OK the basic layout of my report will be a day-by-day
rundown and then Ill address a few specific areas that I think are worth
singling out. This is liable to
be pretty lengthy but I want to be thorough.
We left home For Miami on Delta.
We scheduled to spend a night in Miami to prevent problems with flight
delays from stopping us from making it to Jamaica.
Also as a side note. Booking
the legs of the flight separately actually ended up saving us about 50 dollars
each. The flight was uneventful and we stayed in a Holiday Inn Express (which
I am told means I could have performed open heart surgery.)
Our 1020 AM AJ flight is cancelled we are booked on
the 200 PM flight through Kingston. MAJOR
pain in the arse here. We froze
to death for several hours in the Miami airport.
Our AJ flight left about and hour late and we finally were on our way.
( I did notice that when they tried to start the engines on our plane it
sounded like a beat up old pinto cranking for a while before the engines would
catch and kick in(this is NO exaggeration).
The stopover in Kingston was fairly quick and no major inconvenience.
Customs and immigration was a breeze.
We were through we were of the plane, had our luggage, and at the
Superclubs desk in less than 20 minutes.
Then it was 5 minutes until we were on the bus and on our way.
I want to point something out here.
Although the roads were bad in spots (an maybe this is cause I am an
old country boy) overall they didnt seem that bad.
We arrived at Hedo at about 7PM and I have some major Kudos to give
hereand when I say major I mean MAJOR.
Thank you Kenny and Joe and Diane.
Many people were being bumped and due to our Hedo-online affiliation we
were taken aside and told we would have a room shortly.
15 minutes later we had our keys and were on our way to the room.
Our first hour or two were a bit uncomfortable as we
couldnt seem to locate anyone we had met online. So we ate dinner and roamed the property for a bit trying to
get our bearings. After
Dinner we stumbled across Veronicas and ultimately across our friends. With there help the night turned and we were having a
wonderful time. Mary had a few
Long Islands and we were invited to see first hand for ourselves the famed
Sybian. Then we moved to the nude
pool/hot tub area. The combined
encouragement of our friends prompted Mary to go ahead and make the leap that
night. WE went to bed at about 2
AM.
Got up early, had breakfast and had our floats
inflated to float on the ocean and do some snorkeling.
To be so close to shore this nude area was great for simple snorkeling.
I found starfish and all kinds of crustaceans and fish and such. Then
we went to the Nude pool hot tub and hung out with friends, most of the day.
Mary got a foot rub from Alan (from Allentown, and let me tell ya, that
guy sets the bar way to high on performance for we mere mortals.
Mary was in heaven. Finally got to see Chicken Oclock. The Jerk
chicken is all that the rumors said it was and more.
My mouth waters now just thinking about it. We had Dinner at The Scotch
Bonnet (see restaurants below for my review).
And went back to the Hot tub till 2 or so.
Up a little later today, the pace is wearing on
us. WE still made breakfast and Georges fabulous Omelets. Mary
entered the Wet T-shirt contest with some help from our friends. They
plied her with dirty bananas with floaters from about 1130 to 1 to give her
courage. And, they were all there to cheer her on. She didnt win and
we think she got jipped on the set aside fun(she wanted to have chocolate
licked off of her and got stuck with some cheesy skit thing instead).
She did well though and had a great Time with it all. Best part was all the
Hedo Bucks she won. In the evening, Mary and I had dinner alone at
Pastafaris(see below for review). Then we went to the Piano Bar and
listened to Alan from Allentown and Debbie from Orlando sing some
karaoke. Man, can those to sing. They were both awesome.
Back to the hot tub again till around 230.
We did the nude Cat cruise to the pickled parrot.
It was a lot of fun. While
snorkeling I found an eel in a rock and that was neat.
We swam to the caves and didnt jump off the cliff (Mary couldnt
with her contacts and Hey I know Im a wussI dont need a cliff to
prove it). Mary beat Rasta
Ralphie at Limbo. And we rode in the basket on the way back.
It was really great to snuggle there and get splashed.
PJ Night was tonight. We
one second place for most funky with our PJ costumes that they dubbed Doctor
and Nurse. We had a really great
time this night. The disco was
playing music we recognized and so we were able to dance and party and get a
little freaky on the dance floor. Mary
found a single guy who was ripped like Jesus and was dancing raunchy
with him while leaning against me. She
was somewhat embarrassed after dancing when she told him that he was Eye
Candy and realized that he spoke only broken English and had no idea what
she was talking about. After
dancing at the Disco, It was off to the Hot tub for some friends, fun, and a
Grotto adventure for Mary and I, as well as some fun with the water jets in
the misting pool. 3 AM Bedtime
tonight.
This day was kinda blurry. I know Mary tried the trapeze and couldnt do it cause she
is so short and couldnt reach the bar.
Oytther than that we played Naked Twister (Lots of fun) and kinda just
hung around with friends relaxing. We
did also find one of the hidden Hammocks.
This made for some fun private cuddling.
It rained from like 11 am on today (and I mean
poured). We alternated between napping in our room, hanging out in the Hot tub
with friends, and cuddling in our Hammock.
Mary participated as a model for the Toga tying demonstration.
Boy she sure can look HOT. One
thing to note here: No one ever
delivered any toga sheets for us to use.
Luckily we had brought our own material for an American flag motif and
it went ok. The Toga party was fun but actually not as fun as the PJ party.
We quickly changed after the contest was over into slut wear and went
back to the disco and then to the Hot tub.
Our last full day at Hedo. We got our eviction Notice.
Boy is that depressing. We
tried some water-skiing and gave up on the sun block. We figured we would go home with a tan or sunburn.
Either way, it would look like we were on the beach.
We ended up getting the burn part down.
We took some pictures with all our friends and started saying our
goodbyes. We went to the Hot tub for a while but turned in early (1 or
so) as Mary wasnt feeling well.
The Dreaded Eviction Day. Up, Packed, spent our Hedo bucks, said our goodbyes.
A busride to the airport. Shopping
at the airport (see below). And
some nachos and Margaritas at Margaritaville then on the plane and away.
Pastafaris (****) We loved this.
Elegant dining, fine food in huge portions, and a fabulous atmosphere.
The food was superb and the whole place served to accentuate the
romantic mood I was in towards Mary. Some
people had told us the service was slow but I didnt notice that.
It seemed as fast as any elegant Italian restaurant locally here.
Scotch Bonnet (*)I wasnt impressed.
Its not actually a real restaurant.
Its just some tables set up by the Prude pool and served out of a
plywood kitchen. The portions
were small and service was slow.
Roberts (****) ungh! The Cheeseburgers!
The grilled cheese! The
Fries! The Meat patties! The Jerk Chicken!
I cannot say enough about how great this was. I took Ketchup along
because of the reports on the web and I never opened it.
The food was to good to worry about it.
Prude grill (***) Pretty good.
We only ate here late one evening once and the food was good.
Main Dining (***) I really liked this.
The deserts were great. Again
George(?)s Omlets in the Morning were Great. The meat choices were usually
pretty good. There were some times when I didnt care for the veggie
choices but over all the food was very good with plenty of choices. And hey,
they had soft serve ice-cream (so Im easy to please).
We stayed in room 2241, and we will request it when we
go back. Nice view from the
window of a wooded area near the Aviary and it was sort of Midway to
everything or at least it seemed so. There
were a couple of days where we didnt get washrags or our fresh towels didnt
come till the evening, but thats just small stuff.
Our service staff was always friendly and helpful.
With all the complaints I heard about the rooms being awful we were
kind of worried. However, I
thought the rooms were fantastic. They were clean, pretty, well cooled, and well just really
nice in my opinion. On a funny
note, I would like to point out that the ceiling mirrors on my side of the bed
were warped like in a carnival funhouse and made for a rather scary image.
We Heard lots about the funk in the hot tub at night.
I agree with the sunscreen faction.
I think thats all it was. Blind
hope? Maybe. Do I care? Nope. It was a blast. Heard
a lot of talk about going to completion in the Pool/ Hotub, and how you
shouldnt. My question is if
you get out on the side, finish, then get back in doesnt it all end up in
the same place either way?
Now, One special note on service.
Many of you know Mary as Mary wit da Coconuts from her picture on
Kennys site. Well I
asked this guy on the Grounds crew for a couple of coconuts (so Mary could
live up to her name). He said hed
be right Back. About 30 minutes
later he returned with two of the biggest coconuts you ever saw.
He offered to crack em for us and I declined and he handed them to
me and disappeared. I never even got to say thanks.
This to me was indicative of the service we received at Hedo.
No matter how odd the request, if they could accommodate, they did.
OK. Hedo
Bucks are great. We got our Liquor that way.
WE bought some small stuff from the vendors on the prude beach.
Went across the street and down to the craft Market.
Prices were high and sales people were pushy.
WE did find one thing though that stuck out and I wanted to pass on. ALL, and I stress ALL souvenirs carvings, you name it were
cheaper at the airport on the way back. Everything
we bought at the craft market or on the beach was the same price or cheaper at
the airport. For example, a small
woven bag was quoted at $12 at the craft market and $5 at the airport.
Even if you talk the crafter down to price its still cheaper at the
airport. Now I will say that some of the hand carvings by the true
artists on the beach could not be found at the airport.
We called about making a collect call.
It was $40 for the first 5 minutes and $5 each additional minute.
However you can leave a cash deposit of $60 at the front desk and dial
through the Hedo operator for $1.60 per minute.
This seemed like a good deal and easier than dialing all the numbers
for a calling card.
We didnt See ANY Vinnies our whole trip.
No Wallies either. We heard complaints from people sitting right next to us but
we hadnt seen anything out of sorts happen.
I do however have to say something about the treatment of MANY single
guys. Having followed the threads
where single guys who felt snubbed were told they had approached it wrong or
were weird or something, I have to defend them now.
I saw many polite friendly and outgoing guys snubbed for no apparent
reason other than the fact they were single.
Greg was a guy we met our first night who was very friendly and very
fun to talk to. He put up with a
lot of teasing both funny and sexual and kept a fun and light-hearted
attitude. He was always
respectful to Mary and I, never clingy or pushy and we tried to welcome him
when we saw him. However MANY
people snubbed him along with other singles.
In fact I saw very few single guys welcomed by couples period.
There were of course exceptions: Alan
from Allentown was one blazing exception. He was welcome most anywhere( I think it was the foot
massages*wink*). I just thought
that too many couples were actively snubbing singles.
Our friends, Oh there were so many.
Beth and Kenneth, Jeff and Lynne, Chad and Rita, Tommy and Elissa,
Debbie and Ron, Jesus and Yvette, Jenny and
Ray, Steve and Paige, Greg
and Angela, Alan from Allentown, Greg,
Kevin, Joe and Diane (and their
sybian), Mike and Susan. Thank
you all for making us feel so welcome and making this the vacation of a
lifetime.
OH lord Yes. I am dreaming of it already.
I truly miss the people as much as the place.
I want to go back so bad it aches.
We have now come out of the Hedo closet.
We told everyone where we were. And
many want to go now after hearing our stories.
Sean (seddington6@home.com ) and Mary(Memail6@home.com )