Cock-Tails ‘01
17 Aug to 25 Aug
This was our first trip to Hedo 3 after having been to Hedo
2 once before and to put it bluntly, we absolutely loved our trip! Even a
Tropical Storm couldn’t dampen our spirits!
We started planning in June, and e-mailed other people,
that were going at the same time, through Denny’s site. (Kudos to Denny
for this wonderful forum and all the hard work he does to keep it up and
running!) After a few weeks of e-mails, someone came up with the group
name “Cock-Tails” and we ran with it. Next thing you know, we had a
logo, got the idea for tattoos from the Cave Dwellers, had some towels
embroidered, and a good size group of wonderful people! Getting to know
others before going thoroughly enhanced our trip, and made the preparations that
much more fun.
Air Jamaica started non-stop service from Houston into Mo
Bay in June so we booked the 7:40A flight to paradise. The flight went
well. We didn’t check any luggage but managed to carry on 5 bags without
anyone batting an eye (one was school supplies)! We landed, breezed
through customs, the bus ride blah blah blah, we arrived!
Lunchtime, room soon ready mon. We wandered over to
the main buffet and watched the wet t-shirt contest while we ate –
Congratulations to Jenni who took home first prize. While walking to a
table, Wendy & Book recognized us from photos online, and joined us for
lunch. It was great having already made ‘friends’ online as it made
the transition to the club so much easier. They filled us in on some of
the antics that preceded our arrival, including the amazing story of the
1-minute underwater oral stimulation! After lunch our room, #831, was
ready. We quickly moved in, unpacked, and headed for the nude beach.
This room was over the basketball court on the prude side, so we had to use a
little discretion while we entered and exited our room but once we hit the
backside of the building, it was sun-your-buns-in-the-Jamaica-sun-time for the
rest of the 2-minute walk to the nude pool.
At the nude pool, we had our 52 oz. insulated mugs, with
our names and the Cock-Tails logo on them. (Just a note, don’t forget to
squeeze before you suck!) They were an instant conversation piece, and
helped to make even more friends. We also found that when empty, they made
great flotation devices. At the pool we met Mike & Heather, Keith
& Connie, Derek & Anne, Jim & Jenni and many others.
Friday night is masquerade night. We had Dracula
style capes, thongs, pasties for Des and feather masks. This ensemble
bought us the best-dressed couple award and a bottle of rum for the prize!
Later that night Steve & Jane from the UK were scheduled to arrive at 2:30
AM. We were still up so we checked the front desk. They had already
checked in so naturally we had to go say hi. Needless to say we didn’t
wake them up as they were celebrating their arrival in typical Hedo fashion!
Saturday, the big question was what was the Tropical Storm
Chantal going to do, and when would the air conditioners be back on in the
Quad? The resort had A LOT of power supply problems for the first half of
our trip. When we inquired as to the problem we were told that the entire
section of the island was switching power companies. The quad went without
power for the rest of that day and into the next. The only way we noticed
was that the blenders at the nude pool bar didn’t work so Des couldn’t order
her favorite drink – a Dirty Banana. Kevin didn’t have that problem
and just stuck to his favorite - Jamaican Delights. A bunch more members
of Cock-Tails group arrived on Saturday: Boris, Billy, James, Cindy, Jeff,
Christine, Beth & Beester, Lee & Betsy, Kurt & Lisa, Chris &
Elly, Pat & Walt, Glen, Tadd and last but not least Rasheed (aka Slave
Boy). It was great finally getting to meet everyone. We did have
some scheduled arrivals that were delayed due to the storm. Chantal didn’t
really affect us until about 11:00 PM when the rain struck with a
vengeance. There wasn’t a lot of wind, just the rain. After
pushing it up the night before, and no nap, Des & I called it an early
evening, but found out later on that the nude pool became quite the happening
place after the rain subsided an hour or 2 later.
Sunday saw some more arrivals like Shane & Carol,
Marylin & Gus, and Rob & Heather. Throughout the week we had
friends coming and going the whole time. Having the tattoos made for a
great way to indoctrinate all the new arrivals, and to make friends with people
we hadn’t met online.
During our trip, a lifestyles group from FL, AL, and TX,
called Scarlet Fever was there shooting pictures for their upcoming calendar
(Scarlet-Fever.com) Hmmmmm, a bunch of calendar models walking around butt naked
all week, can you think of a better vacation than that? We made some great
friends from this group like Scott & Denise, Ron & Paige, Bill &
Lisa, Ron & Miranda, and Chuck & Honey. The two groups played off
of each other, if not with each other for all I know, to include a few
volleyball games. We would like to thank ‘sphincter boy’ for his
serves and don’t forget to ROTATE! It was all in great fun and made for
a wonderful time.
On Sunday, Mike & Heather were being evicted from room
632. Des lobbied hard for two days and got our rooms switched from 831 to
632. One of the reasons for the switch was that the noise from the main
stage was so loud we couldn’t help but hear every word that was said while
someone had a microphone. This was a wonderful switch, and the bonus was a
much shorter walk from the pool and a great view!
One night at the nude pool ended up being etched in my mind
forever. About 2:00 AM two couples said they hadn’t been down the slide
yet - the answer was simple, time for a naked slide run. 15 to 20 of us
headed for the slide, and decided to take the back stairs up the disco…through
the disco (much to the amusement and dismay of all the prudes that were still in
there dancing) and to the slide…3 times. After that, a nude tour and
invasion of the prude pool was in order. Someone, we’re not exactly sure
who, got the bright idea to steal a kayak from the water sports area, and bring
it back to the nude pool! With the mission impossible theme playing, and
15 naked hedonists trying to carry a kayak up the stairs by the Scotch Bonnet,
we somehow attracted the attention of the security guard…15 naked butts then
scurrying through the hammock garden back to the nude pool. An hour later,
time to try it again! The second attempt, though much more planned and
coordinated, failed miserably and resulted in 3 night managers and 5 security
guards watching a bunch of naked drunken idiots playing volleyball with a beach
ball at 3:00 in the morning. The sunrise eventually chased us all back to
our rooms.
A couple nights later, we asked Anne-Marie, the water
sports manager if we could bring the kayak to the nude pool. Her reply…No
problem mon, we’ll have it brought to you! 15 minutes later, two very
nice gentlemen from water sports brought us a kayak. We washed all of the
sand off of it and got it in the pool - with night-mode video to prove it!
After several attempts to take a group picture on a kayak sinking from WAY too
many people on it, we started having races from the bar, around the fountain,
(yes a kayak fits around the fountain) and back to the bar. I think we
annoyed the people trying to just hang out next to the fountain, but it was all
in good fun. My apologies if we upset anyone, but next time, join in!
Were there any negative parts of this trip? I’m
sure if I thought real hard I could come up with a few, but what would be the
point in that? Well, there was one downer, Mr. Limpet (because he tried to
latch on to anything that was within 3 feet of him) as we called him. He
was escorted from both the nude pool and the quad pool three nights in a row for
being so very annoying and highly…well, I think we’ll leave it at just
high. Other than him we loved Hedo and made some wonderful friends leaving
the resort planning our trip for next year!
The only regret we had was not being able to spend more
time with other people from our group that were not original members of
Cock-Tails, but quickly joined in. Curtis, Dennis, Mark & Sue,
Maureen, Purple & Don, Kenya, Gwen, Theresa, Denise and Scott, Connie from
New York, Diana and Hugo from Argentina, Dale and Sue and Deavin and Marshall…and
the list goes on and on. I’m sorry if I’ve missed anyone. (Diana
and Hugo your e-mail bounced; if you happen to read this please e-mail us!)
During our shopping spree before the trip, we found some
ribbons with different awards on them. They were: 2 “I DID IT”
awards went to Betsy & Carol for overcoming their nervousness about Hedo,
“Bedtime Champions” to Steve & Jane for their quick adaptation to Hedo
night activities, the “Good Eater Award” to Jeff (we won’t go into why),
the “Dancing Star” went to Steve for his inverted cage dance, and the “Great
Artist Award” to Desiree for her rendition of super-sperm.
Food, oh yeah, we ate it, it was great.
Big THANK YOU’S go out to Tashema, Kevin, Toya and Casper
at Munahana’s, Marsha at Pastafari’s, the entertainment staff - Dangerous,
the newest member, Crazy Sean, Teddy Bear, and especially Romeo were
great. The women entertainers were absolutely fabulous!
Kitten, Fantasy, Exotica, and Caramel or Cindy or Tina Turner, or whatever name
she went by that day! A thank you also goes out to Donna Monroe our
housekeeper. We always delighted in wondering what design she would come
up with for the towels on the bed, a wonderful thank you to “the piano man”
who gave us so many memorable evenings and a special thanks to Simone for her
wonderful information and support. John Campbell from the kitchen, thank
you for all of your help and your hard work! We would also like to thank
Anne-Marie, Suzette, Sharon and Bounty (as well as the grill staff) who made all
of our drinks and chicken burgers and crab salads while we were there.
The facilities were wonderful. The only issue was the
power outages during the first part of the week, and the super hot/super cold
hot tub. But, on about our 3rd day, they actually fixed the thermostat for
the hot tub! For the rest of the trip, Goldilocks was happy with the
temperature being just right. The fountain in the nude pool worked fine,
and was the scene of many shows. The waterfall is not working.
Management told us they could not run the waterfall due to a poor design, that
made the filtration for the pool not work while the waterfall was on.
Their plan is to re-design the pump system. This should be done by the end
of the year, but will require them to drain the entire nude pool & hot tub
while it’s done. While they have it drained, they’re going to recoat
the pool with fiberglass. The pool was clean and clear the entire time we
were there. Construction is continuing on the gift shop, across the street
from the front lobby. The tropical storm did a little damage to some of
the windows, and they were being replaced quickly. We saw several
touch-ups and routine maintenance being done all around the resort.
One thing to mention was the quick thinking of
Dangerous. While playing pictionary he noticed a woman who had fallen off
her kayak and was attempting to swim towards the rocks. He quickly took
control and within 30 seconds two gentlemen from water sports were driving off
of the jagged rocks into the swells to help her. He also got on the phone
and called down to the water sports shack and from the other end came two guys
on a kayak flying towards the scene. They eventually gained control of the
floating kayak, helped the woman in and sent her on her way. If it weren’t
for his quick thinking I would shudder to think of the injuries that she would
have sustained when she hit the rocks.
There was a male review one of the nights during our stay. All I can say is that…well…they are going to hurt someone with those things if they aren’t careful. A HUGE kudo’s goes out to Paige for her ‘sandwich show’. I won’t go into more details but if you were there you know what I mean. During one of our naked slide runs we ran past the gym only to see one of the guys in the show working out. When one of them saw 50+ naked people running by he ended up dropping his weights right on the spot. I don’t know who got more of a kick out of it, him watching us or us watching his reaction.
The Bottom line: This trip was terrible, we were miserable the entire time, and we can't understand why anyone would want to go back next year let alone be nude...oops, that's what we told our parents! This trip was the best vacation we've ever had. The people were too good to be true, the resort was wonderful, and we're already planning our trip for next year! If you'd like to join Cock-Tails Int'l '02, please send us an e-mail! (NakedAirdrop@yahoo.com)