(Rookie trip)
Dates: 6/17-21/02
Holy Smokes, what an experience that was! This was our first time there and will definitely not be our last. Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. is a hotbed of uptight, type-A personalities so our trip to Negril and Hedonism was a real escape for us. We have never had 5 days of laughing so hard and having so much fun making new friends in the 21 years we have been together. Amazing how the barriers and egos come down when the drawers come off.
Those five days have become a blur of vivid memories of outrageous behavior. I'm just glad we were sober enough to remember it all. More important than what we did is who we met and came to know so well. Steve & Jennah, Hope & Brian, Tracie & JB, Connie & Doug, Shane & Lisa, Mark & Jamie. . . . truly beautiful, warm, loving couples one and all. My hat is off the Asshole of the Week - you wore your title proudly! Judy L. - destined for fame as a talented triathlete. King - another escapee from the NOVA area. Run, buddy, run! Sunshine - you're a doll and a naughty one at that! Augusta - get the F*** of my beach! Sentimental sap that I am, I have to say you guys made our first experience so easy and we already miss you.
Aside from the brief moments of loafing in the sun on the sand (I can't sit still one moment), Carol and I hit the Tuesday nude cruise to the Pickle Parrot where I encountered a rather angry Jamaican woman when I went to
cliff dive off the wrong side. Also tried the tube slide a number of times
wearing Carol's bikini top! Even shanghaied a couple of prude side gals to
come do it with us. Battle of the sexes was an absolute scream. Then
there was Dave's piano where I, like Tracie, was dumb enough to get caught. Completely clueless I stood on the piano until "Piece by Piece" it all came off. Chippendale dancer I AM NOT! PJ night was fun although I don't think I'll ever wear a woman's thong again. Toga night was fun too but the disco was a little lame. Got to swim across the bay and back four times and also around Booby Kay - beautiful waters. Steve & Jennah took us out for a spin on a small cat. (Sorry, guys. Next time I'll bring more daiquiris ;) ! Can 't forget about the body shots, the hot tub ingus, the "find your mate" contest, the "best parts" contest, the Sandels gawkers, the delicious grilled cheese sandwiches and fries, my pink bathing suit, the noisy bed, the group of ten nekkid bodies in the grotto cave at once, the bug crawling up Hope's leg, and Flipper in the pool. Oh, the Humanity! My stomach hurt from so much laughing.
Hedonism II really is like no other place. We now understand why so many folks return. "RESPECT, MON. RESPECT!"
Hints for Newbies:
(a) E-mail someone who will be there during your stay and introduce
yourselves. It will help ease anxieties as you step into uncharted territory.
(b) Getting over initial nudity anxiety is just like repelling. Deep
breath, take that first step, and suddenly you're out there having fun in so many ways that you forget all about it. Go to the beach clothed. Get in the water and get out of the suits. March straight up to Delroy's for a drink and say Hi. It's just that easy.
(c) Participate. Game, dances, singing, naked water slide, everything.
Even if you participate reluctantly, you'll have 10 times more fun than if you sit and watch others get crazy.
(d) SPF 4 on a bare white ass is NOT adequate. My pink bathing suit area by
day 3 was a prime example of what NOT to do. Either get it ALL tan before you go or slather nothing but SPF 30.
"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift , nor lie at anchor." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
Cheers, everybody. See you next summer.
Dave & Carol