We went camping at Hillend campsite at the weekend (25-27 may 2013) and had a great weekend. The weather was sunny all ay Saturday and sunday, although on Sunday there was a very cold wind coming in off the sea making it a bit too cold to walk naked. Saturday however was a different story!
We walked through to the beach just before lunchtime and turned right (north), then walked for about 15 minutes along the beach until it quitened down a bit, then found a spot just up in the foot of the dunes at the top of the beach, not particularly hidden, but a little dip in the dunes, open to the beach and got naked. We lay in the sun for a while watching the world pass by to figure out how busy the beach was at this end.
There was a bit of textile traffic walking the beach at the high tide mark, some of whom took spots not too far from us at the top of the beach to get some shelter from the light wind that was blowing, and there was a few people wandering about down at the low water mark too, mostly in the water enjoying the small surf. The sea was pretty much at low tide, so it was the best time to think about a naked walk as the beach goers were just about as spread out as possible with a good 500-700 meters or so of wet sand down to the low water mark.
After about 45mins of beach watching we decided to go for it and walked naked down to the waterline and turned left (south) back towards the busy middle part of the beach. We had decided that we really wanted to walk the full length of the beach naked, and we were up for the full exposure of the busy part of the beach. Of course as usual we went fully committed, carrying no emergency coverups or swimsuits, we really believe that if you are going to walk naked in public that you should be fully committed to it.
We were surprised to see that in the 45 min or so that we had spent lounging, that the beach around the main entrance from the carpark/campsite had become much busier, and was pretty thronged with the textiles. We were a bit concerned at the number of people, but as we got closer, it as clear that most were concentrated at the top of the beach, and the waterline wasn’t so busy, so we pressed on and kept walking. I will admit that it was a very enjoyable experience walking past the textiles at the water line, and in the main, most people just ignored us. This usually happens – I think most people are so surprised to see a naked couple walking on the beach that they dont know where to look or what to do! We did get a fair few stares from some of the textiles, mostly men it has to be said.
We kept going right to the south end of the beach at the Rhossili end where it got a bit busier again, then turned round to walk back. As we reached the quieter part of the beach, heading north again, just before we reached the busy middle section, we stopped for a chat with a couple of girls, probably in their mid twenties, both of whom were topless, and walking down to the waterline. They were intrigued by our passion for walking naked, and one of them decided right there to take off her bikini bottom and go swimming naked. She said that she was going to try to spend the rest of the day on the beach naked. A convert!
We continued our walk, back past the now even busier middle section of the beach, which as very exiting for us, and on up to the quiet northern end of the beach. On the way we saw one naked guy walking back up the beach to the dunes after a swim, but disappointingly he was the only other naked person we saw on the way. In hindsight, on a public holiday weekend, it was probably a bit too busy for most people to get naked on this particular beach, as it is a very popular spot. When we got back to our hollow at the top of the beach we were surprised to find that a textile couple had sat at the opposite end of the hollow. I think they were probably a bit taken aback by a naked couple wandering past them and sitting down, but they seemed to take it well. We thought it was very amusing.
We spent the rest of the afternoon lounging naked in the sun, reading and taking a couple of walks down to the waterline for a naked swim as the tide came back in. Our textile neighbours seemed to enjoy the view, especially as Andi spent a lot of time with her legs open, and our neighbours, and any close passers by got a good look at her – if she feels comfortable in a location she likes to let people have a good look.
All in all we had a fantastic day, naked on the beach, with a great exposed naked walk followed by a relaxing couple of hours in the sun, and Andi got to show off.