Naked, nudie, bloot, unclad, au naturel, starkers

This entry has no pictures, and you'll understand why soon. I am a slowly converting nudist. Actually I don't know how far this conversion will go, I may have reached my equilibrium already. Begin in Malaysia, where as far as nudism goes, it's taboo- Douwe was confused when after sweating in out in a an indoor footbal hall in tropical KL, there was no friendly communal shower afterwards, instead everyone just marinaded in their own sweat, eating satay, pizza and beer- aromatic wafting breeze. In Australia, in boarding school, I learned that it's ok to be transiently naked in the presence of other people. And now in the Netherlands.........one summer's day in the early 21st century, Douwe and I accidentally stumbled onto the nudist section of a large lake (it was an accident). It also happened to be the more peaceful and beautiful part, so we thought why not, and joined in for the day. Rowing, picnicking, swimming, reading, it was fun. And last saturday I went to a Sauna (various saunas and spa baths and pools in a garden/resort setting) with a bunch of girls and mixed it up with many other naked men and women. I'm trying to get over my provincial attitude, but from my mind here are a collection of thoughts, "There goes a penis." "That one looks strrraange." "Smooth. Hmm." "Do you have to sit like that?" "You're not shy with towel drying." I knew it was mixed sexes inside, so I don't know why I was a little flummoxed that the changing rooms and showers were also mixed. I think I imagined it to be like the doctors office when they leave the room while you get naked.