When we were walking the first evening, I had noticed that part of the beach had some hand-painted signs that said 'NO NUDITY' on one line, and then, 'Topless OK' on the next. I laughed to myself at that because topless is definitely OK in my book. Jennifer had never gone topless before and had pushed back against it in the past when I had suggested it. I thought about mentioning it when we first grabbed our chairs, but I had had more success this trip letting things take their course and thought I'd look out for a good opportunity to get her out of her bikini top.

I went...