Ann (the travel slut) - June, 2015
TravelSlut's June 18-30, 2015 trip report with Krewe de Krazy Life
on Group Trip #9
This trip report is more
like a daily diary for my 11th trip to Hedonism II resort in Negril,
Jamaica from June 18-30 and includes my week with the Krewe de Krazy
Life (June 20-27).
Thursday, June 17 (Toga
Theme Night)
Southwest Airlines #272
Orlando to Montego Bay after spending the night at Disney's Animal
Kingdom Lodge. The International check-in at end of the main area
was empty and getting through security was easy. Once onboard, free
drinks were offered to everyone to get the vacation started!
95 minutes later at
Montego Bay the Immigration line was LONG and I was not offered the
new self-service immigration kiosks but waited over an hour to get
to my complete the immigration, customs and luggage retrieval.
Rocky's Taxi Service
employee Santana was patiently waiting for me outside in the private
transfers area and my driver Ziggy picked me up right away and had
cold Red Stripe beer and bottled water waiting for me. NOTE: I have
used Rocky's now for several years (and for the Krewe group also)
and the results/feedback have been overwhelmingly positive. They can
be contacted via their website: www.rockystaxiandtourservice.com/
The drive was 80
minutes, nice, comfy and no stops along the way and got me safely to
Hedonism by 2 pm where I was greeted by several bellmen who took my
4 bags of luggage (my costumes, wigs and boots take up most of my
baggage space and weight).
Since the lobby was
under renovation, the new front desk/reception and check-in was in a
room next to the piano bar with access to the area via the path
behind the piano bar and through the new courtyard where people
taking advantage of free wifi were enjoying the outdoor ambiance.
I noticed too the tours
reservation desk was moved to the area next to the slot machines in
between the billiards area and expanded gift shop.
I had lots of work to do
online so I went to my room, (#1143 on the clothing optional side),
just behind the newly renovated (and old Martinos) Pastafari Italian
restaurant and then met up with the 1st of the Krewe de Krazy Life
Group that had arrived.
Dinner was most
excellent in Pastafari with so much service that I felt very
special. Choices of lamb, filet mignon, shrimp, salmon, etc. made my
choice difficult but I knew I would eating here several times during
my 12 night stay so I opted for the filet and decided I would try
the other entrees on subsequent dining.
Following a late dinner,
and with much more work to do, I sat in the chairs under roof in the
free wi-fi zone outside the piano bar and enjoyed the mainstage
entertainment show music just outside the main dining area.
Once my work was
completed, I returned to my room to head to the nude pool. Along the
way, I stopped at Club Hurricane (the Disco/Nightclub) after
midnight and saw the disco floor completely covered
in chest high foam for
the Thursday night Toga-Foam theme party. Everyone seemed to be
having a GREAT time and that was confirmed by speaking to several
party-goers afterwards in the nude pool.
I was tired but I was
able to meet up with several Krewe and friends from the Hedo Naughty
Rockers Group where we caught up from last June's Hedo gathering.
I also had a veggie
pizza slice freshly and expertly made at the nude pool grill and it
complimented my champagne so well!
People recognized me all
day and especially at night with my trademark "special dicky sippy
cup) and of course, some of my special hair-looks (and in this
case-purple hair).
Then it was off to the
room for some much needed sleep.
Friday, June 18 (Rock
Star & Groupie Theme Night)
After a restful sleep,
it was a late breakfast and off to the courtyard and front
desk/reception to take care of more business.
I also personally
greeted all new Krewe members arriving, enjoyed a great buffet lunch
in the main dining hall and met up with quite a few guests and staff
members that saw me in the courtyard.
The resort announced a
free catamaran cruise to Rick's Cafe about 2 pm and it was also
going to include both a sunset cruise and some clothing optional
snorkeling. According to some of the Hedo guests I spoke to
afterwards, the cruise was simply awesome with lots of food, drinks,
and fun times with music.
I made time to go to the
nude pool to meet up with as many people as possible before being
asked to leave near 8 pm so that staff could clean and chlorinate
the pool in preparation for evening activities.
NOTE: When the elevated
conversation pool stops overflowing into the main nude pool, you
have less than 15 minutes to get out. Also, the nude pool grill
shuts down at 6:30 pm (re-opens at midnight) and the nude pool bar
closes at 7 pm and re-opens at 11:30 pm
At 8 pm, I returned to
my room to prep for the rock star theme night parties and I dressed
as a Dolly Parton look-alike and that made for lots of stops by
people who wanted to know if I was the TravelSlut or simply to
inquire who I was. I was also able to have some photos and a video
taken of me in various locations (see my videos on YouTube at: Ann
The TravelSlut welcomes you to Hedonism Resort in Jamaica and my
photos on Twitter:http://twitter.com/TheTravelSlut and Flickr:
Dinner tonight was the
special Seafood Buffet (no lobster as it was out of season) but the
sauteed shrimp (cooked fresh at the back of the main grill station)
was an excellent substitute. There was also plenty of freshly made
sushi, various rolls, flambe desserts, martini bar) and something
for everyone even if they did not want seafood-based cuisine.
The main stage had a
great show featuring veteran Entertainment Crew (EC) Winston singing
and dancing to many recent and vintage rock music hits. The energy
and costumes were outstanding.
Following the main
entertainment, it was off to the piano bar which was very full with
singing guests and the requisite piano top exhibitions by various
females.
NOTE: As the resort was
sold out for the week it became apparent for anyone wishing to see
the piano bar show and wanting a good viewing seat that getting
there earlier than the 10:30 pm start time was essential.
I socialized with
friends in the attached/adjacent "game room" where I was able to
enjoy the lower-volume music and cool area with my champagne after
obtaining the air conditioning remote control located behind the
piano bar. This room later was converted to office space for the
week to accomodate staff working on check-ins and check-outs among
other things.
t was then off to the
"prude pool" to skinny dip with friends and I did draw some
attention when people wondered who was the big hair blonde in the
water. This preceded a return to my room to change out of my costume
and head to the nude pool after midnight to enjoy another late night
pizza, meet new people from all over the world. The nightended with
a short stint in the hot tub where there was again plenty of
"enthusiastic" guests exploring delights at night.
Finally, off to bed as I
had a big day (Saturday) planned greeting all the new arriving Krewe
members and prepping for the week activities.
NOTE: Do not keep your
electronic room key near your camera or cellphone as it can cause
the room key to malfunction (which mine did).
I also posted several
photos, tweets and videos (see links below) daily during my stay as
I wanted to say hi to all my friends and Krewe de Krazy Life members
and tell them a little about the 9th Annual Group Trip & Rendezvous
in Paradise this week at Hedo and let those who may miss Fantasy
Fest(Key West, Florida every Halloween week) 2015 or will miss
Fantasy Fest 2016 that Hedo is a great substitute every June.
It is easy to compare
Hedo to Fantasy Fest with its costumed theme nights, tropical
delights on the beach and waters of Negril, full service
restaurants, unlimited (and all-inclusive) drinks, food, snacks,
non-motorized watersports, and all the nude & clothing optional fun
you can imagine both day and night.
Saturday June 20 (Hats
and Heels)
Today the majority of the Krewe arrived for the 9th Annual Group
Adventure week in Paradise
I had a very early
morning wakeup to get the check-in Group desk set up in the piano
bar and to insure the hanging of the two big TravelSlut @ Krewe de
Krazy Life banners at the resort. Since the resort is a sellout,
there is lots of activity and movements.
Breakfast was a busy
time too and with so many people checking in and out and the food
choices---so many and so good too! The omelet and french
toast/waffle stations produce awesome meals.
People were really using
the free wifi in the courtyard and some did so under the new canopy
roof connecting the new wine bar and gift shop. Plus, I saw several
people take relief in the new bathrooms near the tennis court-end of
the artificial turf courtyard as the restrooms were brand new,
clean, efficient and AIR-CONDITIONED!
.
Once everyone was
checked in (and we used the piano bar for all the group check-ins
because the main lobby is demolished and being completely
remodeled), and everyone was assigned rooms to their pleasing (a few
upgrades were made for various reasons), I did a stop in the gift
boutique looking for something for the Hats & Hells theme night
party but decided on a little black dress made by a Krewe member for
me and a small hat attached to one of my big blonde hair TravelSlut
costumed character looks.
Before heading to the
nude pool to meet up again with all the new arrivals, I had a late
lunch at the newly remodeled and expanded Beach Grill (clothing
optional side) with some of the late-arriving Krewe members and the
jerk chicken sandwiches and fish plates were all deemed excellent.
Then a short walk on the
beach to the nude pool, a towel exchange adjacent to the nude pool
grill, and late afternoon/early evening pool fun until we were
booted out at 7:30 pm when the pool was closed for regular nightly
cleaning until 11 p.m.
NOTE: I was also made
aware of the nude pool having fresh coffee and fruits every morning
on the table to the beach side of nude grill.
After a brief rest back
at my room I prepared myself for the Hats & Heels theme night dinner
and entertainment in the main dining room with some of the Krewe.
Buffet dinner was again varied and delicious.
The entertainment show
was again highlighted by an impressive performance by Winston and
Crew onstage and the completely filled main dining hall showed their
appreciation with both applause and a standing ovation.
A short walk to the
piano bar revealed another packed house, lots of music, (a little
too loud for my taste) but a retreat with friends to the side room
(and borrowing the remote control for the air conditioner allowed
the room to cool off considerably in a short time where we were able
to socialize and listen to the more soft music coming from the next
room.
I then took a tour of
the new "Rendezvous Lounge" (open nightly 10:30 pm-3 a.m) discreetly
entered behind the gift shop via the tennis courts path and through
the back door of the Mahoe Spa where cold champagne was stored in a
cooler and the open air pools were surrounded by mattresses covered
in bed sheets for those wishing to indulge in intimate fun. One of
the staff members/entertainers was stationed outside the door to
provide house rules for all the patrons of the lounge. Also, for
those not wanting the warm (and/or humid) open air fun, the closed,
windowed room outside the locker rooms/showers was
air-conditioned and had
a large covered mattress not unlike the ones seen under the gazebos
located in the areas of the nightclub,
The night concluded with
a change of costume to a towel and walk to the nude pool where late
night pool and hot tub fun was obvious. The next couple hours were
spent going from person to person and group to group sharing late
night pizza & grilled cheese sandwiches plus a few rounds of shots
(and I'm talking 20 shots per round for the larger groups) to
welcome all the newbies. My favorite was from my friends B & B who
gave me a PB&J shot (peanut butter & jelly) made from Sambuca and
Frangelico (if I recall properly).
A short walk back home,
shower and a well-deserved good night sleep.
Sunday, June 21
(Hedonistic School Girl theme night)
I slept in late--and I
needed it! But then some work on some of my other travel groups (and
skipping breakfast) before heading to lunch through a brief
thunderstorm (1st of two in my 12 days) and some business to handle
in reception for both newly arrived Krewe and pending arrivals of
Krewe.
This being my 11th time
here at Hedo and with the improvements just keep coming, I am
already excited about the big 10th Anniversary Blowout week at Hedo
in June 2016 for the Krewe de Krazy Life group.
I spent the day roaming
the resort property looking for my old painted rocks and I also
enjoyed seeing my new wooden plaque (carved by Christopher at the
resort) hanging from the nude pool from the eve of the roof facing
pool and hot tub for all to see and comment on. Many people noticed
the 3D TravelSlut carved caricature and were happy to share their
delight with me.
A majority of the day
was spent with the Krewe in the nude pool and mostly just
catching-up with those that I only see 1-2 times a year or just
every June for the Krewe Hedo trip.
Dinner was again
Pastafari (fabulous food and service) but I also table-hopped in the
main dining room afterwards to socialize with the Krewe and other
friends while watching the evening entertainment.
Following our regular
routine of dinner, then courtyard meetups, piano bar and either main
pool cooling off from hot costumes or doing a walk through of the
Club Hurricane nightclub/disco we all then headed to the nude pool
for late night snacks and drinks in both the pool and hot tub.
A walk by the Rendevous
Lounge revealed lots of people but I headed to my room for some
sleep,
Monday, June 22 (Jamaica
Night)
I forced myself out of
bed this morning after a LONG night in the nude pool and hot tub
(and grotto)
Breakfast with some of
the Krewe and a recap of the previous day/night fun was had by all
along with the various (often sordid) stories of Hedo--past, present
and future--and plans for the day.
The weather was perfect
for one of Hedo's complimentary snorkel boat trips to one of the
local reefs (everyday-weather permitting-at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.)
and I'm glad I went. The 15 minute boat ride to nearly "Shark
Island" was great with the other 11 guests and 2 Hedo staff. The
water was very warm, clear and calm and while others snorkeled the
reefs, I just skinny dipped around the boat enjoying the salt water
and later I did a video (on YouTube) from the boat along with some
photos (on my Twitter & Flickr pages).
Upon return I opted for
a jerk chicken lunch from the nude pool grill and seeing more more
friends from both the Krewe and other groups.
I then spent the rest of
the early-mid-afternoon in the nude pool watching the EC's
(Entertainment Crew) with their ever-present energy keep the nude
pool crowd happy with their various sexy and funny games.
With the threat of a
storm across the bay approaching I decided to head back to the room
and take a much-needed nap before the evening activities.(It never
did rain on the resort today).
Following my nap, I
headed to the piano bar to help Hedo staff set up our groups' Meet &
Greet (M&G) party and they did a wonderful job with some GREAT food
and of course the bar staff serving just about any drink you could
dream up.
The M&G went well as we
discussed everything from daily activities for the week to our
butt-paintings on the beach, group dinners and off-property
excursions. Plus it was International No-Panty's Day and in
celebration of this event, all the ladies (and most of the guys) got
some special eye-catching stick-on temporary tattoos in some
inconspicuious body areas.
Afterwards, some of the
Krewe went to both Harry San restaurant (Japanese Teppanyaki) and
Pastafari restaurant (Italian) while I enjoyed the Jamaican cuisine
of the main dining room. This dinner was met on the same approval
level as the seafood buffet on Friday night.
The Jamaica main stage
show was awesome with song, dance, and entertainment (plus some
verbal history of Jamaica) for the evening.
A beach bonfire was set
for 10:30 pm and meanwhile, the prude beach pool and Club Hurricane
(disco) were the stage for a huge music and light show on the beach.
Many who had never been to the beachfront at night enjoyed the
bonfire and a walk to the dock/marina to see the various fish
surrounding the sea walls. Stingrays and various other marine life
could be seen with the dock lights bringing the animals into the
shallow waters.
The beachwalk continued
to the nude pool and hot tub and the crowds were big as was the line
to nude pool grill. But, Ricardo, the nightshift bartender, was
again fun, efficient and always keeping the guests drinks full.
The grotto was very
active this night/morning so it was an early-to-bed close of another
great day at Hedo.
Tuesday, June 23 (Bare
as you Dare Glow/Rave pool party night)
Early morning breakfast
and the last of the Krewe check-ins today! Pashur the Bodypainter
arrived and later began artistically creating complimentary body art
on all the Krewe ladies for the week.
The 2nd and final
one-hour rainshower of my Hedo time arrived but did not affect
anyone.
I have been tweaking my
Hedonism resort travel checklist as I discover items that should be
included that would work for all guests plus additional items that I
need as the organizer of the Krewe at Hedo. Thanks to all the Krewe
that volunteer to assist me throughout the week with various Krewe
activities from booking Harry San and Pastafari restaurants to pool
games like alcohol-infused whipped cream body treats, sticker/tattoo
placements, body glitter transfers and giant dicky ring toss (thanks
J&P!)
I managed some shopping
this morning as I found I had neglected bringing a few costumes from
home and I was pleased with my purchases (photos attached).
I also went to the
Rutland Craft Shops to buy some souvenir gifts from local
craftspersons and met up with several nice vendors. Rutland is
located off property and about a 10 minute walk north and near the
Negril airport. Prices are negotiable and locally made/produced.
Tonight the Krewe took
over some Harry San restaurant dinner seats and we had a GREAT time
with GREAT food and entertainment by our tableside chef.
AFter dinner, it was a
WILD time on the courtyard by the Krewe before some time in the
piano bar, main pool, and finally another fun time in the nude pool
after midnight.
Wednesday June 24
(Fetish, Lingerie, Bodypaint and Fantasy theme night
I managed to sleep in
today and get some work done inside my room before heading to the
main dining room for a late breakfast. As several new Krewe members
wanted to try the complimentary snorkel boat trip at 11:30 a,m, I
met people at the watersports marina, gathered my fins and mask and
thoroughly enjoyed a 90 minute experience complete with more nude
snorkeling and swimmng plus I was able to do a few new photos and
YouTube videos with Hedonism resort seen in the onshore background.
This trip was special too because the boat crew showed everyone an
old pirate boat resting place in the 15-20 foot deep waters complete
with a visible cannon and anchor.
The biggest treat to me
was on the boat ride back to the resort where we all saw a large pod
of dolphins just yards from our boat!
Upon return to Hedo I
had lunch in the main dining room and went to the nude pool in time
to see some of the sexy and fun pool games being played by the EC's.
I met up with my group
single males and spent time with the various Krewe members in the
nude pool and they enjoyed the Whipped cream-alcohol pool antics
I missed the repeaters
party this night but was able to spend lots of time with the Krewe.
Also, for the only time
I am aware of during my stay, the Hedo clothes police at the nude
pool became a security issue when one of the Krewe members walked
into the nude pool area and was ordering a drink when appoached and
told to remove clothes or leave. Ridiculous.
Our Krewe today met at
the nude beach for a special event. Pashur lined up all the females
and painted each butt cheek with a letter that spelled out "Krewe de
Krazy Life" while all the males lined up and had "The Travel Slut"
painted letters on their butts before we were told by security that
cameras were not allowed. Anyway, we got a few photos.
We all enjoyed Pastafari
w/ Pashur the Bodypainter (www.canvasalive.com)
for dinner and costumed time afterwards and then the usual routine.
Thursday, June 25 and
Toga/Foam Party theme night
It is hard to believe
that I have been here at Hedo for a week already.
After sleeping in late
(again) I did the Snorkel boat cruise to the "caves.
NOTE: Bring bottled
water to rinse out your mouth of salt water afterwards,
Lunch and work in main
dining area followed by shopping for some replacement sunglasses as
I lost them somewhere between the pool and courtyard.
I spent the afternoon
and evening in the nude pool and nude beach and actually had two
conversations with Hedo owner Harry Lange where he discussed the
pending renovations of Hedo.
After another great
Pastafari dinner I checked out the new wine room for after dinner
drinks. It is very nice.
I spent some time in the
piano bar and guests seem to enjoy my costumed look. I tried to get
into the foam party but it was overflowing and seemed to be hit of
the week.
Then it was pizza and
pool while still in my big blonde hair costume and the guests REALLY
loved it.
Friday, June 26 Rock
Star and Groupie night
I had yet another late
wake up and this day is sort of a blur as most of what I recall were
the Appletini's by Ricardo at the nude pool and getting back to my
room at a trip record of 4:30 a.m.
My notes for the day are
non-existant.
However I did do lots of
photos and a few videos.
Saturday
June 27, Hat and Heels Theme Night and majority of the Krewe
check-out
I was up early to
resolve some check-out issues but then went back to bed.
A late lunch at nude
pool grill followed by socializing with remaining Krewe and meeting
new folks,
Occupancy plummeted from
100% to less than 50% but staff told me by Weds. the resort would be
sold out again.
Off to Rutland Point
Craft Market with Pashur again and then back to the nude pool, some
great nachos with cheese and jerk chicken.
A nap and some work
before another great Pastafari dinner followed by Pashur
bodypainting for the 10th year,
Late nite in the pool
and hot tub with some new "fans" and friends (and no we did not
solve any major issues of the world--lol)
Sunday, June 28 and
another Hedonistic School Girl theme night
I woke up late and
missed the departure of six more Krewe de Krazy Life members
including Pashur but then spent considerable time with several
members of Hedo staff, both group and regular, and learned some new
information about Hedo groups and made plans for my big 10th Annual
TravelSlut & Krewe de Krazy Life Group Trip Adventure June 18-25,
2016.
I then had a little main
dining lunch and then headed to the nude beach for some time in the
sun via my beach lounger at the shoreline.
And then off to the nude
pool for some drinks and the nude grill fries and grilled jerk
chicken nachos with a chicken-cheese quesadilla.
My new friends and I
closed down the pool and hot tubs for nightly 7:30 pm maintenance
before I returned to my room for a pre-dinner map.
Dinner was at the main
dining room with the 2 remaining Krewe members and I did my final
night of costuming with my traditional big red hair and TravelSlut
dress with stops in the piano bar, disco/nightclub and surrounding
areas.
A quick change-out in my
room to another traditional big blonde hair look & costume to show
at the nude pool for late night "Ann-tics which included showing
some "newbies" the new Rendezvous Lounge, some new videos for my
YouTube channel and even a quick dip into the main pool where the
excitement was the discovery and ultimate removal of two LARGE crabs
that had crawled in the from the beach shoreline.
Monday, June 29, and no
theme costumes for me tonight
With no Krewe members
remaining at Hedo I had a work-free day to enjoy the resort and all
its amenities and a short stroll & return to Rutland Craft Fair to
buy some gifts before my Tuesday departure. I also took some photos
through the fence of the old Grand Lido Resort currently being
demolished.
I wanted to make a final
few notes include 12 days with only a few hours of rain (pretty
amazing), wait staff regularly checking areas like the beach and
courtyard to see if drinks were needed by anyone, owner Harry Lange
regularly mingling with guests and welcomingfeedback, wi-fi and TV
only being out about 3 hours during the 12 days, and on-site
construction disruptions being either non-existent or minimal.
Tuesday, June 20 and
departure from Hedo back to Tampa
Breakfast, goodbyes, and
a great Rocky's Taxi Service back to Montego Bay with Rocky himself.
The flight back to
Orlando was uneventful and the drive back home to Tampa Bay
welcomed.
All in all, a great
trip.
If I did not see you at
Hedo during the week, then hopefully I will see you at Fantasy Fest
and maybe even our 10th Annual Group Trip Adventure and Rendezvous
in Paradise dates in June 18-25, 2016 and again open to all singles
and couples. Email me for details at:
Email & Yahoo IM:
TheTravelSlut@yahoo.com
ANN, THE TRAVELSLUT