From: Fbone50@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 12:38 AM To: davidanddebilee@visi.com; Hedo2bound@aol.com; denny@dennyp.com; Scubaman@uswest.net Subject: Trip Report from Oct. 5th - 14th
OCT. '00
This trip was a year in the making. It was planned at Hedo during our first stay. It was the best vacation we ever took and knew it 2 days into it, so we decided to come back right then and there. OK, now that that is out of the way I can begin....
GETTING THERE
I will spare you all the boring details of our trip there, but, this was a trip of "Firsts" and they started as soon as we arrived to the airport. During check-in I noticed a sign for First class upgrades, and for the first time in my life I decided to do it. WOW, talk about the kiss ass treatment...Air Jamaica pulled no punches. Then, We decided to take the Timair hopper to Negril. If you are a repeater to Jamaica and have taken the bus (and seen the country), For your next trip, do yourself a favor and reserve a flight on Timair, It is well worth the cash. They are a classy outfit who treated us very well (Even after we told them we were going to the "Zoo").
CHECK IN
Check-in was smooth as ice. I guess getting there on a Thursday and arriving at the hotel an hour ahead of the bus crowd helps. We even got our free upgrades that our travel agent promised us. Kat from Lifestyles and David, one of our new favorite coordinators, made us feel like we had never left. Kat with her "No worries" smile and David's smart ass comment about Anne "wearing the pants" in our relationship really got us in the Hedo mood quickly.
New Friends and a New life
This trip will go down as a life changer. First we met a whole bunch of great people and some we hope to consider friends for life. Mike and "Short" Lori...you guys needed to stay longer, But the time you spent with us was fun and exciting. We had a fabulous time hanging out with you both, Thanks. David and Debilee...We should have stayed one more day, I didn't think leaving Hedo would be easy, You both made it damn near impossible. We met both of these couples our first day and knew there was a special connection with them. This connection is the reason I decided to share one of the most important events in my life with them. Anne and I arrived at the pool, Spotted our new friends, and sat down. I decided now was the best time to do what I had been putting off for a long time. So, I excused myself, went over to our stuff, and grabbed my little box. I came back and in front of the whole nude pool complex I popped the question to a woman who has made me happier than I ever thought possible. After a small, off the top of my head, speech, a question of "Will you marry me?", and a bunch of "OH MY GOD, Nicky....OH MY GOD." Someone on the other side of the pool shouted "Well, what did she say?!?!?" I yell back "she didn't say anything" and turn to Anne and say "what DID you say?" "Yes, of course, YES" she FINALLY says. So that is what we get to tell our grandkids...That grandpa proposed to grandma in the nude with about 100 other nude people to witness it. I wouldn't have it any other way.
The Hot and Crazy Days of Hedo
It seems that at Hedo you get jaded to all the unusual sites that would normally make you say "WOW...look at that!" This theory was shot to hell the day we saw the "Tug o' War" with 4 people who decided to put large hooks through the skin on their backs and pull each other until someone gave up or something. I am a very strong stomached person, but my belly turned more than once during this little display of machismo. I don't understand it and I don't care to, but I can except it. Unfortunately, The feelings weren't reciprocated. The same guy who was pretending to be a salmon, days earlier yelled at a couple who were having sex in the hottub and called them Freaks. For someone who wants to be treated with respect and wants people to look past something that may make them uncomfortable (which his display did for most of us) he sure didn't seem very open minded. Oh well...Wars have started from less. on the Hot side of things, There were lots of PDA during the day which made the trip a lot of fun for us because we didn't feel like everyone was watching us. There was always something going on during the daylight hours...But at night, It was like "Oz" (as in Oswald penitentiary). As soon as night fell, the Sex police were out in force and doing their job too well. So, we decided to stick to the daytime activities because that tap on the shoulder causes "Performance Anxiety" everytime and I have nightmares about it for weeks. Also, this was the first time we ventured into the Piano bar. what were we thinking last year...THIS PLACE IS GREAT!!! David decided it was my turn to be picked on and he did a good job for half the night. Then someone yells "AW, Leave them alone...they just got engaged". Who ever that was I want to thank you...NOT. David had us kiss for 17.8 seconds (for the 178 weeks we had been dating) which turned into about 3 minutes of kissing and laughing. Then, the creme de la Creme. He say he is going to give me a treat. He has Anne take off her shoes, climb onto the piano, and "Take it off...Piece by piece." Anne does it and comes over to me in the middle of it all and starts to take off my shirt. Well, As she got lower on the shirt I had to whisper in her ear "Baby, what ever you do...DON'T TOUCH THE SHORTS, There is something going on down there" She broke out into laughter and David let her down. And I will NEVER forget it...Thanks Dave.
All of our thanks
Before I finish, I need to thank some of the people who made our trip so great. Sara...Girlfriend you are Awesome, Sexy, and one hell of a nice person. Mike...NO,NO,NO...You da MAN!!! Lori...Wanna play pass the Ice? Debilee...If you could bottle that smile we could be millionaires. David...Where is Debilee? Just kidding. Gary and Alice....Six words "did you get your rooms yet?" You guys were great. Larry....I think it was Red wine. Linda...I promise Larry didn't put any alcohol in your drink this time, I swear. Bob...your still the most hung guy in the prude pool. Liz...How can you stand that "Bob" guy? "Marvelous" Marie...Anne says it's O.K., You can come home with us. Really. Piano man Dave...I think we all need the "Big Bamboo." Ernie...Next time get a bigger burger...that triple bypass burger was too small. "Mom" and Carl...I'm glad to see you guys have slowed down a bit, Hahahaha. Carl and Barb...We missed Leonardo this year(I'm the King of the catamaran) Joe and Stef...I wish you guys would have came out of your shells and tried to fit in ;-) And to all the folks we talked to on-line but didn't get to spend time with...see ya next year.
You don't have to go home, But you can't stay here!
Leaving Hedo this time was the hardest thing I have had to do in a long time. I don't think I have ever cried because I had to go home, but this time I cried like a little kid who lost his puppy. It had nothing to do with missing that great food at the buffet (wink...wink), It had to do with the fact that this trip was the most special trip of our lives. We meet a whole bunch of great people, A few we hope are friends for life, and we started the next chapter of our lives at the spot that has a place in our hearts forever. Love and Respect (everytime), Nick F. + Anne J. (soon to be F.)