Oct 29-Nov 4  Halloween/Anniversary Week!  

HOLY COW!  What a week!  For months I read EVERYTHING I could find about Hedo - every trip report, Chris' book, Denny's page, Kenny's page, EgroupsI was as prepared as I could possibly be and believe it or not, nothing surprised me.  But I get ahead of myself, here is Kirstin's take on Hedo - a single 30 yr old female traveling alone..  

Arrived on a Sunday afternoon, the weather was sunny and warm and my keys were ready in no time.  I booked single shared nude garden.  My roomie wasn't around so I would have to meet her later.  On with the swimsuit and pareo, grab my monster mug with name permanently marked and down to the beach I go.  Now, since I have no clue as to how to get anywhere on this resort, the path I chose took me past the disco and down to the beach between the trapeze net and the scuba shack.  I stopped to look around.  Not a soul in site (hmmm, prude beach is really hopping) - I look to my right and there in the distance is a sea of flesh colored bodies.  Laughter is drifting down the beach.  As I approach the invisible demarcation line between the prude and the nude, I reach back and pull the ties on my suit.  I cross the line and my bikini magically falls off.  A goofy smile assumes position on my lips and I enter the unexplainable world of the Hedo nude side.  

First - fill up that mug with a Dirty Banana and then venture up to the pool.  I eased into the water and suddenly someone sees the name on my mug - "Kirstin?  From South Carolina?" .  Within minutes I had been introduced to a dozen people.  I had my left nipple fluffed and photographed for the Left Nipple contest.  And shortly thereafter, I was placed on a raft, had Rum Cream poured all over my body and a bevy of people proceeded to lick it off!  Again - HOLY COW!  And this in the first hour or two!  After my sacrifice to the Hedo gods, I needed sustenance - Grill Cheese w/ Tomato and Fries - Wonderful!  Back into the pool - More meeting folks - let's try a Hummingbird - more talking - how about a Landshark - opps time to get ready for dinner.  I find my way back to the room (a little more directly this time) and finally meet my roomie, Lori.  I couldn't have lucked out more in the roommate department.  Lori was friendly and easy going.  We wouldn't see much of each other during the day (I was hooked on the nude side and Lori preferred the prude beach with her friends, The Bitches of Hedo) but every evening as we got ready for dinner we would sit and talk.  Like I said - great roomie!  After a good dinner, I decided to check out the disco.  I quickly decided that it was NOT the place for me.  I headed to the hot tub where I found some of the folks I had met just a few hours earlier.  Talking and laughing about everything and nothing.  It was the most fun I had had in, well, in a very long time.  Sometime this first evening I was introduced to Bubbles.  This man supposedly can breath thru his ears - how true that is I don't know but he softly blew bubbles into my short n curlies long enough to make my toes curl and my goofy grin turn into a satisfied smile.  SweetnLow, you are one lucky lady and also a kind one to share a man with such an interesting talent!   

It's hard to figure out where all the hours went - There was the massage contest where I won best female hands on the beach.  I had no idea how arousing giving 7 men one minute massages could be, I loved it.  And Scotty, my dear, you most definitely deserved the best male hands!!  There was the evening in the hot tub when two guys, myself and another gal were very casually caressing each other while discussing our favorite episodes of Iron Chef.  There was the evening when I broke my two year celibacy with a very sweet man from Detroit.  Thank you so very much, R!  And then there was the scuba diving every morning - the trapeze every afternoon - the cat cruise to Pickled Parrot (My suggestion to all men:  Hold your nose and your nuts and jump!).   

I also made a spectacle of myself quite often.  Halloween nite, I dressed in a blond wig, butterfly wings and paint.  I was amazed at the skits that people put on - although they didn't win the overall I loved the Pubic Hair guy!  The Four Fucking Clowns were a scream and I gotta say my favorite from the Rock n Roll heaven group has got to be Sonny Bono  ( I hit a tree Babe)!  I had put my name down as a contestant before I knew how elaborate the skits would be.  My stomach was doing flip flops and I wanted to drop out but RastaBill kept encouraging me to go out there and do it.  I went out - twirled around a bit and then chickened out - but I went out there!  Nobody laughed at me and I think some clapped.   

Anniversary nite was pretty good.  I wore a red dress slit to here - the kind I would never dream of wearing at home.  I love seafood so I was in heaven at the cocktail party.  Unfortunately, either something I ate or just the sheer combination of different foods and drink did me in.  I made it till around midnight and then I had to call it a nite.  

Toga nite was again a night of exhibition.  I wore a shear green toga and actually won for the best ready made toga.  I tried for the fastest off and back on but I screwed up and didn't get it back on exactly as before.  Even now I can't quite believe I was completely naked on a stage in front of all of those people.  Somehow, it is very different to be naked at the pool and to be naked on a stage.    I guess I got a thrill out of both!  After toga night, I went back and put on a simple black dress and headed to Veronica's.  Lori, my roomie, was in her normal spot.  She has an incredible voice!  If you're ever in DC and see her demo CD , get it!!!!  Anyways,   Dave the piano man got me up on the piano and started Piece by piece.  Off comes my simple black dress.  Off comes my not quite there thong.  I felt a little silly standing up there in the buff so I laid down on the piano in front of Dave, and he says in that sweet voice that could make me do just about anything, "Show me your clit".  So without thinking, I did.  "Show those guys over there", so I did.  "And how about those guys", so I did.  I was told I could have a second career in the field of Erotic Dance I'll keep that in mind fellas!  After that I had the courage to do something I had never done before  I sang in public!  It's silly but it was harder for me to sing "Joy to the World" than it was to flash some coochie to a bunch of strangers!  But with 4 tequila sunrises in me and high on a major adrenaline rush, I belted out "Jeremiah was a bullfrog" and people actually cheered!  

Friday nite was fairly calm.  I was one of two who did the trapeze in the circus show.  I didn't manage to catch the bar on the return but at least I didn't come crashing down!   

Saturday morning was spent waiting to check out with JamaicanAir.  A slow somewhat frustrating process but once the reps showed up we got through the line quickly.  I raced down to the pool - only two Hedo hours left.  I discovered Mudslides - a sweet drink with a hell of a kick.  I also discovered two lovely people.  The details I will treasure and keep to myself but I was awakened to a whole new facet of enjoyment.  Check the clock - only 15 Hedo minutes left - shower - refill mug for the Busride - only 2 Hedo minutes left - Goodbye goodbye - kiss hug - "When are you coming back?" - only 30 Hedo seconds left - Multiple moons are a lovely site -  

Zero hedo minutes left

Life is no longer so good

I get my first hangover

I fall asleep for the first time in days  

I'm still absorbing everything that happened to me this week.   The passion between couples, some married for decades and some just months.  The laughter and silliness that happens when grown ups forget that they're grown up.  For the first time in years, I felt young and pretty and vivacious.  And you know I think a lot of people felt that way.  Hedo was a major boost to the ego!  Will I be back?  I can't imagine going to another Caribbean resort.  There are a lot of places in the world that I want to see so I can't go to Hedo every year but I will be back.  I need to see if Bubbles and SweetnLow make it together.  I have to hear Dirk's laugh (Nicole, you're lucky to have that laugh in your life).  I'd like to see Kate and Frank come back as the oldest couple on the resort (now they were nearly the youngest).  Rastabill, keep that rat away from me.  Nuedmike, smile everyone loves you!  Billy, next time I'm giving you a massage.  Ryan, leave your PC and planner home next time, I won't let you play with them anyways!   Linda and Orville - Paint on!  Scotty, you are a gorgeous man and your lady is lovely.   Kenny and Ginger Thank you for the eye opener!  Goodbye all, I'll see you later!  

PS  Best Hint of the Week!!  To control the temperature flux in the shower, don't turn the shower on all the way.  Leave some water flowing from the faucet.  Rastabill told me this little trick and I didn't have to do the Hedo hop for the rest of the week!