Trip Report Aug 9 - 22
Long discussions before hand we agreed to stay on the nude side, if we are going to do it, lets just do it. I didn't know if I could go through with it but thought it would be easier to switch to prude in case I chickened out.
Landed in Montego Bay, we were met immediately by someone from Tim Air, we waiting about 20 minutes then took the crop duster flight to Negril. Scared, Nervous, I was going to Hedo a person who had been to a nude hot springs once in her life and that was about 9 months prior.
Arrived at Hedo, check in was wonderful with a glass of champagne while we waited. 20 minutes later we were on our way to our room where our luggage met us there. The room was nice, clean and looked comfortable, unpacked and headed to the prude bar for several drinks. We were waiting to meet up with some couples that we had met on Dennys site so we hung out a bit. I had 5 rum and cokes to summon up the courage to face the nude beach. We went back to our rooms, changed into a sarong and bikini and headed to the nude beach, still unsure if I could go through with this.
Well we walked up to Delroys and everyone was very nice, I was still dressed in bikini and sarong and ordered another drink, found a couple of beach chairs, slammed the drink and said OK I am going to do it. My boyfriend held my hand and I became a nude and ran for the water. A quick look around it came to my attention that no one had noticed. OK, float around in the water a bit, get a little bolder and jump up on a stationary raft that says Hedo. Look around see no one is paying attention and feel a bit better. 20 minutes later, decide it is time to go to the dining room to see if friends have arrived, (the whole ride over from Miami I was wondering who they were) Sitting in the dining room, see a couple looking nervous. I walked over to them, ( a pro now lol) and ask them if they were the couple we were looking for. Turns out that they we not the couple, but the husband was nervous, so I suggested we all go down together to the nude beach and so the 4 of us trotted down to the nude pool and shed our clothing and jumped on in.
I didn't want to get dressed the rest of the time.
Negative: 1. Several vinnies were asked to leave the nude pool several times as they sat around with shorts on and hit on the women; several Sandals couples stood at the bar in the evening fully dressed watching the pool. Security seemed quite relaxed. In the end a group of us turned away quite a few prudes (repeat lookers) from coming to the nude side by sitting on the chairs and chanting prude, prude take it off take it off.
2. Only one couple that would not take no for an answer, even after 3 days of jumping away from them telling them no, they were still persistant.
3. Single guys that would talk to me but as soon as my boyfriend would show up would wander off without a so much as a Hi in his direction.
Positives: 1.Turning 3 prude couples into nude couples after taking over the prude pool (the mad sh**er had gotten to the nude pool) I was sent with another lady fully dressed to the prude pool and about 40 or so nudes came marching up chanting nude nude, we want women, grabbed myself and the other lady and stripped us, laughing as several of the prudes went running for their rooms. Ended in a fun game of nude v.s. prude volley ball (they had to borrow some of our players)
2. 3. 4. 5 Jerk Chicken, fresh lobster from the local fishermen, Roberts french fries, (anything from Roberts) sitting in the pool talking with friends, the grotto.
Nightlife: we only stayed up late one or two nights so I cant really comment, I prefer the early morning sunrise
Highlights: 1. Painting a friends face, nails, (even kiss me on his butt) after he fell asleep early and no woman having brought finger nail polish remover.
2. Having a friend dump sand and rocks in the wrong bathroom thinking it was ours.
3. The Nude cruise is a definite must, Rasta Ralphie was wonderful and after the cruise when we went back to pay him for the drum we bought we had a great jam session on board, with his assistant playing several of his new songs, and everyone dancing around when the blues were played.
4. Augustus on the beach was wonderful and has a delightful sense of humor. He was truly my favorite employee who I talked to the most. He works hard but can always take out 5 or 10 minutes to talk to a guest while he is working still refilling the cups with sand so there are " no butts on the beach". There was a lot of bantering between Agustus and us and it was truly fun (give him the slightest bit of a hard time in a friendly manner and his jesting comes out, one repeat offender sitting next to us said he had been coming for 5 years and had never heard Augustus talk that much).
5. Scumba, Donet and all the pool bartenders and staff were wonderful and very pleasant to be around. They really made the trip enjoyable and took it good naturedly when we complained about the pool not being ready yet after it had to be emptied. They told us it was Jamaican time with a big smile
6. The entertainment staff was wonderful and very friendly, and were always ready to just sit on a chair next to you and talk and see if you were having a good time.
Round UP: When can I go back