Bob & Merri - January, 2007
Bob and M Jan 20-27th, 2007
The defining moment for me on this trip occurred out on a small catamaran
piloted by our sailor friend B, as I surveyed the shore of
Negril.
There were a series of beautiful beaches stretched out over the horizon, each
one with a couple of people here and there laying
still with hundreds of yards of open sand between them.
Solitude, quiet and relaxation. Just like the posters in travel
agencies. Then finally we spotted a small area with barely a discernible
beach that was teeming with people. Motion everywhere,
and people intertwined with people. That’s our home. Eventually we got close
enough to where the multitude of people became individual people: There’s R
and M. There’s the guy who looks just like Newt Gingrich, and on it goes. More
than 500 people are there and well over 100 of them have names (or
nicknames) and faces and stories that we are familiar with. We are working our
way toward the rest. That’s the essence of our Hedo
experience.
It is possible that one could be at the same resort as a plumbing company
dispatcher, a school principal, a stock broker, an oil refinery fire safety
department head, professional hockey player,
prosthodontist, bank branch manager, home depot cashier, IT expert,
former submariner, highway patrol officer, interior design contractor etc,
etc, etc. But at any other resort there is virtually no chance you would ever
find out anything interesting and/or personal about them. And at any other
resort you would be very unlikely to find out what it feels like to get a
tattoo on the penis, what it is like to screw at a depth of 95 feet
underwater, or how exactly one floats the question: “Honey, would it be okay
with you if we start having sex with other people?” The beauty of the
Hedo experience is that it centers on an orgy of
social interaction, some of which can be an orgy in the literal sense, but is
not necessarily so. It can just be the free flowing of intimate questions and
comments that in “polite company” would not be allowed. In our “real
world” we talk about kids, sports, the weather, or the latest TV commercial.
At Hedo time is far too short to waste on that
stuff. Let’s talk about sex and what makes us laugh and smile.
NOW.
So here it was our 3rd trip during the 3rd week of
January. Third time means there are no longer unrealistic fantasies – just
realistic ones. There are also expectations and concerns that maybe it won’t
be as magical as it was before. The food will be mediocre but we know how to
work around that. There will be no towels. Augustus will be Augustus. Robert
will no longer be there. (We wish him well). We know there will be LOTS of
people and they will be highly motivated to have a great time. And most
importantly we know that only a very small minority of people would not be
happy to have a conversation with us (and they are pretty easy to spot).
So here are the specifics of round 3 (Jan 20-27, 2007)
Weather:
Excellent. Barely a drop of rain, just warm enough to keep the nude pool temp
livable, and cool enough to keep the nipples erect (and the dick small).
Hot Tub:
Hedo follies here. 1st two days it was
great. Then someone filled it and forgot to stop the hose. It was cold and
overflowing. The remaining days and nights were an overreaction and it was
BURNING HOT. Almost noone ever stayed in the tub.
Legs dangling over the side was the way to go.
Often one reads about concerns about things floating in the pool. Barely came
up this week – since you couldn’t stay in anyway.
Obscene
gesture observed:
Cell phone held up to ear while walking along nude beach.
Disgusting.
Food:
The usual mediocrity – BUT the highlight was certainly the beach party dinner.
That was fun. Great atmosphere, great setting and some good food!
Very well done indeed.
The
people:
Each year we expand the perimeter of our acquaintances, this year was
particularly good on the international front. Big time fun
with the Canadian crowd – these people really know how to have fun. We
never lacked for people to hang with, and that is exactly what we wanted.
Other new friends included S and T from New Jersey who gave us tons of
competition in the PDA category. It was fun to watch their “money shot.” We
had good fun talking sex and politics with P and H from Los Angeles who had
bright and smiling faces all day long.
The
staff:
Things seemed cool with the staff overall. Plenty of
interaction with the staff and patrons. Resort was in fine shape and we
even had hot/warm water every night. Grounds were clean and no more hints of
the hurricane damage that we had seen in previous years.
Keeping
up the tradition:
Every day at 4 O’clock, we do the PDA out on the dive float. A couple of times
we were joined by friends to give it that 4 0’clock flotilla feel. Thanks L
and J and P and Mr. Cleaver. Overall PDA activity was plentiful and varied in
location. If you like to watch there was plenty. If you like to show - there
were plenty of places where we felt welcome to do so (and did). There was no
girl-girl show on Delroy's bar this year though! Wassup with that?
Great
costumes:
Harry the cheerleader and others on the naughty school girl night, and we will
not forget the sexiest Taxi Driver we ever set our eyes on. Me Jane and You
Tarzan – our own special ERA theme night – was also great fun. Even the guys
got into this one. Everyone really got into it with lots of animal print. Too
many good costumes every day to count overall. However, M vows to act as
costumer for P (from Placerville) and L (Quebec) next year. COME ON GUYS, join
in the fun, the women want to encourage more guys overall to be part of the
eye candy in the dining room.
Special
K:
Piano bar and Talent show had a great treat with K singing up a storm and
lighting up the place BIG time. Big guy, big voice, big
personality, big fun.
Cultural
Exchange:
Each year we have had great experiences getting to know folks from outside of
our national shell. This year featured (among others) the inimitable L and J
from Quebec. Anyone who was there knows these folks as something that a
perverted Swiss clockmaker might have devised – every hour – on the hour –
there they go again. Especially in the pool. Very
sexy and very romantic. We share the same favorite subject (guess) and we had
great fun finding our edges and comparing experiences. Ah the universal
language.
Groundhog day: To us Hedo is in so many ways the same event
over and over. Awake-breakfast-beach-pool-grill-pool-4 oclock float PDA-jerk
chicken-hot tub-etc. We were walking back from the tub one night and I said "Geez
honey, we just did the same day today as yesterday. How about if we do it
again tomorrow? A gentleman walking nearby turned to us with a big
knowing grin and we all at the same time said "Yeah!!!" That's the H2 magic.
Lifestyle Month: January is officially Lifestyle month at
Hedo. Concern over whether non-swigners will be ostracized/ravaged/forced into
sexual slavery or otherwise put to use is a frequent topic here. Suffice to
say, we have survived three rounds now, enjoy counting many people in "the
lifestyle" as our friends, respect their choices, and find that they respect
ours. If you want be around people that don't hold back - come on down in
January. One thing is for certain: Stances you have for sexual conduct going
in are likely to be put to question - either directly or at least in your
mind. You are certain to know a lot more about where your edges are - and WE
ALL HAVE EDGES - after the exposure to real people doing what they want to do
- people that will tell you how and why they do it.
The Vinnie/Wally/Local/Jerk thing: Non-issue in terms of any
major infractions by single males (that we heard of or observed). Yes there
were watchers.... so????
Cigars: Our biggest negative issue was cigar smokers -
especially in the dining room and hot tub - one night a guy was able to clear
a 20 foot perimeter of the hot tub and did not seem to notice as he sat there
alone with that "yeah baby I'm living the high life" grin. One night a guy
started a stink bomb next to us in the dining room. We politely requested
breathing rights to which he replied "If I go over there then the people over
there will complain so I am staying here." and refused to budge. Impossible to
argue with logic like that, so we left. We are not fun-killers or regulation
lovers, but we just don't get how it is that SOME (and it only takes ONE)
cigar people are able to disconnect the effect of their behavior on others.
These are high density communal spaces and a cigar affects a huge perimeter of
breathing space. We propose that the resort make a cigar room (how about the
TV room) and people can go in there and puff away with others of like mind.
Otherwise - At least post a sign in the dense single-use spaces such as the
tub and dining room requesting (if not ordering) a cessation of cigar
hostilities there.
The
benefits of prior, proper planning:
We maintained contact with many of our repeat offenders and with new
wackos through a couple of web lists, most notably
our ERA group. It is so great to have a group to begin the week with and we
have some very special people and are very lucky for it. Every person you
hang with is a prize alone but also a potential link to others and it builds
from there.
Return?:
But of course. It is such great fun to tell clients: sure, no problem – as
long as it’s not during the 3rd week of January
P.S - Trip Report length: No apologies here. If you think
this report is too long you should not have gotten this far.;-)