This was our 4th trip to Hedo II for 1st week in
February with the Chili Peppers group. We had 30+ members attend
this year and everyone had a great time. Tammy and I stayed nine
nights this trip and it was a bit long for us. The human body can
only take so much. We'll probably stick with 6 or 7 days from now
on. No way I can keep the things that we do remember in order, so
I'll just list it in sections.
TRAVEL- We had problem free flights from Tri-Cities
connecting in Charlotte with USAir. Some of our friends flew Air
Jamaica from D.C. and L.A. and were delayed and/or rerouted both
directions. Hope AJ gets their problems solved soon. The line at
immigration took 45 minutes. They have changed their methods and it
is very slow. All booths were not open but should have been. After
luggage pick-up the line at customs took 15 minutes. Best part was
the van to Hedo started moving about 30 seconds after we boarded.
Brief stop for Red Stripes and we were home.
ROOMS-Our requested H-block room was unavailable so
we stayed near the tennis courts the first night. They had us
in H-block by 10:30 the next morning so all was good. We enjoyed the
new large showers with the multi-spray heads. Hot water was very
rare in our room (2131). The TV was only used by me to watch Playboy
channel while Tammy got ready each evening. We did enjoy connecting
our digital camera to the TV and viewing the pix we had taken.
FOOD-We thought the food was much better this year in
comparison to our previous trips. The main dining room had more
variety. Great pasta bar a couple of evenings. Fried and baked fish
were good too. Friday was lobster/sushi bar night and we were glad
we hit it twice. Awesome.
Pastafaris was great too. I
recommend the lamb chops. The best dining of the week was Munasan.
We ate there twice. It was as good as any Japanese style restaurant
we have been to. The chefs were friendly and fun as well.
Robert was serving his fare
with a smile as always at the beach grill. The burgers and fries
were great. We had the worlds best jerk chicken 9 nights in a row. A
sign was posted saying you could not purchase and grill lobsters at
Roberts until further notice. Something to do with government health
issues?? We had the burned popcorn one day. Next day we were so
excited when we saw the staff bring in a new popcorn machine. Guess
what . More burned popcorn. Guess it is not a Jamaican specialty.
NUDE BEACH-This is where we spend most of the
daylight hours. Lots of sunshine and zero rain for 9 straight days.
The resort was 65% full so we didn't have any trouble getting a
lounge in sun or shade. The water was calm so we enjoyed an hour or
so on the floats every day. More playing on the rafts than we have
ever seen. We figured it must be "F**k on a Float" week. Every time
we looked up one or two couples were enjoying themselves. One Pepper
couple brought a large inflatable swimming pool. We put soap bubbles
in along with 11 sexy Pepper ladies. Sooooo much fun. The
simulated sex shows out on the jetty point were a blast too. The
gawker boats from the prude resorts loved it. I would hate to think
the highlight of my week in Jamaica was a 2 minute boat ride past
Hedo II. The music was toned down a bit. We missed the hot n' steamy
songs of previous years.
NUDE POOL/HOT TUB-Same ole nude hot tub. One day the
water is so hot you can't stand it, next day cold as ice. The pool
water is usually cool this time of year because of limited sunshine
on the water. Plenty of PDAs here during the afternoon, happy hour,
and of course late at night. Saw the hammocks near the restrooms in
use too.We enjoyed happy hour with the Peppers every day. We always
had a car wash or something fun going on. Happy hour at the hot tub
with our friends is our favorite time.
BARS-Delroy was at the nude bar most everyday. Only
saw Scumba there a couple of times. All the bars were well staffed
and the wait for drinks was never over a couple of minutes. We enjoy
Vodka Slush but they all taste a little different depending on which
bartender prepares them. We heard banana crop was ruined because of
hurricanes. I missed my mid-morning Dirty Banana.
DISCO-The dance music was better this year. Less
modern Jamaican rap and more popular stuff along with some good
classic dance tunes. Even heard AC/DC one night. Yes! The Pepper
ladies loved getting up on stage and dancing around that pole. If
your fantasy is to be an exotic dancer the disco pole is for you.
Careful with the PDAs here. Two couples were asked to stop as soon
as they got started.
ENTERTAINMENT COORDINATORS-The staff didn't seem as
motivated to us. They were not able to keep the energy level up
during Battle of the Sexes, Wet-T, and beach games. Lots of new
faces. Rae Rae was still his girly acting self.
STUFF-Porn star Lisa Lipps was there the whole week
with her volleyball sized breasts. She was always friendly and glad
to pose for pix. She was supposed to split her week at Hedo III but
decided to spend the whole time at H II.........Hedo bucks don't buy
much anymore. I suggested to some of the staff to give medium size
bottles of booze to winners and shot sized bottles to participants
of events.........The Chili Peppers booked a private cat cruise. No
Rasta Ralphie but major fun anyway. The dining room prepared us a
fruit and cheese tray to take along. The construction at Rick's
seems to be going very well.......The grounds looked better than
ever. The landscaping looked trim and neat and not overgrown. Very
nice garden where the bird sanctuary was........
FRIENDS-We made several new friends which is truly a
magical part of the Hedo experience. The Chili Peppers were great as
always. Thanks to all our friends and especially the ones that made
our trip very special.
We hear the resort is trying to clean up it's act and
appeal to a broader crowd. We think the resort is awesome and the
crowd is perfect as is. Hope next year we can return to the
Hedo we have grown to know and love.
Hedo Hugs,