FishNude]

Just getting out in the sun au naturel was awesome.

Stay Naked Guys,

Bert
http://www.naturistcalendars.com/gallery/images/us_ne/rock2.jpg http://www.naturistcalendars.com/gallery/images/us_nw/rock1.jpg

[johny]

Hi everyone! This is slightly off-topic but very near to it (just it MAY become the biggest adventure for everyone willing travel). Simply its no worth to open new topic.

The absolutely biggest Latvian languaged women ilustrated journal republished an article week ago from certain Switzerland mass media about naked winter sledging in Alps and sauna before and after. So I hanged a copy in Latvia naturist homepage, articles section at URL http://lna.good.lv/modules/news/article.php?storyid=9.

Yet I have not so much a time to translate the text back to english, but its wonderful pictures about that village life and You may fish out some key-words what be enough to find an original article at deutch. First page is just an cover of journal, both other the article itself. Sorry, there is used the jpg format, so it shall take a some time to load in.

[maxx]

Two great things this last summer
1 Got married to a nudist gal and enjoyed a great nudist vacation in Mexico.
2 Boss took away my cubicle so now I work from home a couple days a week in the nude, so my nude time per week increased greatly.
ALSO, any new Iowa nudists out there?
Maxx

[NakedShayne]

We started going NUDE about 2 years ago at a club. We have a inground pool in our back yard also. Last summer we started using the pool and our backyard nude. We started having the neibors over while we were nude and now we're always nude.We luv going nude in our yard now and in our pool.

[davy]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by HRA2001:
Halloween. My costume for this year’s costume party was that of a nudist! There were numerous pirates, four Draculas and lots of other repetitive costumes. But I was the only one dressed as a nudist! Prior to deciding on this costume, however, I checked with the host and hostess for suitability. They thought it was a superb idea!

The total number in attendance was about 50-60. I was pleased with the positive response of most of the attendees; I was admittedly a bit nervous before hand. After a bit of gawking by some folks, and some good-natured kidding throughout the night, I was fairly quickly just another attendee in costume. I even was given an honorable mention for “best dressed”; the winner was a great copy-cat of Johnny Depp as Cpt Jack Sparrow. Tough competition.

Other nudists have, I’m sure, come up with this idea. For those that have not tried it, give it a shot! I think you’ll like it. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Good Work. I don't quite have the nerve to try anything like that.


At Halloween, I was going to a more or less public dance. The crowd is mostly adult, but there are many who bring their entire family. I have been before, and it has a reputation for people wearing suggestive costumes. I have a "court jester" outfit that is basically a goofy shirt worn over heavy opague green tights with an outrageous hat. The shirt does go below my waist, but not very far below. So this year I simply wore a very sheer pair of red panty-hose over my underwear and omitted the tights. Since most of the dancing was quite energetic, I knew that everybody would be able to see my underwear much of the time.

It was a great success. I was a bit nervous at first, but in the course of the evening, I received more positive comments on my costume than I ever have before, mostly from other women I danced with.