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Cherie Thiessen - Travel Writer |
| Someone's Coming - Beautiful BC Traveller Magazine |
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| text by Cherie Thiessen | ||
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Top ten skinny-dipping holes of B.C. |
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| I dive for cover behind some rocks. My mother, a dignified 75, smiles serenely at the startled couple who have just arrived and are cowering behind their picnic hamper, and invites them in for a dip. Not used to seeing such brazen nudity, they decline and beat a hasty retreat. I come out from my hiding place, full of admiration for Mother's unwavering nerve. She and I have been skinny-dipping since I was a child. We continue splashing and giggling in the chilly waters of the Englishman River, then decide to move farther downriver to a more remote area. | The problem with telling people about the "best places" is that as soon as you do, those places are no longer private. Itıs a quandary, but like seagulls, we humans love to squawk about a good thing, though inevitably we bring others flocking. So, given the opportunity to write about the 10 best places to skinny-dip in southern British Columbia, I was delighted to do it, even knowing there may be more bare bodies in my favourite spots next year. | The criteria I used for selection were natural beauty, warm water, and local tolerance for "over exposure." Most spots are therefore located in parks. Finally, I've chosen locations for variety: some are easy to get to, some require more effort; some are quiet and some more public; some are lakes, some are rivers; some are sulphurous and one is briny. |
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