We flew Air Jamaica out of BWI airport bright and early on Friday morning. At that time of day, the international terminal at BWI was largely empty, so the new security hassles weren't much of a problem. We packed ultra light, one small carry on suitcase and a book bag. If we were to go for a week, we probably would pack the same exact way. Our big cups took up most of the room in the suitcase. (Our first piece of advice for other virgins - the big cups are worth the room in the suitcase. Especially in the hot tub after the bar has closed). Clothes were kept to a minimum.

Our first decision once arriving in Montego Bay was whether to take the bus or the plane to Negril. Since our trip was a short one and the weather was fine, we flew. We took Burl Air and had no problems. The plane was a single seat Cessna with room for six including the pilot. The plane was full. The flight was fun and we got to meet new friends, also Hedo virgins. A very short cab ride and we were at Hedo

Check in was fast, we were given our room in 5 minutes. Another plus to the plane is that you beat the bus to the resort. We asked for a quiet room, we like to sleep in, and were given 1152 on the Prude side. From the Prude side, walking along the beach puts you in the Nude side in moments. The resort is not that big and the walk is rather pleasant. I had to make the walk several times from the Nude side to the room after forgetting stuff.

The room was fine, maybe our expectations were low. The A/C was noisy and quite powerful. The water did run a little hot and cold, but not too bad. The decorating could be updated, but it provided a place to sleep and keep what little luggage we bothered to bring.

We did not find the construction to be too much of an inconvenience. Our room was far enough away that with the A/C running we could not hear it. The prude pool is open, so is a small hot tub that is adjacent to it. We used neither, but they both seemed very nice. They were pretty deserted. The disco is still in the squash court. They seem to have a long way to go to finish the construction, but we can not wait to see the finished product. It will look very nice. We have read numerous trip reports where people complain about the long meandering walk up and down the muddy paths to and from the dinning room and the nude side because of the current construction. We walked along the beach and were not inconvenienced. Whether it is going to be worth the increased rates is another story.

The food was fine. We always found something we liked, but there is not much variety and we both were a little tired of it after only a few days. We also have experienced this at other all inclusive resorts. We did not try the restaurants. The service was good. Jamaicans are great people.

The Prude beach was nicer than the Nude beach. It was easy to find a chair and quiet. Hedo's beach did not seem to be too badly impacted by the hurricane, but the other resorts experienced some serious erosion. Most women were topless on the prude beach and some people were nude. We would spend some quiet time together in the morning and early afternoon on the prude side then go to the nude side in the afternoon to mingle, meet people, drink, and enjoy the jerk chicken. We found the people on the nude side to be somewhat cliquish, but very friendly if you broke the ice and began to speak to them. There were not many people on the prude side, and they tended to keep to themselves. You can not be shy and introverted if you want to meet people. We met lots of great people. This definitely is the big plus at Hedo.

The snorkel trip was great fun, we had never done it before. Take a walk on the beach in either direction for as far as you can go, also great fun. Watch out for the "pssst, hey mon" guys who want to be your "drug store". Kayak to the island even when they tell you not to. We didn't, that was a mistake, everyone else does. Towels were hard to come by, but not impossible to get. They need to fix that. The best plan is to get your towels early in the morning, around 9:30 when they first are put out. If nobody is dispensing towels, they may still have some, just look around. Beach chairs on the nude side were very hard to find. Get up early and stake your claim if it is important to you. Make sure you evenly put on your suntan lotion, or you may get some real strange looking sunburns. Don't worry too much if you zonk out on the first night and miss everything, a lot of people do. The first night is pretty tough since most people have to wake up so early just to catch flights to get to Jamaica. Trust us, you will have plenty of opportunity to do whatever you want to do later. The resort does not sleep and does not quit.

We left on Monday. We were tired and ready to go. Read the Air Jamaica paper they slide under your door. We didn't. On the front it said to put out your luggage at 9:00 AM. As soon as we saw that we called the front desk and found out that the official check out time was at 12:00 so we ignored the paper. What the paper also said was that they were taking your luggage to the airport at 9:00, not critical if you carry everything on like we did, but it also said that they were issuing boarding passes. Since we did not bother to show up until noon, we had to stand in line at the airport to get our boarding pass. This is a real pain and we barely made our flight, the line is huge. They also told us to make sure that we got to the airport on time we would have to take the 1:00 bus instead of the 2:00 bus. The plus side was that instead of taking the bus we took TimAir at 3:30 and got extra time at Hedo.

Most people have heard the hyperbole that Hedo is what you make it and you can find or do anything you want. This is true and more. Whether you are a swinger or not, you need to talk to your significant other about what your expectations are for your trip to Hedo and what to do if things get out of hand. It may be helpful to verbalize all rules of conduct even if they are long established and seemingly fully understood. With the free flowing alcohol, sexual tension, and very friendly people, you can be brought into some interesting situations. Communication is the key.

Given all of this, the trip was great. It was a real experience. We have not decided if or when we will go back. There are so many adventures to be had in this world and so little time to get them all done. We met some really great people on our trip. We would like to see the results of the construction, and would love to hang out again with the friends that we made, and we still did not experience Toga night and the PJ party.

Much respect to everyone. If you recognize us feel free to email us. There are so many people who we did not get a chance to say goodbye to or exchange e-mail addresses with.