At the suggestion of others who know that I always go topless at the beach and that both my husband and I regularly wear g-string swimsuits, we finally tried a nude beach. We spent six days on South Beach and tried the clothing-optional section of Haulover Beach one day. The results were somewhat mixed. Although the coverage of our swimsuits has been asymptotically approaching zero over the years, the psychological leap to nudity on a public beach was a bit jolting. For me, it was a tough mental adjustment to put myself completely out there. It also demanded a great deal of self-control to keep my hands off certain parts of him! Everyone else acted like this was no big deal.

The beach is kept clean, patrolled and has manned lifeguard towers all year round which all helps to keep the beach friendly without inappropriate behaviour. Beach is frequented all types: snowbird visitors, families with children, singles, couples and retirees alike. Me and my wife been there a lot over the past year. So thought maybe this would be ok for our kids especially since our kids are not shy and since we live in a rural area, they often are in the nude anyway.

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