Keith & Margaret

Our trip was different this year in that instead of flying in direct from London Gatwick we decided to break the journey and have two nights in Miami. The advantage being that we could rest up with the time difference and instead of arriving late at night and missing out on some Hedo time we arrived in the early afternoon fresh & ready to party. It was also good news that we weren't the only ones on the bus for Hedo!! Every other time we have been given strange looks etc when there were only our hands up for 'the zoo'

On our arrival we were greeted by our dear friend Nola who was just coming out of the office. The yells and jumping around in Reception caused some strange looks from the first timers from the bus but what the hell, this is Hedo and the staff have become a second family to us. This is an important point to anyone going to Hedo the place works in the main because of the way the staff put their hearts & souls into everything. If you make friends with them and don't treat them as servants they will move heaven & earth to make your holiday a great one. Hey Mon - Respect!

We are really proud of Nola as when we first visited Hedo (2000) she was a waitress at the nude area bringing drinks & food out to the guests wherever they were including wading into the sea. Last year she was a Supervisor in the dining room and today she is Supervisor for all the restaurants. Hedo 111 Management sent her and 4 other members of staff on a management course which they all passed earlier this year. This course was fully paid for by the Hedo management so top marks to them for encouraging the guys & girls to get on. (Some resorts made their staff pay to attend the course).

Our room was ready and as we were emptying the cases we received a telephone summons from 'Sister Mary Katherine' down by the nude pool. We dumped the unpacking and in 5 minutes had dirty bananas in our hands and felt as though we had never left! The 10 days went far too quickly but we did pack a lot into it.Over the time we could say PDAs were very evident and in some cases the display was worth an Oscar! This year we let our hair down much more including Keith leading a male strip trio of him, Lou & Tim. This being talent night and in the main dining room their modesty was covered by pouches in the shape of horse's heads and if the horse's nose was squeezed a neighing sound came out. The 'girls' on the front row certainly seemed to think it was worth a laugh and scream! Keith says thank you to the lady who pushed packets of sugar into his thong!! Thanks guys for an unforgettable experience you can be Keith's partners in 'dance' anytime! Hey masquerade was fun with Keith being an English (Bobby) Policeman, with helmet, handcuffs and boxer shorts with the motto of 'Come Quietly' and very unusual 'night-stick' ! Margaret dressed as a very severe Nanny you would not believe how many of the boys told how naughty they had been and needed spanking with the cane!!! and what Margaret did on the piano bar later is for those who were there to remember only.

We celebrated our wedding anniversary on Saturday 9th with a Renewal of Vows ceremony. Leslie in Guest Relations had arranged it all and it was wonderful! The Reverend Lawrence is an old sweetie and we will definitely send him the photo he wanted, his service is very special, Marsha poured the Champaign excellently and (Sister Mary) Katherine & Lou were wonderful witnesses and Nola a fantastic Flower Girl and new friends Guy & Lucy were brilliant in taking our photos. If you want a special wedding or renewal ceremony then we can't recommend the one they put on at Hedo 111 highly enough Thanks friends.

We ate at the Japanese restaurant for the first time this year and were very pleasantly surprised. We see now why it is sometimes hard to book a place, but it was worth it. We also had 4 meals in the Pastrami which were really good. Omar made us very welcome on the nights he was there even though we were always part of a party of 8 and not always so easy to seat. We will give you advance warning next year Omar about the whipping or double cream for the 'Irish Coffees'. The rest of the evening meals we had in the main dining room or outside on the terrace when the beach party and circus nights were on. You could see what a lot of effort had been put into these times by all the staff and they all keep on smiling and being helpful though they must have been very tired. Lunch was at the nude bar except we visited the Scotch Bonnet on our anniversary which was good.

We must mention some names here of the staff who really went the extra mile to make our holiday so good: Nola, always friendly, happy, helpful, efficient and one of the main reasons we keep going back, it was very hard to wish you goodbye but we'll see you next year: David on Reception - problems - No problems Mon - Mr Fix it with a smile, thanks David: Hosena Dive Master at the Dive Shop one of the most professional and dedicated people you could meet, thank you for getting me certified in less than a week: Sereena, Antoinette & Suzette at the nude bar, always cheerful and with a special way (Sereena) to cool down anyone who needs it! Leslie for our wedding renewal and the help you gave us: Marsha both at the renewal and in the dining room: Michelle from PR for showing us how 'hopefully' we can get a cheaper airfare next year: Kevin excursion Manager always a cheerful greeting and for remembering us from last year : Sean, Romeo, Teddy Bear, Bootylicious and the rest of the Entertainment Team we had some good games and times with you and your dances were as always fantastic - we still think it unfair you expect the guests to catch you up! and hey who but you guys could vote for Margaret to be the most virginal at the PJ party after 34 years of marriage and 3 times at Hedo!! Hey Kevin Levee General Manager - Thanks Kevin for making it such a great resort, for backing your staff and being prepared to pull strings to make things go right for the guests and thanks to everyone we may not have known the names of but without you all Hedo 111 would not be the same.

As for friends we met there, well Hedo friends turn out the best! We may not have caught everyone's name, but we will remember you all and look out for you next year. Those on our list of culprits whose names we do remember Lou & Katherine, thanks for 'standing up' for us it was great to be with you again ( we are sorry you weren't very well 'Sister' with that awful cough etc, hope you are back in the pink now) and to meet Rhonda & Ralph & Tim & Patti during our first few days we have got to get together again. Tim you did good on the strip especially as you were dropped in it by Keith & Lou at the last minute thanks guys it was great. Anne & Glenn we were only just getting to know you but we had fun and must get together again next year Jay & Carmela, first timers and what a special couple! We will remember Carmela's screams as she went down the waterslide for ever and the 'whup, whup, whup' almost a climax but over too soon! You will remain very special friends always and Guy & Lucy, what can we say, you are the best and words are not enough. It proves that getting to know strangers over the internet via Denny's page is really worthwhile. Thanks for your encouragement to obtain Keith's diving certification and the all the fun we had at all the nights. Hopefully we will meet all the above and anyone we have forgotten to mention, again next year.