About me

I have been a nudist all my life. I enjoyed being nude as a child, although I was made to feel guilty about it (tut! tut!). In my early 20s, I discovered a nudist spot on the banks of the Yarra River, outside Melbourne (Australia), and started going nude there (generally alone). I enjoyed sunbaking, swimming, and floating down the river on an inflatable mattress (all nude of course). I also discovered a nudist beach, so spent my summer vacations either at the beach or by the river. Unfortunately, I did not get to know many other nudists because, being single and gay, I was not exactly welcome at nudist clubs (30 years later, I still have the same problem).

I now live in tropical Cairns, where it is possible to go nude for much of the year. We have a nudist beach here, but it is unofficial, and can be raided by the police from time to time. So, generally, I am nude at home or when I visit the two gay resorts, which have clothing optional policies in certain areas and times of day. I also host guests from time to time, through couchsurfing.org, and make it clear that my home is a nudist home (not clothing optional). That means guests need to be comfortable, not only staying with a nudist, but also going nude themselves (I provide sarongs if they are initially shy).

I believe a nudist lifestyle is a one way we can reduce our impact on the environment. There is less need for air conditioning, not to mention the energy and materials involved in manufacturing clothes, transporting them (generally overseas) to warehouses and then their place of sale, washing, drying, and ironing them, and finally disposing of them when they are no longer in fashion. A nude body, in my view, is always fashionable!