The Nude Life

As I type this, it is a gorgeous, sunny early summer day in the Orlando area, with puffy white clouds dotting a blue sky, temperatures in the low 90’s, and the sun is shining brightly above. I am sitting on the rear deck of our new house, using a wireless connection to post the blog for the first time from our new residence at Cypress Cove. Naturally, I’m nude, as we both have been since getting back onto the property last night after a day of errands and shopping.

The reality of actually living here — even if just for our first day as residents — is still sinking in. The idea that clothing is not needed nor required anywhere on the 280 acres of this serene, beautiful development is still a little too good to be true. But it is.

We closed on our new house today and bid the prior owners farewell. They have left us with a beautiful home, which has been well-maintained and incredibly expanded and enhanced over the years. It sits amid a tropical paradise of mature cypress and palm trees, with a lush park behind our house and a cozy neighborhood of about 200 other homes like ours.

In the three days since we arrived to make all this happen, we have been warmly greeted by dozens of other Cypress Cove residents, each of them taking time to welcome us to the Cove, wishing us well, and offering their help and genuine welcome to the community. Living at a nudist resort brings with it the fabulous amenity of having hundreds of nice, unpretentious neighbors.

Since arriving Wednesday, we have done the following things in the nude for the first time ever: closed on a house; gotten our hair cut; hooked up a TV & sound system; unloaded a SUV-full of supplies; unpacked and set up a sleeper sofa from IKEA that will serve as our bed for these few nights during our first week here; and driven around the neighborhood in our rented SUV. The freedom of just walking out the front door of the house, hopping in the car and driving to the other side of the resort in the nude is something that is just too delicious to describe.

Tonight, we’re looking forward to the “dive-in movie” at the main pool, where the Cove sets up a large projection screen at one end of the pool and shows a movie after dark, with all the movie-watchers relaxing in and around the pool. That follows a special seafood dinner night at the Lakeside Restaurant here, and of course Happy Hour at Cheeks Bar. Which reminds me…we need to get over to happy hour!

Day One as full-time nudists and we’re loving every minute of it. Highly, highly recommended.

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