Dean & Laura - 07/00
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This trip report is presented by Laura (of
Dean & Laura). Being a Hedo Virgin, I tried to be as accurate as possible.
Everything was soooo overwhelming, that I'm sure I left a few things out
(sorry). What can you expect when someone waits 15 years to take a vacation?
Sunday, July 2- stayed up all night, so
that we wouldn't miss our flight. We got to Port Columbus International
Airport at 4:30 AM, the airport was deserted! Our flight left at 6:10 AM. We
arrived in Montego Bay at 11:10 AM. All I could say is, "OMG, we're in
Jamaica!!! We were planning on taking TimAir, but we ran into Jeff &
Kim (whom we had previously chatted with on Denny's chat), they talked us into
sharing a taxi ride to Hedo with them (Thanks guys). So, within 20 minutes we
were loaded and rolling. Our driver (Nigel), promised us that he would get us
to Hedo in an hour and 10 minutes! Ok, we said, just get us there!!! Kim
and I sat in the back, just trying to get aquainted, while Dean pulled out his
camcorder and decided to record our "Road to Negril". It's kind of
hard to imagine travelling 85-90 MPH, but Nigel was on a mission, and he
wasn't about to let off the gas! We arrived at Hedo one hour and 20
minutes later. We checked in and of course, "Keys are not ready", so
we went to eat and get our first taste of Hedo. Jeff brought us our
first real drink (a dirty banana) and we ate till we couldn't eat no more.
Jeff & Kim got their key first, so they went ahead to their room and said
they'd catch up with us later. Dean and I watched the "Lunch-time
spin", which was Hedo Trivia (I answered 5 out of 8 questions correctly-
too bad I wasn't playing!). Dean went back to check on our room status (we
were so worried about getting bumped). Well, instead of bumping us, they
upgraded us to beachfront nude (2273)! So, we were off to our room
(Finally). We got to our room, opened the curtains, watched everyone for a few
minutes, started to unpack and decided to take a nap (I had been up for two
days due to the excitement of it all). Well, the nap thing lasted a whole 22
minutes! Couldn't sleep, so off with the clothes and off to the pool and hot
tub. We reunited with Jeff & Kim at the pool. It began to rain, so
everyone headed for the hot tub. Man, the feeling of cold rain on my face,
warm water on my nekkid body and the gigantic buzz we now had going was
unbelievable!! This is the Life! We ended our evening early- around
11:30, so that we would be well rested for the next days adventures. (Don't
give up on me yet, that is only the first day)
Monday, July 3- I wake up at 7:00 AM, I sat
at the window and waited for Dean to wake up. We took our towels down to the
beach, to mark our chairs and headed to breakfast. We filled our plates and
sat down at one of the large round tables. Dean and I had previously decided
that we were going to renew our wedding vows while we were at Hedo. As we were
discussing the renewal, this tall slender man (BO), and his tiny little wife
(Trish) introduced themselves and sat down with us. Who knew that within 36
hours Bo & Trish were to be the best witnesses (EVER) for the
renewal. We had the usual small talk and then Bo said he wanted to
be Dean's "Best Man" (We couldn't have agreed more). So, after
breakfast, we went to make final arrangements for the renewal with the wedding
coordinator (Robin). Once we covered all bases there, we headed to the beach
for some sun, sand and fun! Once we had our double raft blown up by the
guys at the dive shack (after we almost blew our brains out trying to blow it
up ourselves), we floated around on that thing for hours! Around 6:00 PM
we headed to the beach grill for some Jerked Chicken. Oh Boy! I had found my
favorite food (now if I could only figure out how to make it, once we got
home). We went back to our room and got cleaned up for dinner. At dinner, we
asked Bo & Trish if they really wanted to be our witness for the renewal,
they said YES! We had dinner and headed to the pool. After spending WAY TOO
MUCH TIME in the water (I now looked like a dried up prune), we turned in
around 3:30 AM.
Tuesday, July 4th- Wake up at 6:30 AM (It's
amazing, every morning I wake up earlier and I still can't shake that
"Hedo Smile" ((usually I'm a real *itch before 10 AM)) off my face).
Today is the most anticipated day of our vacation, "Our Vow
Renewal"! As if just being at Hedo wasn't enough, now I was going
to "Re-marry" the man-of-my-dreams!! I was more nervous today, then
I was 15 years ago, when I first said "I DO"! The hours
slipped away and before I knew it, it was time to get ready for the renewal.
As I was showering, the "Grand Hedo 4th of July Parade" passed by
our room. We finished getting ready and headed to Veronica's to meet with the
pastor, the wedding coordinator, and our witnesses. And wouldn't you
know it......it was Pouring Down Rain!!!! So much for having the
ceremony in the nude garden as planned (no problem, mon). We all met,
signed the certificate and waited for the rain to let up. It didn't, so the
pastor asked me what I wanted to do. We (I) decided to have it in the main
dining area-Center Stage! So I grabbed my flowers and we all headed for
the stage (still pouring rain). After the ceremony (which went off without a
hitch), we all went back to Veronica's for our reception. ****NOTE**** I would
recommend to anyone thinking about having a wedding or renewal at Hedo, to go
ahead and "JUST DO IT"! I guarantee, you will not regret it! Thanks
to the wonderful staff(Robin, Crazy Anton,Patrick, the Pastor) and our small
group of friends (who finally found us-sorry guys) Jeff & Kim, Hank &
Carmen, and of course, our witnesses- Bo & Trish, this was the
Happiest Day of My Life!!! We had cake (honestly Rodan, Jeff was
really hungry and he ate it all!), champagne, and wonderful conversation! I
cannot express my gratitude for all that the Hedo staff done to ensure
that "Our Day" was the BEST EVER!!!
After the reception we went back to our rooms to get cleaned up for our
complimentary dinner at Pastifari's with our wonderful witnesses, Bo &
Trish. We ate dinner and decided that Pastifari's was not-our-cup-of-tea. The
food was good, but the atmosphere was just a little too PRUDISH for us. So we
went to the main dining area for desert and drinks, then on to the PJ Party!
Once again, the night ended around 4:00 AM (gotta stop this).
(Hold on everyone, I'm almost through)
Wednesday, July 5- I wake up at 8:30 AM
(Wow, I got to sleep in). Now this is where everything starts running
together! I know that somewhere between floating on the
raft,sex,pool,sex,eating,sex,drinking,sex and just having an out & out
party, there was alot of great conversation with newly found friends, a toga
party and that same "Hedo Smile" that refused to leave my face!
Friday, July 7- Wake up at 8:00 AM. Went to
breakfast, said our painful "good-byes" to Bo & Trish (I really
do miss you guys), and just floated on our raft all day! I did get some
fantastic pictures of the fish swimming under our raft, while Dean
just indulged himself in the sun. We were now preparing ourselves for our
departure the next day (bummer). Went to the beach party and just laid there
on the beach watching the millions of stars and the flickering flames of the
bonfire! (when we come back, we gotta do the bonfire thing twice!!!!)
Saturday, July 8 (Eviction Notice) " I
DON'T WANNA GO HOME"! Reality is setting in quick! We hurry and eat
breakfast, go to the beach, say our good-byes to all the wonderful people that
we've met throughout our stay, and make sure everything is packed and ready to
go by 9:15 AM. We head back up to the desk for check out and our Air Jamaica
line. Thank goodness we still had several hours before we left Jamaica (cuz we
stood in line for 2 and a half hours), the bus left Hedo about 1:15 PM and by
4:45 PM we had left "Paradise Island"! Within 15 minutes of being
airborne, we started planning our next trip to Hedo!!! Until then...all I can
say is, "Thanks to everyone", for making our first (but not last)
vacation (in 15 years), one of the most treasured memories and we hope to see
everyone next year, along with many more new friends.......
Love and Respect,