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Trip Report – 6/9/01-6/16/02
The Preparation
We
are beginning our trip report with “preparation” because preparing before
our trip is what we believe made our Hedo III experience such a wonderful one!
We wanted to share our preparations with those planning trips to give
some extra ideas for making the trip a really great experience!
Thanks to Denny’s visitor list, we were contacted by Philip and Jane
to join their Yahoo Club for those going to Hedo around the same time.
We cannot reiterate how important it is to meet people via the internet
and form bonds as soon as possible. The
Yahoo Club is a wonderful idea and was a great place to get to know each
other, exchange ideas, post pictures, answer questions, and most of all….to
generate a ton of excitement before your trip!
With lots of participation from all members, we chose a club name, the
now famous ‘Cave Dwellers’, and a logo and from there had temporary
tattoos printed up. We also
posted arrival dates on the calendar, lots of pics in the photo album, planned
group dinners at the restaurants, planned a “gift” exchange,
had regular chat sessions, contests, and so much fun.
Before we even got to Hedo, we felt as though we had known many of the
club members for years. Everyone
always writes that the fun at Hedo 3 is determined by the crowd attending that
week. Everyone wants to go to Hedo to have fun, so get your crowd
together early. There is always a
ring leader or two or three in a group who will help to take the lead to keep
things as fun and crazy as possible while at Hedo, so by organizing early you’ll
be certain to bring someone out of their shell.
We were blessed to have Philip as our leader, and my normally tame
husband wasn’t too far behind him.
The Trip
Uneventful
flight, same ole same ole, but again because of pre-planning, we knew other
couples who would be arriving around the same time as us.
It was wonderful to meet at the Superclubs desk with many of us wearing
shirts with the Cave Dweller logo on it!
Easy to spot everyone and hugs were exchanged right away.
Bus trip was fine, ‘King’, our driver was wonderful and highlighted
the sights along the way to the resort.
The Resort
Very,
very nice! We were not
disappointed with anything! The
rooms were wonderful, and yes the mirror over the bed and Jacuzzi tub are lots
of fun. We were in building 7,
first floor, which made traveling to the nude pool and beach a breeze since it
is designated as “nude” area! The
staff was incredible! Suzette and
Anne Marie, we love you, and everyone else at the nude bar are the greatest!
We never seemed to wait long for any service, however we did have that
slow Jamaican mode going and we think this is very, very, important for all to
remember! The entertainment staff
is beyond belief. We can’t believe the hours they put in and the energy they
provide. Romeo, Teddy, Fantasy,
Lacy, and others that we have forgotten names, are all incredible.
We enjoyed all the food and all the restaurants, and if you can make it
to breakfast you won’t regret it!
The Nude Side
It was our first trip to either Hedo’s and of course,
we had our reservations. We can’t
believe how deliciously perfect it really is.
We had never been to a “nude” optional resort before and were
definitely worried about dropping our drawers!
What you have read is right…..it only takes a few minutes to be
comfortably nude for the rest of your trip!
For those planning to go to the nude side, do it as soon as possible!
No sense in wasting time. We
never went to the prude side, and we guess if you are looking for a more laid
back vacation that you can enjoy that on the prude side, but we are here to
tell you that if you are looking for a fantastic party…..go to the nude
side! And the week we were there, we saw many different ages, 20’s
through ??????, and many different body types.
But beware, if you are looking to go to Hedo to hang out on the nude
side with all young, and society’s definition of ‘perfect’ bodies, you
will be disappointed. We never
went with that expectation but heard comments from a very select few that were
totally ‘turned off’. Yes,
there were many “perfect” bodies there, but also many “not so perfect”
and many, many different age groups. I
personally believe that everyone on the nude side was beautiful as long as
they were comfortable with who they were.
To the people out there who think they have perfect bodies and are “disgusted”
by older “out of shape” people…..remember, age changes us all.
It’s inevitable and you will be there some day.
I don’t mean to harp on this, as there were many lovely, attractive
young people at the nude side who had a wonderful time and as long as newbies
are in the Hedo state of mind, and not the ‘only want to see perfect bodies’
state of mind, then all can be one big happy family.
And we are in our mid 30’s so these comments are not coming from
being way up there in age, but we did hear some comments from a very “few”
younger folks that really made me want to put them over my knee and give them
a good spankin! Variety makes the
world go round!
The Sex & Games
Oh yes, there was sex. We never found the nude pool to be as much sexy as it was just a whole, whole, whole bunch of fun. But the whole Hedo resort is sexy so you can be as sexy as you want.
Is it probable that you’ll see huge orgies in the
middle of the nude pool during the day? No.
(Although you may see some small ones at night!).
Were the body shots and games at the pool a sexual turn on?
Not to us, again just a ton of fun.
We found the games to be a blast and recommend them to everyone.
We participated in many games that we never expected we would and it
was soooo much fun. Yes,
gentleman, I am the lady who demonstrated how to give a perfect ….I better
leave it at that, wink wink. I
giggled like a school girl for days after that as never in a million years did
I think I had it in me to do something like that in front of all of those
people! If my mother only knew!
Then there was my husband running around the pool naked with a lady
chasing…better leave that one at that too!
LOL, still makes me smile. My
husband and I enjoyed applying our Cave Dweller temporary tattoos to all new
Cave Dweller recruits as well as applying fresh ones to the vets on a daily
basis. Hubby had that one planned
out right, what better way to get to touch just about every breast at Hedo!
But lol, I had no complaints with applying to the men’s rear ends
either! We really recommend
getting involved in as many games as possible, both the day activities and the
night activities (battle of the sex’s, beach games, talent night, etc.)
Oh and the slide!!!! Yes,
a huge group of people running to the slide naked in the afternoon is
wonderful. It’s a must do! The
staff is always waiting on you with towels after doing the slide nude asking
you to please cover yourself! Our goal was to go down the slide enough times
in a row for the staff to run out of fresh towels!
And the day the moon bounce thing was set up, us ladies and Philip had
a blast jumping in it on our way back from the slide, still nude of course!
You can set whatever limitations you are comfortable with. Playing with other couples, threesomes, foursomes, lotsomes,
it’s all available. Or just
enjoying your spouse in new and incredible ways!
It’s Hedo, it’s all up to you.
Go with no expectations and just take things an hour at a time!
The People and The Energy
Again, being part of a group before we arrived just
made our Hedo trip so much better! It
was great being a part of a family and our Cave Dweller family consisted of
all age groups, lifestylers and non-lifestylers, different ethnic groups,
different political groups, from all over the country.
We truly believe for the most that everyone was comfortable with each
other and grew very fond of each other. It
was like a big family reunion…..all family members have unique personalities
but always have a great time when they get together.
The first day we arrived, our room was not ready and we began chatting
with a young couple (early 20’s), Dawn & Eddie at the main bar and we
asked them if they were nude or prude. They
explained that they were prudes but stated that they may try the nude side on
their last day. Unfortunately,
the young man got a bad case of the stomach flu and was stuck in his room for
a while. We and other Cave
Dwellers took Dawn under our wing and made sure she had dinner company, etc.,
and our family of Cave Dwellers offered Eddie everything from Pepto to
Alka-Seltzer and anti-biotics to gonja to aid him in getting back on his feet
asap. The minute the young man felt better, he &
Dawn took the plunge to the nude side!
They spent the last several days of their vacation on the nude side and
kept telling us how much more fun they had there.
Nine of us renewed our vows as a group, (by the way, one of the
highlights of our trip – we agreed to renew our vows with the rest just for
the fun of it, never realizing how much emotion would stir from it!
Heck, we were still in the nude pool 15 minutes before the ceremony was
to take place. WOW!
Tears streaming down both of our faces, as well as the faces of the
other couples, during the beautiful ceremony.
What a wonderful place to renew your vows, love, and commitment to your
marriage and partner!) Anyway,
our new young friends attended the ceremony and took pictures for us.
He proposed to her that night, ring and all…..sends chills, doesn’t
it! So, to Dawn & Eddie, we
love you, we are so happy for you, we are so happy to have met you, and the
best wish we can give you is that the happiness in your life as husband and
wife is as rich as the happiness as we have as husband and wife!
Will you honeymoon in Hedo??????
Advice
If you are very comfortable in your relationship with
your significant other and can agree to abiding by limits set by both
partners. If you are able to
accept all different types of people [not necessarily agree with, but accept].
If you want to truly be wicked (and yes, we all have our own degree’s
of wickedness so what I consider being wicked may not be what another
considers wicked but all is ok!) for a week and are cool with others being
wicked too, whatever their age, looks, size, nationality, limits, etc. THEN
HEDO III IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!!!!! Go!
Go! Wish we would have started
going years ago and we are already planning next years trip!
We came home with a whole new zest for life, a renewed spirit, a better
relationship [and we already thought we had the perfect marriage!], and
memories of our younger days when life wasn’t so complicated!
We will allow Hedonism to take us away one week [hoping for more] every
year from now on! Heck, we
were still tattooing people on the bus on the way back to the airport and my
husband and I high fived each other when we heard our names announced over the
airport intercom “last call for McKenzie’’!!!
Special Thanks & Friends
Of course with a group as big as ours, we can’t even
begin to thank and note everyone. But
to Philip and Jane, thank you for showing us the Hedo way, thank you for your
friendship, thank you for showing us that it is really is wonderful to be
outrageous once in a while, thank you for being our mentors, and thanks for
offering to pay for our Hedo trips throughout the years [ok, ok, I had to get
a funny in there, my eyes were swelling up!].
If anyone ever gets the chance to travel when Philip and Jane are
traveling, do it! They are a most
incredible couple and most incredible people!
Genuine and real! DeAnn
& Russell, I have no doubt that the bond formed between us will continue
to flourish our friendship for years. Still
missing Russell’s shxt eatin’ grin! Pam & Mike, you guys are wonderful and we so enjoyed your
company! Can’t wait to see you
again next year. Jordan &
Christina, our honeymooners, thanks for sharing your honeymoon with us and
accepting us older’ folks just the way we are.
Patti & Jim, you are a hoot! We
still smile when we think of some of the outrageous things you did!
Judy, we still see you enjoying the “pick your hubby” blindfolded
contest. Wade & Cuevas, the
newest official Cave Dwellers who we certainly expect to travel with us again
next year, thanks for the great company, the pictures (lol), and the fun.
Wish we would have met you earlier but better late than never!
Jack & Mo, loved the jokes and the piano bar singing.
Deb & Dave, “how do you do”!!
Gina & Rick (thanks for the light up toys each night), Dave &
Brendalee, Dave & Kerri, and to all the other Cave Dwellers who were with
us all week, and you know who you are, thanks for making our trip so
fantastic. We truly can’t wait
to see you all again next year and the year after and the year after.
Each one of you truly touched us in a special way and we haven’t
laughed so hard in years! So
sorry to those Cave Dwellers who’s vacation over lapped ours and we didn’t
get to spend much time with, John & Takina, Dave & Lynda (thanks for
the beautiful picture frame), Stephanie & Michael, Jeff & Tina, Dave
& Denise, and all the rest…. next year we’ll all get it right and
travel together. And to all the
new friends we made that weren’t Cave Dwellers when they arrived, but became
Cave Dwellers as soon as my hubby tattooed your breast or I tattooed your
rear, thanks for joining our group, please join the club and come back with us
next year! And to anyone reading
this who wants to ask any questions or join the Cave Dwellers next year…..feel
free to email us!
Our final thought……Hedo is the most fun you can
have with your clothes off!!!!!!!
Now Hedo Vets,
Annette and Eddie
