Life's A Beach

Amycrisp: Sunbathing at New Smyrna Beach. It was about a 45 minute drive from my house. I visited regularly for several years.

Amycrisp: I remember this guy was watching me and walking by several times before he stopped to chat. He said that he and his wife came there often, but did not go nude. I was excited by the encounter - mostly the attention - but it was hard to think of things to say.

Amycrisp: Another trip to New Smyrna Beach. I carried a beach chair and other items sometimes, but eventually learned it was too much. I found it so much nicer to just wrap myself in a towel and go to the beach. I felt much more free and easy to take almost nothing and just enjoy myself in nature.

Amycrisp: I don't know how big the clothing optional area was, but I liked to go for long walks. It was exciting to leave behind my towel, or clothes (if I brought any). The game was to see how far I could go. This usually depended on the other people at the beach. If I walked past too many people who were all dressed, I knew it was time to turn around.

Amycrisp: I was trying to get a picture that would be good for the calendar I wanted to make. I don't think this one quite does it, but I do like the picture.

Amycrisp: This was from my first trip to this nude beach. We were visiting New Smyrna Beach, not knowing it had a clothing optional area. I would go nude sometimes, when not many people were around, but when farther down the beach we saw a clothing optional sign, I made the most of it. This group, among others, set up near me. It was exciting, but I wondered why no one else was naked. Later I learned to go farther into the nude area, unless I wanted the attention of being the only one naked.

Amycrisp: I liked to collect shells on my long walks down the beach. This time I was inspecting them and covering myself when my boyfriend thought it would be a interesting picture. I felt silly, but it was fun.

Amycrisp: This was from a beach in Sint Maarten. It is not a nude beach, but some rocks below a cliff where we thought to take some pictures. The water was so powerful and cold, I had a hard time not cringing. We were alone for most of this, but then noticed a group of boys on bikes watching from up on the cliff.

Amycrisp: Another from New Smyrna Beach. I think this one is lovely. There is something about it that encompasses how I felt and what I liked about these experiences.

Amycrisp: The end.