Jim & Loni - December 2017 Wet, Wild, and Wicked ®
Trip Report-WWW December 2-9, 2017
This was our 10th trip to Hedo
and first with the WWW group.
We have used DennyP for booking
previously over the years and always found
his service to be exceptional.
Back in February 2016, we met a bunch
of really cool folks-(it’s Hedo, it
happens!) and in talking with them, we found
out that they were mostly all winter WWW
folks and just happened to all be on a
February Fluff trip to see what the hype was
all about.
We’ve been on a couple of Fluff trips
and they are tons of fun, no doubt!
We really connected with a bunch of
our new friends and decided we would go on
one of Denny’s group trips and we are really
glad we did!
Jet Blue took us to Mobay nonstop from snowy
New England without any trouble.
We booked Club Mobay, as we always do
and this time it really saved us some time
on arrival.
I always feel somewhat guilty getting
escorted past everyone standing in line, but
guilt passes quickly!
Rocky’s met us just outside the
airport and our driver arrived very quickly
with a couple of cold Red Stripes.
We have used Rocky’s since they
stopped the SuperClubs bus several years
back and highly recommend them.
Check in went smoothly, although the sheet
that Denny sent us to fill out beforehand
was not the sheet that they wanted at the
front desk.
It was not a problem at all, since as
soon as I get out of the taxi and am greeted
with a “Welcome home” I truly begin to relax
and do not get bothered by silly minutia.
We booked and received an OVNP room, which
is one of the second floor rooms with a
covered balcony, in the nude beach complex.
The room was fully remodeled and
beautiful.
The balcony is about 10 x 10 feet and
it has two barrel chairs, a small table and
a 5-foot round ottoman/chair thing that has
a soft cushion and is about 10 inches off
the floor.
What the heck is that thing supposed
to be for (lol)?
The balcony also had a power
receptacle outside and was a nice quiet
place to hang out with a cocktail before
going to bed or have coffee in the morning.
My darling wife Loni, who has to
check in daily with her work really enjoyed
the balcony as a cool place to do what she
needed to do without being on the beach with
a laptop or tablet, making other guests
uncomfortable.
I really enjoy getting up early and enjoying
a cup or two of coffee on the beach.
At about 7:00 in the morning, they
bring down a big coffee urn and some little
sweet pastries, breads and fruit.
The mornings are beautiful on the
beach and I really enjoy chatting with some
of the other early risers.
A typical day was spent lounging on nude
beach until about noon, under the Zoo Crew
tree.
I think the branch where the name was
carved may be gone, but the repeat offenders
know the big tree in front of the nude bar
by that name.
About noon, I would make my way to
the nude pool.
Instantly, all our new friends would
be asking where Loni was.
She liked to stay on the beach until
a bit later in the afternoon, which is fine,
as it’s her vacation too.
The company we were hanging out with
had no trouble inviting us into the WWW
group and we got into great conversations
and had lots of fun with people we had just
met.
Many in the group have been going
every year together for many years, but we
were welcomed instantly by the WWW family
and can see why these folks keep going at
the same time every year.
When the sun started setting we all
would talk about going to the hot tub, but
it always took several more rounds of drinks
to get everyone on the same drink-refill
schedule.
You just can’t travel with half a
cocktail, you know!
The food at Hedo is good, usually really
good.
The omelets at breakfast are prepared
nicely and there is a wonderful set up of
fruits, breads, meats, bacon, smoked salmon
and cheeses.
The nude grill was our everyday place
for lunch.
The grilled cheese with turkey and
bacon are special-maybe because I was naked
and having fun, but the food on the nude
beach just really seems to taste better than
it would anywhere else.
One afternoon it was pouring rain so
I dodged the raindrops and ran up to the
dining hall and absconded with two plates to
take back to the room, and that food was
really good also.
We ate at Pastafari three or four
nights, the prude grill (Flame chophouse)
once and the buffet the rest of the time.
Pastafari is out of this world
awesome.
The lamb chops are incredible and
every dish that either of us had was
prepared perfectly, with care and love.
The staff at Pastafari is off the
hook good.
Kudus to them all.
The After-dinner shows are good, but we like
to hang out around the main pool deck and
listen to them.
A cognac or rum cream on the rocks or
two is such a nice start to the evening.
We did the piano bar a couple times
and for us, it’s OK.
We would rather walk the beach hand
in hand, enjoy each other’s company and
maybe take a nap on a beach hammock.
The balcony came in handy for the
late evening naps also.
I think I figured out what that
funny, round piece of furniture is for.
On the morning of our last day, we were able
to make it down to the nude pool for a bit
and say our goodbyes to our new friends.
We feel like we have found our
“Goldilocks” of groups with Denny’s WWW
group and rebooked for December 2018 as soon
as we got home.
If you are looking for a group that
is welcoming, mid 40’s to late 50’s
(typically-all ages were represented), fun
and real (as in, honest sincere and with
every body type and shape represented), then
I recommend the WWW group.
We are looking forward to seeing
everyone again.