DONE No.19 - Skinny Dip!!!

So, a late addition to this year of challenges - Skinny dipping. Turned out to be a strangely fulfilling and liberating one. After all the shit that has  happened these last few months it truly feels like I've just discarded and thrown all my troubles to the wind :) Literally!

So, what to say about skinny dipping - we're spending a week here on Cabo Verde - idyllic islands off the coast of west Africa. The trip was booked as a healing time for me and a way of saying goodbye to the shit times, and hello to tomorrow. Its working. It was a short walk down to the waters edge and I did it early evening when hopefully the beach would be deserted. Having to walk past security guards/police was a bit nerve wracking! As was the fact that this beach is rocky with strong currents. I had anticipated gentle seas and miles of sandy beaches....

Today, after just the right amount of pina coladas I decided the time was right. Stewart escorted me down the beach, we found a secluded enough spot, and I went for it. Hopefully the following pics and video are tasteful enough. We tried!!

Spoiler alert - I DO get naked, and I AM nearly 50! Thankfully the light was right for sparing the worst of my blushes - me - who always freaked back in the days of communal changing rooms in Chelsea Girl and Miss Selfridges.

Dun, dun, duuuun. Well done to Stewart for filming the following, think it cut out just before I fell over on the rocks when the Big wave came and knocked me over. Rather than filming and laughing his head off he rightfully stopped to help me back out the sea. I'm fine - and it was pretty refreshing!

As this was a public beach, concentrated on getting clothes on as quickly as possible to walk back up through the resort chortling away to myself. Job done!