Age 77. Been there done that at this age. Never got to be a full-time nudist, i.e. live there.
1. Intro was at a German spa/bad with two other couples (U.S. military). We were walking wondering āwhat do we do?ā We were (all of us) pointed to one door. A locker room, we wondered what to do, a German couple came in, stripped, put their stuff in a locker and went into the spa, so we did too. No body in the place wore a stitch. A very quick introduction.
2. One month before returning to the U.S. my father passed away. A death is never good timing but this was terrible for an enlisted family being reassigned back to the U.S. The funeral was in Orange county, CA. Afterwards I had a couple of down days. I decided to see what Blackās Beach was all about. Wow, must have been a couple thousand on the beach that day. EVERY age. A VERY tanned 80 something lady next to me holding someoneās baby and every age in between all around me. Several volleyball games. Cold ocean didnāt keep people out of the water. It was my only-ever time there but totally unforgettable.
3. It took a while (years) to discover a rustic nudist resort was only an hour away from us (our next duty station). We visited and found a nice friendly place to take the kids the following year when it reopened after the winter shutdown. Then it was a new relocation from the Air Force. Didnāt get to go back.
4. Next was rough years. Divorce. Separation from the kids. Tough.
5. New relationship, new life. She saw my stack of monthly TNS issues, so was aware of my proclivities. We stayed nude around each when alone. However, after another relocation, a new house, and way too many years of siblings moving into our house and lives to really participate/live nude at all.
6. Discovered a nudist resort about a 30 minute dive. Tried it. NOT a well maintained/pleasant place. Discovered, much later, a really nice place about a two hour drive. Long story short became members, enjoyed it a lot. Later nearly bought a unit on the sight but due to another overseas assignment (wife this time) we had to back out. The seller was not an understanding type and kept us from ever returning there (just turned us off because he was an influence at the club we didnāt want to confront).
7. Built a pool. Started a non-landed nudist club with another couple. That worked for us and many others in the area for several years. I see that it recently restarted posting to Facebook but I donāt see any social media posts this season, so maybe not continuing.
8. Now just home nudists again. Donāt even have a pool anymoreā¦sigh.