Could you mean San Gregorio beach? That doesn't start with an R, but it
does have two R's in it. :) I think that beach does have a cave after
you turn a corner, away from the entrance from the parking lot. I remember
going inside that cave, and suddenly feeling creeped out thinking about
earthquakes and getting trapped in there. It's kind of cool, though.

WRT nude swimming - there's a beach located a little north of San
Francisco called Muir Beach (named after John Muir, the naturalist).
Way, way, down at the far end of that beach, over some rocks that
require some effort from non-sure-footed persons like myself, there
is a stretch of beach that's commonly accepted as a nude bathing area.
I was at that beach once back in 1992, and the water that day was
unusually warm (probably from El Nino). It was also sunny and hot,
another rarity.

So I traipsed down to the nude beach area with a few folks, and with
very little coaxing (OK, none :)), I removed all garments and went
straight into the water. It was wonderful! I stayed in for about an
hour (unheard of most of the time - I would've gotten hypothermia doing
that on most days).

I remember seeing (from the water), an older couple who were fully
dressed - I don't mean in bathing suits, I mean in street clothes -
and, having braved the long walk in the sand and over the rocks, were
standing there, taking it all in. They looked like Mr and Mrs Tourist
from the Midwest, and the look of shock on their faces was priceless.

So there you have it from the other perspective. :)

Joyce

I spent a good portion of my teenage years wandering about Springfield
Mall!