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Thread: Bit of a red-letter #nakedhike this evening. My regular Quantock Hills stomping grounds. Wooded path, beautifully serene. Round a corner. Mum and two kids. 1/
My logic has always been, if there's time and distance and folks approaching haven't seen me: slip on the shorts, but this was last minute, and any cover up now was going to look sudden, and a bit dodgy. Smile and hello it was going to be. New territory. 2/
We see each other and I smile and I know she's going to stop me. I don't get as far as a hello because straight away asks...for directions! Phew! So we chat about the route and how to get back up the valley. 3/
At this point I notice that the two primary aged kids (2 metres away of course) are facing -away- from me. The mum is smiling and chatting, but at first thought it appears the mum had told them to turn around. 3/
We finish the chat and we start to part company. All is positive and then right at the last minute she says, "sorry about them..." pointing to the kids. I had to follow up... "You know they don't need to do that." And she says "yes I'm not sure why I did that". Interesting! 5/
I continue on and I get a final reaction from the kids....LOTS of giggles. And giggles are FINE 
That's what we love about kids. No harm or distress, just a laugh at a naked man with backpack in the woods. And why not! The human body is funny looking...mine more than many 
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That's what we love about kids. No harm or distress, just a laugh at a naked man with backpack in the woods. And why not! The human body is funny looking...mine more than many 6/
But the mums instinct and then apology...to me...was very revealing. Her split second decision was to protect...something...and then she realised that she didn't really know what! For a first ever stroll past a family naked, it was definitely an encounter I'll remember 
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