Nude Resorts on a Winning Streak

ABC News ^ | 7/12/06 | BUCK WOLF

[Millee]

There's never been a better time to skinny dip, play tennis au natural, or Jet Ski in the raw. It's "Nude Recreation Week" and America's fast-growing network of 260 clothing-optional resorts offer an ever-expanding list of outdoor activities for nudists.

Since 1992, the $400 million nude vacationing industry has tripled in size. There are now clothing-optional hotels and time-share condos in nearly every major tourist destination, nude cruises, and in-the-buff charter flights that won't let you fly by the seat of your pants.

"I think Americans are waking up to the peace and serenity that comes with taking off your clothing. For one thing, nobody has a pocket for a cell phone or beeper," says Carolyn Hawkins of the American Association for Nude Recreation, which boasts more than 50,000 dues-paying members.

"In a room of naked people, you don't know who's a judge, and who's a secretary. It's really leaving all those distractions that divide people behind."

[Mike Bates]

No wonder you're always talking about going on vacation.

[Moleman]

Don't look Ethel...

[Slings and Arrows]

Stay away from the leather couches!

Don't fry bacon.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

"Rules vary, but most clubs allow you to eat and drink at the bar without clothing. The proper etiquette in most clubs is to sit on a towel, for the sake of cleanliness."

[TommyDale]

No, the judge is the one with the magic pump!

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Oh my, I would never........

The lawsuits from the damage caused by the stampede of scared people, and those seeking damages from the night terrors, hysterical blindness, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder would be just too much.

[Millee]

I'm sure the resort goers look NOTHING like the models they got there. I'm thinking Michael Moore & Rosie O'Donut are more likely what you'd see.

Ugh...I gotta go drink some Clorox to clean my brain of that image.

[Just another Joe]

What? So I gotta carry my cell phone in my hand?
Instead of having something else in my hand? ;^)

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Probably the same with nude beaches.

Depends on where you go. Nude "beach" on the Rhine River? Bogus. Nude beach in Negril? Awesome.

[wallcrawlr]

millee...please share those pics from your last vacation.

Freepmail is fine

:)

[Feiny]

Not me...BEER BRATS for me.
I like my sausage big & juicy......and grilled with onions.

[Perdogg]

How much are dues??

[Slings and Arrows]

I'm sure the resort goers look NOTHING like the models they got there.

"This HOT studmuffin is waiting for YOU!"

[Feiny]

Clorox is bad for you, drink wine instead.
It goes great with sausage.

[Perdogg]

When I went to Jamaica, I saw good nude and bad nude. After a while, you don't really notice it.

I don't see why in here, we are under pressure to lose weight and to look good, yet there is this gynaphobia.

[new cruelty]

I'm sure the resort goers look NOTHING like the models they got there.

Keep drinking clorox and everyone will begin to look like the models they have in the picture.

[Millee]

Uh-uh. I go on vacation to look at the mountains, not show them off!

[RockinRight]

Dues paying?

Where do they keep their wallets??

[Ditter]

I don't even want to look at myself nude! I can't imagine having to look at someone else as old and fat as me. ICK!

[blackie]

Ya gotta watch that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. >:-}