Christmas party 2018

What a great turnout for our Christmas party held recently in Tauranga. We had 52 keen, friendly, sociable naturists come along and spend a rare clear and sunny day soaking in the warm pool. Being nearly the longest day, it was daylight until it was time to go home at 9pm.
Our hosts put on a special Christmas feast of baked ham, corned beef, salads, trifle and fresh fruit salad. Two members baked Christmas cakes - one a traditional fruit cake and the other a German Stollen Christmas cake.

All members received a small Christmas gift from Santa's helpers - the Christmas angel and a reindeer. A special raffle with a Christmas theme was well supported by all present.
Our summer programme has now kicked in and is full of great events. To join in, send an email with a few details about yourself to bopnaturists@gmail.com.
As long as you abide by the naturist philosophy, you are welcome to join and we look forward to meeting you.

BOP Naturists celebrate 1000 members worldwide!

What an awesome party!! 

How else can I describe it! What a great time we had at Katikati Naturist Park for our annual games weekend and 1000^th member party (membership is now at 1100)! Even the weather Gods looked down on us kindly. I had been watching the forecast for 10 days before the event and every day it changed – mainly for the worse, but on the day, it was perfect. 

It was good to see Mike Moore, editor of the gonatural magazine, come along and join in the fun. He has written an article about the group for the December issue of the magazine which will be out next week. Check this website after Wednesday 7^th December. https://www.gonatural.co.nz/gonatural-magazine

We played mini-golf and Kubb outside in the sun and gathered inside for darts and pool. Some also tried Wii 10-pin bowling. Nearly 70 members gathered in the sun for happy hour on the Saturday before moving to the gazebo for an amazing pot luck dinner.

Then the band arrived, and the costumes came out. Everyone got into the theme of ‘Rio Carnival’ (including Allie from the band!) with some amazing colourful costumes. The party atmosphere started on the band’s first beat and so we partied and partied and partied for 3 hours solid. I have never seen such a great party atmosphere. Everyone was happy, energetic and just having a good time. By the time the band had to leave, we were gagging for more!

Next morning, we had a champagne breakfast, cooked by our naked chefs. After morning tea, we held a 2-minute silence for Armistice Day, then everyone received a small gift just for coming along and making the weekend such a success.