This story happened about five years ago before we joined "the lifestyle". I often look back at it as the beginning of this journey, since it put some ideas into my head that I later acted on. Compared to some of the stuff I did later, this is really tame, but it is a fun story.
It was right around our 30th wedding anniversary and my husband Jim had a business trip planned for Miami. He suggested I join him. Luckily it was in March and aligned with my teaching spring break.
A little background first. Jim had been trying for years to convince me to go to a nude beach, but I was hesitant. "Who wants to see a woman in her fifties naked?" I would say.
"You will be surprised by all the horny men - of all ages - that would love to check you out," was his usual response.
For this Florida trip Jim was especially persistent. He reminded me that we would be far from home and this would be a safe place to test the waters. I started to give it more thought. I was in the middle of an extremely trying school year and felt the need for something new. So I finally decided what the hell. "OK Jim" I told him. "I will go with you, but I will wear a suit and only take it off if I feel comfortable."
Now that I had decided to do it, I figured I better try on my favorite bikini to see how it looked on (and off) me. At that time I was in my early 50s. Looking at myself in the mirror I realized that to some, I may have looked like I was trying to recapture my younger years, though I've accepted that gravity has its say. The bikini top did its best to support my full bust, while the bottom tried to keep us with my curvy hips. My waist might have been a bit more defined in my mind than in reality, but I still tried to rock the look. It would take a lot for me to actually get the courage to take it off on the beach.
We had an uneventful trip and settled in at our hotel. Jim told me that the nude beach was called Haulover and we would go there the following day. I was super nervous, but also a bit excited.
The next day we drove to the beach and parked in a lot across the street. After a long walk we found a nice spot to set up our towels. I was really self-conscious as everyone all around us was nude and I still had my bikini on. I tried to stay calm as Jim undressed. He looked expectantly at me and said, "well?"
I noticed that everyone seemed totally fine with being nude, and the people all seemed friendly. I relaxed and gave in, sheepishly removing the bikini.
Since it was really hot, and we had all our stuff on our towels, Jim suggested that we take turns going into the water. I didn't want to go first (I was nervous about walking around naked) so Jim did. When Jim came back he told me it was no biggie and the water was great. It was so hot and the water looked so inviting. I gathered up my courage and made my way into the water.
I walked out a ways until the water was about waist deep. I was worried about being alone out there, but everyone was smiling and being nice and polite and I started to enjoy the wonderful day.
I did notice one gentleman that seemed to be watching me. This made me nervous. He slowly approached me and I was about to freak out when he said "I don't mean to scare you, but I believe we've met. You're Claire right." I was a completely taken aback and didn't know what to do, I became extremely nervous and covered my breasts. I could see that this bothered the man and a worried look came over his face.
"I'm really sorry; I should not have approached you without warning. That was very rude of me", he explained. "Please accept my apology. It is just that I remember the great seminar you gave in Houston last summer. I got a lot out of it and it made me a better teacher."