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European Community?

June 2000

Dear SUN,

It is so sad to see that the fight is still going on. Are these National Trust p****s and their followers such prudes? We think not: it's the old "I'm bigger than you and if you don't play my way, I will throw my dummy out of my pram and everyone will feel sorry for me, so there?" attitude.

Over here and, as Señor Freeman says in his "Wake Up!" article, in the rest of Europe, the number of public places where people can enjoy being naked is increasing rapidly. Along our coastline here we are quite often finding, or being told of, new beaches, many of them signposted on the main roads "Playa Naturista". During the summer (which, by the way, was not as hot as last year - only four days, one in June, two in July and one in August when the temperature was over 100°F) we were on the ordinary textile beach at Torra Costa with some friends and they were in the sea playing with our inflatable dinghy. Idiot that Pedro is, he had forgotten to take trunks (didn't know where they were, anyway!) so asked if they minded him joining them naked. No objection, and apart from a few quizzical looks from Joe Public there was no complaint, certainly no police or Proteccion Civil marching up, and definitely no National Trust!

Many of the adverts on Spanish TV feature naked, some full frontal, women and some have featured naked men. At the moment, an advert for O.N.C.E., the lottery mainly for the sight impaired, features a very pregnant naked young lady sitting on a beach with a voiceover about life into old age. There seems to be no cut and dried watershed, so children see sex scenes (although not too explicit - these are broadcast late at night and carry a warning) in films at any time of the day, so they and adults are used to nakedness. This has not led to a great increase in perversion, which seems to be what people like the National Trust expect.

Our local beach has been full this past season. This is a real naturist beach, where you have to be naked to get served with a meal or a drink in the restaurant. The camp site, now complete and with a large swimming pool, has been very well patronised despite not being fully advertised yet. At least three English families from the camp have either bought or are building houses - one family has made several journeys back and forth to England, bringing their belongings and getting their English house sold. Further along the coast to the east there are more naturist beaches, although you have to put a cossy on to eat. But the food is very good and the sea is crystal clear with fish swimming very close inshore, which makes snorkelling a must! At the time of writing (21 December '99) it is too cold to go anywhere without a thick jumper - Jen is sitting here with three woolly pullys on and still complaining of the cold! It's definitely not true to say it is always hot in Spain. It has been down to 3°C on a few nights and, having been recording the temperature for a full year, we can tell you that it is colder now than at the same time last year! As soon as it is warm enough for the beach, we will send you an update, but that's all for now so Feliz Navidad y un próspero año 2000 to all members of SUN.

Jen and Pedro Groves

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