"It
                                does not bother me if you are
                                homosexual but the people here
                                are not used to see men wearing
                                heels."
                            
                            That is 
                            what the campground attendant tells me after she had
                                answered my questions and asked
                                the three people waiting behind
                                me to move out of her office.
                                What a reception it is!
                            
                            We are in 
                            the month of August, of the year 2002. I am living south of 
                            the city of Montréal (Canada)
                                and, by a nice, hot, sunny day, I am home alone,
                                looking on the web to find a good
                                summing pool, to get some relief
                                from the heat we are experimenting.
                            
                            As I had 
                            never been in a nudist
                                place before, the idea came to my mind
                                and I found a place, about an
                                hour drive away from home,
                                advertising a barbecued lamb
                                party on that same day.
                            
                            Before
                                starting my trip, I called the
                                place to ask probably all the
                                usual questions  a newbie
                                nudist would ask. I even asked what kind of
                                clothes I should bring (the attendant did not
                                laugh) and they confirmed that I
                                needed no advance reservation to
                                attend the barbecued lamb party.
                            
                            Upon
                                my arrival at the nudist camp's reception desk, I
                                meet the attendant, in her office. I ask her all kind of
                                questions but, when  ready
                                to register for the day, she scares me a
                                little by asking the three people
                                waiting behing me to move out of
                                her office.
                            
                            After
                                they had left and closed the door
                                of the office, that is when the attendant
                                tells me not to wear my high heels
                                on the site.
                            
                            For those 
                            who do not know me yet, I am a crossdresser who, for 
                            many years, while not dressed "en femme", wears 
                            almost everyday, high heels, earrings and polish on 
                            my nails. On this
                                particular day, I wear a black
                                mini skirt and a beige t-shirt
                                and no wig or makeup.
                            
                            As
                                I have no intention of keeping my heels on while 
                            walking on the grass or the sand, I do not
                                protest but I am nonetheless
                                taken off balance by her speech
                                to me. Futhermore, on the road, while driving to 
                            the site, I had to make a stop to buy some gas, in a 
                            self-service station, and I had felt rather at ease.
                            
                            I
                                must say that this is not only my first nudist
                                experience it is also a first for me to receive that
                                kind of comment about my high heels.
                            
                            After
                                
                                parking my car in the designated area, I take off
                                my clothes and I am on my way to the swimming pool
                                where I swim and read a book for
                                the rest of the afternoon.
                            
                            I spend a 
                            part of my first hour there not being too much at 
                            ease but, after observing the people go by, doing 
                            their things, I almost forget that I am stark naked 
                            among them. I must admit I feel lucky because, much 
                            to my surprise, I can observe many beautiful women 
                            "au naturel".
                            
                            By the end 
                            of the afternoon, as I am going out of the swimming 
                            pool, a cute litlle girl, about eight or ten years 
                            old, tells me:
                                "Do you want to use the
                                ladder? I reply: "Yes! Please". Then she adds:
                                "It is surprizing to see a
                                man wearing nail polish but you
                                have nice nails". I say:
                                "Thank you" and I am on
                                my way out of the swimming pool.
                            
                            Around
                                18:30, I take a short walk to the
                                dining room where the whole lamb
                                is cooking outside. The good
                                smell of it is irradiating all over the place 
                            and I start to feel hungry. But, contrary to what 
                            has been said to me previously, the cook tells me that
                                I needed to make a reservation in
                                advance and it is  now too late
                                because he is afraid they are
                                overbooked. All my protests and explanations 
                            rest unsuccessful.
                            
                            I am really 
                            dissapointed but can
                                do nothing else than to go back
                                to my car and put back on my
                                skirt and heels to go back home
                                and eat a hamburger, while on the
                                road.
                            
                            
                            As I 
                            drive in front of the reception desk, I just cannot 
                            resist to make a stop in order to tell the attendant 
                            (who had advised me earlier that I am not allowed to 
                            wear high heels on the site) how I really feel about 
                            her. For her defense, all she can say is that her 
                            bosses had kept an eye on me, during the day, and 
                            that she has to congratulate me for the way I 
                            behave. Very little confort for me!
                            
                            Apart
                                from that dissapointment, I
                                enjoyed my first experience in a
                                nudist camp. I am looking forward
                                to do it again but I am not sure
                                that it will be at the same
                                nudist camp?