We were back in our bungalow washing off the salt water prior to meeting back at the central palapa for lunch. Since we'd finished our last dive and returned to the resort with the rest of the dive group fully naked it didn't take too long to get out to our outdoor shower. I'd brought the underwear we'd been using as swimsuits up to that point to wash them out and see if Liz's bra was beyond repair.
"I can't believe we did that," she said, laughing. "And I'm not even drunk! I'm not sure I'll be able to go down there for lunch with all those completely naked."
I replied, "who better than people we won't see again after this vacation. I'm just concerned that they may go back to their rooms and put on clothes when we don't have anything to use. I can't help but think of that old dream of being the only one naked on the beach."
I thought that we'd be able to at least wear towels. I wasn't looking forward to sitting in a plastic chair for lunch with nary a cloth between my ass and the plastic. I looked out the window toward the central part of the resort to see if anyone else had headed that way. I could see Ana and Manuel on the deck changing out tanks. She was still topless. The other boat crew was there as well. We'd been introduced to Hector and Brigitte the night before at dinner. They were both still wearing the swimsuits they had on when we returned from our morning dive. There was a second pier for the resort just past the boat dock and I could see 4 people sitting on the chairs at the end of the deck but I couldn't tell who they were or what they were wearing.
About this time Brenda and Tom walked past our room down the beach toward the main Palapa. She had wrapped a small pareo around her waist but was still topless. Tom had thrown a towel over his shoulder but other than that he was still nude. Liz moved closer to be to take a look as well.
"You know, I've seen more naked dicks today than I have in the rest of my life and I have to say I think that I like your's best of all. Well, at least we know we won't be the only ones undressed for dinner."
Still being new to the concept of social nudity we both wrapped towels around ourselves as we walked down our steps onto the beach toward lunch. The resort staff had set tables and chairs in a long row under the palm trees outside of the palapa. With the shade of the trees and a gentle breeze off the water it was quite comfortable. Brenda and Tom were already sitting at one end of the table and we took the seats just around from them. We both kept our towels wrapped around ourselves until others arrived for the meal.
We were chatting with them when a few minutes later Charlie and Jennifer arrived and took seats directly across from us. Jennifer was a tall thin blond woman with sparkling blue eyes. She was wearing a batik print sarong that was tied on in a strapless style just above her small breasts. Though her skin was relatively fair I could see no evidence of a bikini line around her neck or over her shoulders. Charlie was still wearing his swimsuit. Thick hair covered his chest and he looked like he'd once been fairly fit but was struggling against the 50 year old belly bulge.
"Ladies, if we're going to convince everyone that this is to be a clothing optional vacation then we're going to have to live it ourselves. Come on now, I'm not going to be the only one sitting here with my boobs out."
I gave Liz a wink as she looked over at me. She mouthed the words "You too" back at me and grinned. Undoing the rolled over towel corner she let it fall down to her waist freeing her large pillowy breasts.
"Come on Jen," said Brenda.
Jennifer untied the knot in her sarong and turned to drape it over the back of her chair. I saw no hint of a tan line on her small chest. Her areolas were somewhat wide and dark in color against the rest of her skin.
"Brenda, do you remember that first time in St. Martin on Cupecoy beach?" she asked.
Turning to Liz she continued. "It was one of the first vacations we'd taken together. We knew it was one of the nude beaches but a little less crowded than Orient Beach so we thought that would be a great way to start. The hardest part was the fact that these were our friends we were with but Tom was the first to break the ice. By the end of the week we were even walking up and down the beach at Orient. I'll never forget the expression on the faces of all those cruise ship passengers that they bus over. I know we must be in quite a few vacation albums. That's why we would always wear sunglasses and big hats."
Brad and Carol got to lunch next and sat down next to us.
"Well, I guess its true then," said Brad. "We weren't sure we heard right so that's why we're still dressed."
"Give me a little more time," added Carol. "This may take me a bit more before I can do it."
Tom responded. "There's no pressure here. Remember the term is clothing optional. No one's forcing you to do anything you don't want. We just want to be sure you're ok if others want to go without."
"Hey, no problem with that," said Brad with a laugh. It will be good practice at working on eye contact."
I looked down the beach and saw the other 2 couples walking together toward us. Josh and Peg were both completely nude carrying towels. Shawna looked stunning in a tiny wisp of a bikini bottom. Her breasts were bare. It was obvious that she had had augmentation surgery, no natural sway as she walked, but she carried herself with an air of confidence. Jim had taken the leap and was naked although he carried his towel slightly in front of himself.
With everyone seated we began to enjoy the lunch that had been prepared for us. Conversation was easy with our new friends learning more about where people were from, what work others did and, as is often the case with divers, what kind of dive experiences other people had. It had also escaped my notice that most of us gather around the table weren't wearing a stitch of clothing. In fact, I'd almost forgotten that I was naked until I stood up to go refill my ice tea glass from the cooler on another table. I took a few minutes to gaze out over the early afternoon view of the ocean and feel a real sense of contentment.
Serving as waiter for my friends I gathered up empty glasses and refilled drinks. As I walked around the table I was struck with the realization that I was doing this completely nude and it was no big deal. We were all adults and everyone made their own choice about what to or to not wear. There was no finger pointing or criticism. All in all it seemed quite natural.
As the meal was winding down, Ana, one of the resort hosts, came out of the palapa with Brigitte to give us the heads up about the afternoon dive. She had put her top back on but both girls were in very brief bikinis, Ana no longer in the boy short bikini she wore that morning.
"Well guys, I can see everyone is very comfortable and adjusting to our island privacy," she laughed. "Just to be sure, does anyone have a problem with the dress code? No? Then its official. You may wear what you like the entire week whenever and wherever you please. Now, this afternoon we've planned a trip to a dive site we don't get to very often. It's our version of shark/ray alley. It is a bit further away than most of our sites so it means taking everyone in one group on the big boat. Don't worry about overcrowding, the boat has a capacity of more than 30 so with the small group we have there will be plenty of room. Plus, we'll keep the dive groups as we were this morning with only 6 people with each dive guide. It will take about 45 minutes to get to the site so you've got some time to relax on the way out and enjoy the sunshine. That said, be sure to stay hydrated and use plenty of sunscreen especially those of you who obviously have put a little more skin into view. Brigitte and I are going on down to the boat to move everyone's gear over and check tanks and then we'll be ready to leave in about half and hour. Are there any questions? None? Good, we'll see you down there."
They turned to head down to the pier. I gave thanks to the inventor of the thong bikini as they walked away and was pleased to see both of them reach behind their back to untie the bikini top which they hung on the hand rail by the dock. This looked to be a great start to what should be an outstanding afternoon dive.
Having finished lunch we meandered back to our cottage to clean sunglasses and grab our sunscreen, a necessity considering skin that only recently had come to know exposure to the tropical sun. As soon as we were in our room Liz turned around and wrapped her arms around me and gave me a deep kiss.
"I'm not complaining," I said when she finally let up, "but what's the occasion?"
"I just want you to know how I feel," she replied. "I know you've wanted to try a nude vacation in the past and I've been hesitant. Now that I've tried it I find it freeing and kind of exotic. I'm just concerned that you'll enjoy looking at all the other women more than me."