Names have either been eliminated or changed to protect the
(not so) innocent. :)
Monday morning, we wake up at 4am and head to DFW Airport.
It takes us really close to 3 hours to get there, which is fine, because
our flight leaves at 9:30. Apparently, drug dogs are being phased
out to make room for these new high tech sniffer machines that can
*supposedly* smell more than a dog can. Your tax dollars hard at
work, folks. We grabbed a bite to eat at Bennigans, then head to the
gate to wait for our flight. I caught a lot of z's on the plane, and
when I woke up, we were about 30 minutes from landing!! Aaron took a
bunch of pictures of Cuba and some clouds during the flight.
The line for immigration was INSANE, and we stood in line
for about 45 minutes. There is no A/C in Sangster, just three big
fans. Not enough...by far. While we were waiting to get
through immigration and customs, it started raining. Cool!
Rain in Jamaica!! The rain let up just long enough for us to get on
the bus and then started back up again. There was only one other
couple on the bus heading to Hedo...and the only reason they were going
was to "try something a little different". We only saw them once the
rest of the week...so either they left early, or they hung out on the
Prude side all week. The bus "attendant" said, "My name is Mikel,
and if you need anyting at all, let me know. And I do mean
anyting". It was sooooooo cool listening to the Jamaicans
talk!
Oh, before that, let me first tell you that the roads in
Jamaica are pretty crappy. Pot holes everywhere...several stretches
are gravel...it's just bad. However, veterans said that the roads
were tons better than they had been in years prior, which makes me glad
that this was our first trip out there. Plus the steering wheels are on
the right side of the cars and they drive on the left side of the road.
Culture shock indeed. :)
So we get to the resort and check-in. I hand off my
school supplies to the staff for their children, and get an
unappreciative "thank you". Hmph. Our room was super clean and
looked just like we expected it to from the pictures we'd seen online.
We change into our sarongs and head out to the Nude Pool. There were
a lot more people over there than I expected and I said to Aaron, "I'm a
little nervous about this". To which he replied, "Why?" and yanked
his sarong off. *sigh* OK. So I get nekkid and we jump right
in. We wade up to the bar and order our drinks, and I start talking
to two couples that were also sitting at the bar. When we introduced
ourselves, we realized that we already knew each other from DennyP and the
Yahoo Group!! HOORAY!! (Much love and thanks to you guys for
making Aaron's and my first nude (and Hedo) experience less frightening!)
We hung out at the pool for a while comparing tattoos and talking about
life and stuff, then decided to get some food. On the way back to
the room, Aaron and I started talking about next year's trip and who we
wanted to come with us! WOOHOO!
While we were waiting for everyone at the bar, I chatted up
a couple that was sitting there kinda keeping to themselves. They
were newbies to Hedo, and had chosen this as their resort to "step
outside" of their comfort zone. I asked them if they had made it to
the nude side yet, and they said that it had been talked about, but
nothing had happened as of yet. I told them to meet us when they
finished their dinner, and we'd go on over to the pool and get nekkid.
Dinner at the Terrace was....bad. It looked
like the cafeteria food they show in movies, and it smelled worse than it
looked. I had carrots and bell peppers. But...it's a buffet,
and buffets are only so good. Aaron enjoyed his dinner, but he's
pretty open to trying all foods at least once. The reggae band was
awesome, and hearing the steel drums really knocked it into us that we
were actually in JAMAICA! After we ate, we headed to the bar for
some pre pool drinks, where we met another couple from the Yahoo Group!
It was really awesome already knowing people via the internet...it
definitely made the trip feel more familiar. The couple from earlier
joined us, and before we could head to the bar, Romeo and Spike
(Entertainment Crew) dragged Aaron and us girls to the stage for some
games! We all split up in to two teams and did relay games like in
elementary school. Good times indeed. Aaron and I ended up
winning a bottle of rum each (!) and headed to the room to drop them off
and then on to the nude pool. The newbie couple even showed up!!
After 5 or 6 rounds, we all decided to climb into the hot tub.
*edited for content* and then we went to bed. ;)
I was WIDE awake at 7am and would continue that trend for
the rest of the trip. I felt like ass and swore off alcohol for the
day and once we got showered and dressed, we headed down to the Terrace
for breakfast. Breakfast at the Terrace is MUCH better than dinner.
The food was wonderful. There's a cook there who will make you an
omelet with whatever you want in it. *drool* After breakfast
we made reservations for dinner at Pastafari, and caught up with the other
couples to go out on the catamaran. Maybe it was the alcohol the
night before, or just the simple lack of thought, but we didn't even think
about the need for wind. Which was non-existant. So we headed
over to the quad and lounged around in the sun for a couple of hours
before heading to the Reggae Cafe for lunch. I had the best
cheeseburger and fries EVER and then Aaron and I went to take a nap.
Old bitches. Smoked a little, then headed back down to the nude
pool. That's where we met D and D who are...amazing people.
They had gotten married on Friday and were spending their honeymoon at
Hedo (it was also their first time). These people were so much fun,
we invited them to our already large group meeting for dinner at
Pastafari. Dinner was AMAZING. Aaron was upset that they
had run out of lamb, but was pleased with the dish he ordered (I don't
remember what it was). I had Penne *something Italian*. We sat
around and visited forever. Tuesday night was PJ night in the Disco,
so all of us ladies were at dinner in our lingerie. I had to crawl
out to get a salad at one point. I sure hope no one got a picture of
that. ;) After dinner, we headed back for some ganja time with Dand
D, the New Couple, and Aaron and me. The disco was pretty cool.
90% of the music was hip hop (which I can barely stand), and the other 10%
were old electronic songs that I love, but no one else got. Got to see a
lot of....interesting attire. lol We turned in pretty
early 'cause Aaron had developed shin splints and I was tired from
being up all day. :-D
Woke up Wednesday and had a semi-late breakfast, then
decided we wanted to go snorkeling. It didn't start 'til 11:15, so
we headed...where else?...the nude pool! Got some sun, and floated
around for a bit, then headed over for some snorkel action. That was
AWESOME. I had never been before, and I will DEFINITELY do it again.
I wore a lifejacket, 'cause i suck at swimming, but I could still see the
reefs and fishes. It's absolutely amazing how clear the water is.
And how bright the fish are! Aaron is the swimmer in our duo and he took
the underwater cameras and got up close and personal with the reefs and
coral and fishes. I can't wait to see the pictures. When we
finished snorkeling, the ECs were playing Retro Trivia, so I jumped in and
schooled the older guys who were playing and won some HedoBucks.
After that we had lunch at The Scotch Bonnet (currently known as Reggae
Cafe) and then headed back to the room for a nap. I think. I
do remember going to the nude pool and playing voleyball and then chatting
with one of the couples we had met online. We were headed back to
our room for our nap when we heard a lot of activity coming from the Quad
pool, so we went to check it out. The ECs were doing strip teases on
the Pussy Fountain and then they had a booty shaking contest. Which
Aaron entered. Nude. LOL!!! It was so awesome! I
couldn't stop laughing! We ended up going to dinner with the couple
we were chatting with at the pool that night at Munasan. Which was
also excellent. And a ton of food. They cook everything in
front of you, and I'd never experienced anything like that, so while I
wasn't very hungry, I was thoroughly entertained! We had run into D
and D before our reservations and made plans to catch up after dinner for
"Name That Tune". OK. Wednesday night was "Retro Night/Pimp N
Ho Night at the disco, so all day the theme was the 70s. The way
"Name That Tune" worked was they'd start playing a song, and when you knew
it, you ran up to the chair, sat down, and gave the name and the artist.
I walked away with 30 HedoBucks. (I ended up claiming a bottle of rum and
a bottle of Rum Cream with those HedoBucks!!) It was SO MUCH FUN!!!
After that, I headed back to the room to get changed into my disco outfit,
and then we met up with Dand D at the disco. Hung out there for a
while, smoked, chatted with Romeo (who is by far the kewlest EC ever) then
headed to bed early again.
Thursday found us wide eyed and bushy tailed, and wanting
to buy souveniers (not from the gift shop). P.S. The Cuban
cigars they have at the gift shop? Real. But expensive. We
suggest buying them at the first stop from the airport to the
resort. USD$9 - and you can probably talk them down. So after I met the
New Couple for breakfast to see them off, I headed back up to the room to
get Aaron and we booked an outing to Ocho Rios. I think we went to
the nude pool while we were waiting but I can't remember and neither can
Aaron. I do remember we had lunch at the buffet, which was extremely
better than their dinner. I even went back for seconds. Ocho
Rios was pretty neat. Got a lot of cool stuff for family and
friends. Came back and headed to the coolest place at the
resort and caught the tail end of an X-rated game of Spin the Bottle.
According to everyone who had watched the entire game, the nude pool was
the place to be that day! Then Aaron and I hung out in the pool
chatting with D and D drinking and smoking. We did a LOT of laughing
during the week. A lot. :) Dan started talking about the big
a$$ spiders down on the beach, and how he wanted to throw a lizard (not a
gecko) into the web for the spider to eat, 'cause "he's only catchin'
little stuff, and this guy's big". lol So Aaron caught a
lizard and we headed to the nude beach to check out this spider. Did
I mention we were high? This spider was massive. So Dan throws
the lizzard in. It wiggles around for a second, then stops.
The spider doesn't move. Cool, 'cause I was starting to feel bad for
the lizzard. We're all laughing when the security guard comes over
and says, "That's too big for the spider. Take your pictures and get
him out of there". So we do, and then Dan, who will make
conversation with anyone starts asking her questions about a 40 leg bug
(pronounced far-ty leg) that he'd heard about on the bus ride to the
resort. This starts the woman on a story she was so excited to tell
about scorpions and the "40 legs". I don't really remember the
details though, but I'm sure someone does! After that, we met back
up with Girl D who had gone on a mission to retrieve sheets to make togas.
Aaron and Boy D started taking pictures of the sunset and Girl D and me.
We kept drinking and smoking and laughing and goofing off. So much
fun!! We parted ways because we both had dinner reservations got
some*edited for content* in, then we headed to Pastafari where Aaron had
"the best piece of meat I've ever eaten". He got the lamb. I
had the Lobster Pasta ... thing and it was good, but by the time it got to
me, I was full from all the other courses. We took a short nap then
got into our togas. We headed to the Piano Bar for the first time all
week...and it was pretty lame. It was really loud and I wasn't
really feeling the music or the vibe, so we went on over to the
disco and waited for D and D. There was a single guy who was being
REALLY REALLY obnoxious, so we left and waited for D and D near their
building. They show up and we head back to the disco. Get to the
disco and there still isn't anyone there. So we get some drinks and
sit around visiting. Then the single guy comes back over. And
gets obnoxious again, so Boy D starts messing with him. That was
awesome. We go in and start dancing, and keep drinking and drinking.
Then the music starts to suck. Again. So we all head down to
the hot tub. Aaron and I had made a pact to stay up as late as we
could and get as trashed as possible. So far so good! We all
head to the hot tub and someone gets shots. *shudder* After
that we were all like, "Ugh...no more shots." lol There were 8
or 10 couples in the hot tub, and after a while, everyone was *edited for
content*. lol ;) Then D and D and Aaron and I got out and went
out to the pier. And what happens in Jamaica stays in Jamaica my
friends. :)
We got to our room after 4am, and were up and out of the
resort by 10am. We were very very sad to leave.