A warm breeze
caused a soft whipping sound through the sheer curtains of the cabana. I
inhaled deeply, enjoying the relaxing scent of salty sea air. Diego put more warm
lemongrass oil on his hands before continuing his attention on my back. I swear
he had the hands of an angel. I was a little nervous when he walked into the
cabana for my scheduled massage, especially after hearing some of the things
said about him. It didn’t help matters to see his uniform. I tried not to
stare, but I couldn’t help it. If he moved the wrong way, that little loin
cloth was going to fail in its job to hold in all his…manliness, and it looked
like he had a lot of it packed in there. I should have been used to it since
that had been the basic attire for the staff here, but still it took some
getting used to. The downside of traveling with no set plans, you have to take
what you can get when you don’t have a reservation.
It’s not to say
that Free Spirit Resort and Spa wasn’t a great place, it was a beautiful
locale. I’d never even heard of Isla de las Flores, but the escape to this
small, semi-private Caribbean island was just what I needed. The resort had excellent
amenities, friendly staff, all in all perfect. The only issue, clothing was
optional. That freaked me out at first, mostly because I was surrounded by
women whose bodies reminded me of the woman taking care of my children and possibly
my husband. There were all types of people here, but the first few that I came
in contact with were all the type of people others wanted to see naked.
Initially I thought about leaving, finding someplace else to go, but I decided
to stay anyway and experience something new. It’d been a great week; the time
away was just what I’d needed.
