1. It is impossible not to look. You can try, but it's fruitless. You just can't help yourself, I guarantee it. You can play it cool, you can be nude yourself (or not be nude), but you will look at everyone else. So if you ever get to a nude beach and erroneously believe that nobody is looking at you........you're wrong.
2. Dark sunglasses are a must. If you need an explanation, see number 1.
3. Cameras are a no-no. On the nude beach that we have been to for the last several years, there seems to be a self-appointed Nudie Camera Patrolman. We have been to this beach once a week every year for the last 5 or 6 years, and this guy is always there. Nude, of course. He minds his own business, does some yoga on top of a big rock, and patrols for gawkers with cameras. I have seen him confront people with cameras who are surreptitiously trying to take pictures of nude people, and others who are not so sneaky. He catches a lot of them. Once, I saw him repeatedly step in front of a man who was trying to take pictures of some young women who were sunbathing nude. The frustrated photographer finally gave up and probably went home with a lot of pictures of the same naked guy instead of the girls. Shame on the camera guy.
4. The same people you see freely walking up and down the beach nude, swimming nude, and playing games nude will step behind a rock to put their clothes ON. I mentioned this to a local once and they said it makes perfect sense -- being nude is being just like everyone else, but the way you get dressed is personal. Food for thought....... and I happen to understand it.
5. There will always be an exhibitionist. It never fails. There is always one guy (and yes, sorry men, but I mean a man) who just wants everyone to look at him naked. And you have to hand it to this guy because he doesn't usually don't have the best physique on the beach, but seems to truly believe that everyone wants him to walk naked really close to them or chat with him. Kudos for the self-confidence, I guess.
6. Sunblock is important. And I mean, REALLY important. I saw an unfortunate woman this year whose breasts were so red they were like beacons, and I've lost count of the number of sunburned penises I've seen. When they're sunburned, they're really noticeable...........trust me.
In closing, I must admit that I've probably focused too much on the actual nudity at the beach. There are clothed people there, too, and kids. If you want to envision freedom, watch a kid running through a tide pool on the ocean beach. It's really about acknowledging that things that might make you uncomfortable can also make you a little more self aware and accepting of others.
Just in case I got a little too introspective for a moment, did I mention the rather hefty naked man walking around (for hours) wearing a fanny pack? And yes, he wore the "fanny" part on his fanny.
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