On the Pool Deck

A trip away to the Lowveld, a perfect morning filled with light and birdsong and a gentle breeze, a gorgeous white bed open onto the African bush right outside the door...These were the conditions that led to a session of slow, sensual, decadent lovemaking right before breakfast. Is there any better start to a birthday? (Happy Birthday, Tamsin!)

An end-of-winter escape brought us to this delightful hideaway in the mountains of Mpumalanga. The verandah roof had been made into a sun-deck, and despite the effort it took James to get up there, we decided we had to make good use of it. Spring sunshine, strawberries, tea, chocolate and yummy sex left us both feeling very satisfied (and a little warm!)

A road-trip through the Swartland in South Africa at the end of 2019 brought us to a beautiful little cottage on a farm, with THE most comfortable white bed. The morning light on our first morning was absolutely gorgeous, and James couldn't resist taking a few "boudoir" photos. As tends to happen, though, photos led to other things, involving lots of laughter and some yummy creativity with the toys we'd left on the nightstand the night before.

We filmed this video on one our our Outdoor Adventures - on the same trip where we heard about MLNP for the first time. This was one of those occasions where A LOT went wrong - the most significant of which was an over-zealous property caretaker who obviously felt our request for absolute privacy didn't preclude him coming by to helpfully clean out the fire pit for us - while we were right in the middle of things. The results were hilarious, and watching this footage again made us both convulse with laughter at the memory of it all. It's good reminder that sex where nothing goes to plan can be a lot of fun, too!

Sex in the pool is one of James's favourite things in the world. Sadly for him, cold water is NOT one of Tamsin's! Fortunately, though, cold water was not a problem on this trip to Northern KwaZulu-Natal. And, so, in this beautiful bush veld spot, James got his way - lovely, luscious languorous sex-in-the-pool. And Tamsin didn't have reason to complain at all!

Our 20th wedding Anniversary trip was the first time we ever turned on a camera to film ourselves making love. We'd just recently had some major breakthroughs in our erotic journeying together, and the combination of newfound sexual freedom and energy, some time away from our kids, and an exquisite private valley in the Naukluft Mountains in Namibia meant we were eager to try new things. Filming ourselves making love was one of those things - and we loved it. Now whenever we go away together (which has since become a big priority for us) the cameras are the first things on the packing list.

We were all packed up and it was time to leave our delightful little love nest in the Lowveld after a lovely birthday weekend, but I (Tamsin) wasn't quite ready to go. After so much deliciousness with James I was feeling greedy and wanting even more before we drove away. So we got undressed, unpacked the camera and sneaked back into the bedroom one last time. James was very obliging - even though I made him do most of the work. I love this video - it has moments that make me laugh out loud - but I'll admit I was reluctant to post it, because my bloated, pre-menstrual belly is so obvious and sends me into all sorts of shame spirals when I see it in these frames. James, however, reminds me that one of the reasons we love MLNP so much is that it's all about the fact that real people people with all kinds of bodies, at all stages of life, on good hair- and bad hair days, love making love.

A crisp morning on a farm in the Cederberg mountains in South Africa in 2017. We creep out early and find ourselves a peaceful spot on the river where we can spend a few hours doing what we like most. This is a compilation of snippets of video from that morning: Tamsin takes a naked stroll down the river; we attempt to take naked selfies using the self-timer on our old DSLR and James helps himself to an early "breakfast" (wink wink). Afterwards, back at the cottage, James enjoys watching and photographing Tamsin doing yoga in her favourite outfit (bare skin, naturally)rn

This is another video from our 2017 trip to the West Coast of South Africa. As soon as James saw the patio of the little surf shack we had rented, he had video ideas. The picnic table on the patio was perfect for the picnic he had in mind. And so this video was born - a realization of a James fantasy. Alfresco dining with a difference!

On a trip to the South African West Coast we made sure to find ourselves a deserted stretch of beach where James could take some sexy photos of Tamsin. We also packed a picnic, knowing that it was likely that one thing would lead to another. Of course, it did. The result was yummy, messy, sandy, windy, and so much fun!