This week in the Bahamas was just what Carl needed. It has been more than a year since Carl’s divorce to Sandy was final and he needed to get away. His best friend Bob returned to the U.S. on their scheduled flight while Carl decided to stay a little longer. His architecture firm can spare him for a few more days.

Carl made reservations at a small island resort he saw advertised at the boathouse. It was mid morning and the ferry ride would take roughly an hour. With Bob gone he was hoping to meet some new people on the trip. The ferry had an international mix of travelers with mostly Americans, but also British, Belgians, Germans, Spaniards, Japanese, French and a few locals.

While walking on the deck he noticed a woman drawing the coastline on a sketchpad. She had a very pretty but not flashy appearance with a slim figure and brunette hair. He liked her loose and wavy curls at shoulder length. While Carl’s brown hair was ultra short, less than an inch. She looked to be in her late twenties while Carl was 33.

She put the finishing touches on her sketch then flipped to another page in the sketchpad. Then she placed the sketchpad at her side while she rummaged in her bag. The sketch that was now visible seemed very familiar and then he realized he was looking at a picture of a building that his company had worked on three years earlier. He acted as an assistant to the lead architect and considered it one of his favorite pieces of work by his company.

Carl realized that if he wanted to meet this woman the sketch was a great icebreaker. So now Carl said to himself “OK, Think of something clever to say after I mention the building. Wait, I’ll keep it simple and compliment her on the drawings.” So he walked up to her and said “Excuse me, I know something about that building that you drew. This is quite a coincidence because I am an architect and my firm worked on that building.” She looked at him with surprise and a smile. Then she replied “Really, I was in Baltimore a few weeks ago when I sketched it. I liked the style.”

Carl said “You do have quite a talent. Is this a profession?” “Oh no, this is only a hobby.” She replied.

Carl sat on the bench next to her and introduced himself. She told him “My name is Julie.” For the next thirty minutes they talked about Baltimore and her city of Philadelphia. He was immediately attracted to Julie and she showed a sincere interest in Carl.

Then Julie needed to go below deck so she could write a note to her family and said goodbye to Carl. He was very interested in her and thought this was a good start for meeting someone.

Carl was looking through his travel guide to read more about his destination. Some of the activities mentioned were the typical vacation stuff, snorkeling, tennis etc. Then he saw a paragraph that referred to a clothing optional beach at the east end of the resort. According to the book, the resort owned almost a mile of beach and the eastern third was treated as clothing optional.

Carl very was intrigued and yet he felt that he would not have the nerve go au natural. Now optional would imply that there are various stages of undress. It does not matter since there will be plenty of other things to do on the island.

The ferry pulled up to the dock and passengers were starting to gather at the exit ramp. Carl grabbed his bags and left the boat with the other passengers. He checked in at the main desk and then headed for his room. It was just before noon so after he put his things away he figured that he would relax with a swim. He went to the beach area closest to his room and saw a quiet cove with about ten people on the beach.

As he laid his towel out he saw something that his travel guide didn’t mention. The beach areas close to the resort center allow topless bathing. Of the four women there, only two of them were topless. He thought they are probably Europeans as he knew that it is common in those countries. From twenty feet away he saw one of the topless women reading a German magazine. He purposely looked away since staring is rude and then thought this day is getting more interesting by the minute.

The woman put down her magazine and began walking towards the water. It seemed she was proud of her breasts with their ample size and everything. She just looked so natural. She walked up to a man at the edge of the water with his back to her and then kissed him on the shoulder. Then she leaned her head on his shoulder and he put his arm around her. Carl thought to himself that it’s nice to have someone in your life. He needed to look away again and thought he could distract himself by applying sun block to his skin. After rubbing in his sun block he took a walk to the end of the beach where some rocks formed the edge of the cove.

There was a young lady climbing on the rocks coming over to his side of the beach. She was being very careful to keep her balance and chose her steps carefully. She put her hand out to hold on to a rock while making a difficult step. Carl said “Please be careful.” Then he moved right up to the edge and held out his hand to help her down. She held his hand while she squatted down and then jumped to the sand. “Thank you so much” she said.

Carl replied “No problem” and then he commented “you’re American.” “Yes, I’m from Ohio” she said. “I’m looking for my sister I hope she’s at this beach.”

She was wearing a bright royal blue one piece swimsuit that fit very snugly. You could almost see the subtle outline of her navel through the suit. She had an athletic appearance with breasts that were young and firm. It was not the kind of suit that gave support and padding, so her nipples were poking right out of the fabric. It was such a pleasant sight. Her ass was so shapely and tight that it was difficult to not show attraction.

After thanking him again she ran off with a bouncy little step that that really showed off her butt.