Steve & Kim, January, 2010
Kim & Steve, January
1-11, 2010
What a way to start
out the new decade and new year! This was our fifth trip to Hedonism
2. We arrived at Hedo around 2:30 p.m. on New Years Day after flying
all night and part of the morning. There is a bit of road
construction just outside Montego Bay which causes a slight delay,
whichever way you are heading. It's a dirt road for a little ways.
Quick Red Stripe stop on the way home.
Room & Amenities
This time we stayed on
the prude side for the affordable rates. We decided to stay longer
than our original 7 days during our visit and eventually moved to a
Garden View Nude room, due to sell-out on the prude side. The bell
staff was helpful and moved all our luggage in their vehicle in one
trip. We got a lot more exercise while our room was on the prude
side. We were told that the resort was at 85% occupancy for the 1st
week of January, and then at 100% for the rest of the month. Large
Russian and Italian groups, like usual during this time.
The CD player in the
room was finicky and we often couldn't get it to play CDs.
We signed up for 5
days of Wi-Fi and it worked well. Our user-name and password expired
after exactly 5 - 24 hour periods.
While having a
cocktail one evening, we looked at the structure of the
deteriorating walk-way connecting to the prude beach. The wooden log
support structure is severely decayed and collapsing. It will take a
total tear-out and re-build. Doesn't look like that will happen
anytime soon, a difficult project. Too bad it was built poorly to
begin with, without logs treated for the humid and wet conditions.
The tennis courts
could use a re-surfacing. We brought our own balls, as the ones at
the court always seem to be flat. Disappointing that they don't
supply decent tennis balls. Would love to see a ball machine some
day. Garfield was in fine form.
Diving
We were able to dive
on our first full day at the resort (Saturday), on the early 9:30
a.m. dive. The swells were as high as we've
been out in while diving at Hedo 2. A cold front was
approaching from Florida and closed down diving for the next 4 days,
due to rough water. Large rollers could be seen in the distance from
the beach. Finally got to go diving again on the 11:30 a.m. dive on
Thursday. Dove again at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. No 9:30 a.m. dives
either of these days... without an explanation. The dive staff
allowed us 2 great dives on Saturday, very nice with small groups.
No problem with visibility. We were told that Sheldon, formerly of
the dive staff, is now living in Indiana USA with his girlfriend.
The dive boat has been freshened up.
Catamaran Cruise
The choppy water did
not shut down the catamaran cruise on Tuesday. The boat handled the
swells nicely. Only a couple people were seasick on the upwind
return, and one of them had boarded with a hangover. We both got out
in the big swells and snorkeled in the nude. What a ride! When we
arrived at "the rocks" a group of around 10 got into the water, some
went down the slide. The boat captain needed to get off the mooring
ball, as there was a problem with it. There was a moment of hilarity
as the catamaran backed away to anchor and one lone floatation belt
was weakly thrown off the back of the catamaran, as the first mate
yelled "we're not leaving you!" Good thing all the drunk naked
people were strong enough swimmers! The shore was not too far away
(we were just outside the swimming rope) but everybody eventually
swam back to the cat safely. It made for a good laugh. The cruise
turned out to be a fun party. After the boat was re-anchored at "the
rocks," more people went down the slide and got into the water.
Sailing
Because the weather
was windy, we were hoping for some sailing adventures. But most days
George (watersports) said it's too windy, check back tomorrow. When
we got out on the larger Hobie cat (with jib) the wind died down and
we ended up sitting for awhile before it started to blow again. We
went out sailing 3 times total. The boats are in various states of
disrepair, two of the Hobie cats are broken. George says management
is not spending money on parts to maintain the boats.
Beach & Pool
Pool area loungers
were all full by mid-morning, but most of them were just "saved"
with towels and bags, no people on them. We tried to find shade
around pool most days, as the sand fleas were biting her.
Plenty of public sex
at the hot tub and on the beach. No policing, that we saw. One guy
was really going at it doggy-style with a woman on a lounger at the
nude beach. The nude hot tub temperature was cool one day, then
heated up over the week, until it was hot, about 103/104.
One afternoon, just
before sunset, a clothed couple was married on the nude beach, down
by the water. Nude people all around the beach applauded.
The winds that
accompanied the cold front loosened coconuts on the trees around the
edge of the nude beach area, and on Monday staff knocked many down;
we guessed it was so they wouldn't fall on anyone. The coconuts were
cut open to access the coconut water, and they were handed out, both
to guests and staff. This was a nice treat. The locals say coconut
water goes to your heart and is healthy.
Agustus came back to
work on Tuesday after his mother's funeral. By the end of the week
he was joking like usual.
Food
Our opinion on the
food is that it's a bit improved. Good smoked salmon or other fish
in the morning, but no capers. One day there were capers, but no
smoked fish. Then one morning both smoked salmon and capers, ya mon!
No anchovies for the caesar salad, except for a couple days at
lunch. The grapefruit at breakfast was juicy and delicious. No
banana shortage. A big bunch of bananas was harvested right off the
grounds on the prude side. We ate at Munasan once, and Pastafari two
times. The second time
at Pastafari we made sure to order pasta and enjoyed it more than
the dishes served with rice. He had a chicken fettuccine that was
one of the best dishes we've ever had at the resort. On the second
Friday night, lobster tails were grilled and sushi was enjoyed.
Theme Nights & Piano
Bar
Toga participation was
low, with only about 20% wearing a costume that night. Maybe a
different theme would do better?
We won a bottle of rum
at the PJ party for best bondage outfit, we got lucky - there were
only 2 contestants in this category. The party was not as well
attended as past years. We remember hardly being able to move in the
disco, but this year there was plenty of room.
We went to the piano
bar one night when Dion was playing. We enjoyed the songs done by
the entertainment staff. They did not dominate this night. But when
"Sweet Caroline" came up, we decided to leave as it was getting a
bit crude. We are offended by very little, but the yelling got to be
too much for us. We probably needed more to drink!
The vibe was heating
up on our last night. Some naughty school boy outfits to go along
with all the sexy school girl outfits. Wish we could have stayed
longer.
Our last day was the
coolest and breeziest. We saw something new - Jamaicans wearing
jackets. Many guests were wearing long-sleeved shirts on a couple of
the cool days.
Overall had a
fantastic time, planning to visit again soon.
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