I've said in my introductory post that I'm new to naturism, which is true really but I'd forgotten about my first 'foray' into this world which was actually fairly recently.

My parents have a timeshare in Lanzarote which, now they are getting on a bit, they really don't feel up to using any more so have said to me and my sisters that we are welcome to use it.

A couple of years ago I found myself with a week to spare, so managed to exchange one of their timeshare weeks for a week in southern Spain, in a one bedroom apartment. Although I am married, my wife wasn't able to take time off and because I have a very stressful job she was kind enough to let me go by myself for a week's 'retreat'. This may seem a strange thing to do but I'm the kind of person who can happily enjoy my own company for a week - more of an introvert I guess.

The apartment was lovely and had a balcony which looked out over the sea and was totally unoverlooked by any of the other properties. So when it came to sunbathing on the balcony I had the perfect opportunity to sunbathe naked for the first time (at least as an adult).

It felt so good to be free of clingy swimming shorts and just to let the rays of the sun shine over all of me, not just the usual bits! If I'm honest it felt a bit unusual at first rubbing suncream into places I don't usually need to, but I soon got used to it.

Needless to say I soon ceased bothering wearing anything around the apartment - no need of course, especially in that climate - and when I went out for meals, to the shops etc it soon felt like a real bind having to put clothes on.

I discovered there was a nudist beach not that far away from where the apartment was and wanted to visit. I got as far as the beach 'next door' which was separated from the nudist beach by a kind of rocky outcrop that extended just out into where the sea reached ... but unfortunately that's where my courage deserted me! I'm not sure why, maybe it was because I was on my own, maybe it was the thought of being naked in front of other people - which is daft of course because they would have been naked too - but somehow, despite going there a couple of times I never quite managed to summon up the courage to venture on to the nudist beach. I regret not doing so - it was a real missed opportunity, but there we go. I'll just have to take the opportunity to visit a UK beach sometime.

While I was away I was texting my wife, and mentioned in one of the texts that I'd been sunbathing naked ... just to see what reaction I'd get. The answer was, no reaction really, as she didn't even comment. It was like I hadn't said it. To this day she hasn't said anything about it which is sad as I'd love this to be something we do together.

Well, that's my first time experience. Hope it won't be the last!