How was your month for Free Range Naturism?

[ric]

canary isles can be a tad breezy  so over time beach users have gathered stones from the base of the cliffs and made low  circular stone walls , just large enough for a couple to lie down with some protection from cooling breeze or blown sand. some beaches have a few scattered circles others have a row all along the cliff foot. downside is you cant people watch unless you sit up to look over the wall.
one we used on a couple of days had a resident lizzard living in the stone wall

a 2nd gear road is one where you keep the hire car in 2nd gear cos its rough, steep , windy, narrow with cliff edges or a combination of all .

nudiste off .... ive corrected the typo.....    theres a constant stream of people both nudist and wearing clothes strolling along the beach usually on the firm wet sand at or arround the water line.
some of us just cant lie in one place all day.

[jbeegoode]

Piles of rock give wind/sand break, privacy and mark/claim territory. I thought that this is one of those places.

If these 2nd gear places host sheep, does that mean that it isn't desert, but green? Got pics? Rough unpaved roads up into the mountains, suitable for bikes, or nude hiking? Or, just a pull for a passenger car?
Jbee

[ric]

a lot of the interior of the island is semi desert... brown to northern european eyes but with scattered greenery... you see the odd sheep or goat and very occasionally a small herd wandering about though it doesnt look like theres enough growing to feed them.

[ric]

our apartment was in the right hand set of white buildings back and up  a bit from the beach

looks like im getting the hang of pics

[ric]

ive resized some pics of the fuerteventurian wildlife

a sheep somewhere west of morro jable and the lizzard in our stone circle

[jbeegoode]

I wonder how much sheep have degraded that habitat over centuries. Looks like a really crappy place for a sheep. Is it lost?
Jbee

[JOhnGw]

I think they keep a few sheep to mix their milk in with the goats' milk for the Canarian cheese.

[milfmog]

Oups! I nearly forgot to provide an October report, possibly because it was a very quiet month for me for a number of reasons. Beauty is still not up to longer walks so I am keeping them short while we try to get her back up to full fitness. I also lost a number of opportunities as a result of family duties following the passing of Carole's mother and my consequent loss of time due to arranging the funeral and just looking after Carole (including a long weekend in the Peak District immediately after the funeral).

Anyway, my numbers for the month are as follows (year to date figures in parentheses):

Walks: 10 (156)
Skinny dips: 0 (1)
Bike rides: 0 (1)
NR walks: 0 (3)
Encounters: 0 (9)
Naked geocache finds: 0 (163)

Total free range naked time: 16:14 (448:16)

Nothing of any real interest to report; I'll have to try harder this month...

Have fun,


Ian.

[jbeegoode]

It appears that you could have had great use for those 10 walks. The holidays will be difficult this year. I'm sure that those two new family members are at your side. We send prayers.
Jbee

[eyesup]

ric, that picture of the wandering sheep looks like the landscape here out around Lake Mead. That area does support bighorn sheep, coyotes and wild burros, but they are hard to spot as there aren't that many.

I've heard that one reason that ranchers hate domesticated sheep is that when they graze that they tend to pull the grass up instead of biting it off, destroying the roots and the grass. While this is an old "wives tale", not rotating the animals, any kind, to different pasture will destroy it.

Considering the location of the action, would that make that old tale a "rural legend"?

Duane

[Greenbare Woods]

November already.   

We are having unusually warm weather for November.  Usually its too cold to go naked outside much but this week its warm.  Today I needed to go into town to get a chair from our storage unit.  I tossed my rolled up jeans on the other seat and slid into my seat naked.  What a beautiful sunny day I though as I covered the 12 miles through the woods into town.  I turned left on main street and soon came to the storage place.  I parked next to our unit and got out naked, ignoring the couple dozen video cameras that cover every square inch of the facility.  I opened the storage, wrestled the electric powered recliner chair into my van, and closed the door. 

It was such a nice day I drove back by a longer route.  Along the way I stopped off at a trailhead and fishing parking location run by the State Park people.  I got out naked, ignoring the 4 other cars in the parking lot, and walked the fifty yards or so to their restrooms.  Having done my business I again walked naked through the park to my van.  I arrived home feeling comfortable that I had gone to town, accomplished my mission, and had a good time without having to put on any clothes during the trip.

It was still such a nice day that after lunch I headed out for a walkabout on my land.  On the other side, about 1/3 mile away, my path runs parallel with a road, maybe 100 feet back.  While I was out there exposed a couple of bicycle riders came by, and 4 or 5 cars, I didn't count.  I don't know if they noticed me since I'm not right out at the road even though I'm in plain sight.  Its really a grand fall day to be a natural human being in the world. 

Bob

[jbeegoode]

Kudos on the brass, Bob.
Jbee

[nuduke]

my consequent loss of time due to arranging the funeral and just looking after Carole

Ian, I think I can picture your slightly wry smile in typing those words.  Hardly a bad use of the time!  "Loss" sounds just a tad stern!
But yes, my experience over many years of end of life and post life care and help that perforce you give your older generation is very absorbing and prevents one doing other things that are more desirable.

Commiserations to you both and I do hope that equilibrium soon returns comfortably and naturally.

John

[Greenbare Woods]

I also lost a number of opportunities as a result of family duties following the passing of Carole's mother and my consequent loss of time due to arranging the funeral and just looking after Carole (including a long weekend in the Peak District immediately after the funeral).
Ian.

I've been hoping to have a similar opportunity helping to arrange funeral for my MIL, but the old nutter keep on living. 

Bob

[eyesup]

Sorry, Ian. I don't know how I missed that! Failure to pay attention on my part.

Condolences to Carlole and the family. We recently went through a similar ordeal. Still are actually.

Thoughts and prayers are with you.
Duane