Deb and Lee
Lee: >>> First things first. Us, we are a 30th anniversary about to celebrate, around 50 ish couple. We met in high school, dated, got married young, had girl children (2) , did the family thing. We are a committed, monogamous, couple. Deb is my friend , wife , and lover. Church going, decent, hardworking people. Modest , thrifty, even brave, and clean. . Over the past 3 years lifes been unexpected. Im not complaining, its that we needed to break out of our comfort zone. Particularly Deb. We are not perfect body people. Im 6 + tall, and fairly wide. Ive lost a few pounds, but am still far from swath (standard weight according to height) Deb is half the woman she used to be. After gastric bypass surgery 3 years ago, a tummy tuck and getting new boobs last year, . she looks great to me. We need a better than ordinary vacation.
I made a mistake at the 25 year mark and messed up the anniversary trip I should have planned. So after a year or so of repentance I had my shot at the 30 year mark. Where to take Deb? She always wanted to do Hawaii. Done deal, Hawaii it is, no wait that would not work, too long to tell here, other extended family problems. Juleen (her hair stylist ) said go to Cancun, I went to this all-inclusive place there, had a great time. I even went topless! Topless, I like topless. Deb going topless? That will never happen. The place she recommended had no beach, just a lagoon, and Im not a big fan of Mexico. The stories Ive read about the Cancun Airport seem like an adventure in themselves. But the all-inclusive idea stuck..
Where to go. Jamaica? English speaking, can drink the water. I like Jamaica already.
Which resort? Sandals, couples , beaches, breezes, swept away , snooze away, which one? Must be adults ! NO KIDS ! The list narrowed to Couples, Sandals, Grand Lido, and Hedo. Hedo scared and intrigued me. Even I have heard its reputation . Deb would never go to Hedo. The other resorts seemed just the ticket, Nice and Comfortable. I didnt want comfortable. We need a break from comfortable. One of the Hedos it is. Must Try The Original ! II it is. Deb is going to kill me for sure.
Started checking travel agencies. There was one in town that had a Hedo night, no too close, found several others. Narrowed it to two. 1. go classy, and 2. DennyP. Both had message boards. The trip had to be during our school districts spring break. Booked thru Go Classy. Next trip I will give Denny a chance. They didnt have good prices on the airfare They steered me to book my own airfare, it turned out to be the right thing. I read every message an dennyps scoured the archives. Bought deb new swimsuits. Told her the resort was divided, half nude, half prude. We booked prude ocean view. I gave her 2 months notice that we were going to try the nude thing at least once during our week there. She was more than slightly terrified. I posted our names on the visitor schedule. Bought Chriss book. Read parts of it to her. Printed any message about larger ladies, ladies with scars, terrified women. Printed every positive trip report I could, and left them for her to read. Applied for Passports. Seven weeks out we applied, they came in 29 days. We bought material for togas, she made my pajamas. Just a loin cloth, and I picked out hers. I like corsets and fishnet . Soon we were getting e-mail from others. Thank you . It helped. Then we were invited to join a yahoo group for others going at the same time. Thanks to everyone in the group !
We finally started packing. Everything every packing list said. Three big and two small suitcases. Finally April 2 arrived. Up at 4:30 to work, get home shower and drive to LAX for the red eye to mobay. We get to Jamaica around 7 in the morning on the third. Took the bus to Negril and were eating breakfast at 10:15. When Deb wasnt listening I asked to be upgraded to the nude side, and was given room 2207. Ive been awake for I dont know how long, so we take a nap. The room has a nice view of the prude beach and the craft vendors. Just behind the water sports building.
We know ourselves enough to realize that if we were to do the nude thing we would have to do it quick, or it would never happen. So I wrapped a towel around me, and Deb slipped on a Sarong and off we went to the beach.
Deb: >>> Ive never seen another man naked. Yet here I am dressed in just a sarong , standing next to a tree with a sign on it. NUDE BEACH ONLY NO PHOTOGRAPHY What in the hell am I doing here ? I was really nervous when I took off all of my clothes and put on a sarong. I grabbed my mug and off I went. We went down the path. So far so good, nobody was around. Then there it was, THE SIGN. I kinda froze. There was a guard there, she was in clothes. A few more steps and we are at the Soda Fountain. Lee tells me to take off the sarong. I looked for a lounge chair. I thought I could walk that far naked, so I tore off the sarong and hightailed there. Sitting in the chair I got out my book and tried to act comfortable People , naked people, were walking by. Lee would say Hi, they would talk back to us. Everyone was so nice. . They didnt care about my scars. Everyone made me feel comfortable. About an hour later we went over to Roberts grill. Robert is a cutie, and he made me food. A good looking guy who can cook. This was a good idea ! Then off to Delroys, all 10 steps for a dirty banana and back to the chair.. I was OK now I would have no trouble going without clothes at Hedo again. The people are the best. I made friends with Ishtar, Mark and Mollie, ChicagoJake, Larry, and many others. They all made me feel good, and welcome. The people here are all different sizes, shapes, colors of tan, I was one of them. 3 oclock came and Winston was yelling something about water sliding , no underwear, and masturbating so we followed him and the bottle of rum to the prude side, across the bridge to the slide. Ive never been down a waterslide, never been naked in public. Im out of my comfort zone here for sure. Lee went before me. He wanted to follow me, but I hesitated. I followed him down. It was great. I learned to hold my nose at the bottom. After this things got better. After almost 30 years I fell in love with my husband all over again. This trip was magical to me and I had a great time. My best friend Colleen needs a trip like this. Dont hesitate too long. Hedo is a Magical place. We will be back hopefully with Rick and Colleen in tow.
Lee: >>> Barely dressed, large insulated mugs in hand, backpack with sunscreen, books for reading, sunglasses, . Here we go. Just past the volleyball net the towel comes off. We stop for soda and water at the Massage shack, Deb unties the sarong, nobody faints or screams. Then we find two lounges in the row next to the buildings, closest to the rock painting picnic tables. , and slowly relax in the lounge, I sat with Deb for a while, and we talked . Then it was off to explore a little bit. Deb was not going to move from her spot for a while. Quickly I found Roberts grill, delroys, the pools, and hot tub. Later Deb and I went over and Robert made us a cheeseburger and grilled cheese. We returned from the first naked field trip and we talked. That was one unusual conversation. Except for naked waterslide at 3 the rest of the day was a blur. We had dinner reservations at Pastafaris with Ishtar, Jake, Larry , , and others from the group. After dinner we were tired and slept. The day went better than I ever expected. Deb was fearless! I was not dead. I love this woman!
Sunday morning. ( day 2 ) I woke up early. One of the things I wanted to do on this trip was the Scuba thing. Dressed in a towel and swimsuit I went to breakfast early, too early. They werent serving yet, walked around a bit and ate before ONeil arrived for the swim test. Joe and I were put thru the paces and pronounced OK. We were to meet at the dive shack at 10:00 for instruction. Off to find Deb. She was still in bed. We got moving and went for food. She wanted to go back to the room after breakfast while I was scuba learning. The class went well. Clear information. All my questions answered. Next step; lessons in the main pool after lunch. Went to the room to get deb. She wasnt there but she left a note: Find me on the beach. I will be the naked one. Good for her. Yesterday morning she was terrified, now confident. After searching for a naked woman on the beach I found her and bought her lunch at Roberts. I met Robert for the first time Yesterday. Good Man he is. After lunch its off to the pool to learn how to breath underwater. Joe and I do OK and ONeil tells us to meet with him and Myron tomorrow about 11:oo . Back to the beach. Today was hectic with all the running around. Deb was getting a little too much sun, It was time to rub sunscreen all over her body again. We went to the room about , heck I dont know about when, but it was before Jerk Chicken, and When I returned to get some it was all gone. They still had a couple of pieces at the prude grill. It was good, but Roberts was better. Dined that evening in the main room. Food was good, watched the band and goings on then went down to the hot tub a little after 10. It was a little early for there so we went for a walk and somehow ended up sliding naked when the slide was started. 2 days/2 naked slide trips. My next goal: slide naked every day
Monday ( day 3 ) Woke up early again, Deb is a good sleeper .throw on towel , go for a walk. I end up in the breakfast line, and sit with Don and Kathy. During the sit I find out about Butt Crack Tours. I like Don and Kathy. I like the Butt Crack Tour. The room service troll in me kicks my butt and I fix a plate of food for Deb and take it to her. She is still sore from sliding. We get to the beach about mid morning. I put our stuff on lounges earlier that morning and we hung on the beach until 11 when it was time to scuba for real. I met with Myron Wilson. dive master. He interrogated us for a while, gave us directions of what we were going to do on this dive. Joe, Moe another experienced diver, Myron and Myself went into the ocean. Just a shallow dive it was. Probably not 30 feet. About halfway down 3 dolphins showed up. Im from southern California. Ive surfed with the dolphins, had them not 3 feet away. It was still a great site Ive never seen the bottom of dolphins before. On the surface they are great. Underwater you see that they really belong. Myron had us practice sharing air, clearing mouthpieces and masks. All useful things to know. Before long it was back in the boat and once again back on dry land. .. Lunch time Back to Deb, She painted a rock, watched naked games, and now we are lunching again at Roberts. I dont think we ate lunch at the main dining room except for the day we left. Afternoon on the beach. Chicken before 5. Nap before dinner. Sounds like a plan to follow. Dined again at the buffet. After dinner and the show we went for a walk. Walked the beach. Finally we made it to the prude beach. We found one of the hammocks and watched the bay and listened to the music from Sandals. On the way back to the room the strangest thing happened. There were nekked people on the waterslide. 3 for 3 I was.
Tuesday ( day 3 ) Woke up not so early. But went and saved lounges. Augustus was up to full speed already. Found some in the shade. I havent been doing my Sunblock thing real well, and Deb still has skin that has only seen sun for about 3 days her whole life. She needs shade today. Im scheduled to dive again today at 11. I do the room service trick again and she is ready for the sun about midmorning. I dive, We dine at Roberts . Finish the day on the beach with chicken. Just like the plan. Back to the room to prepare for Tuesday night. Dinner again in the big room, stayed for the band and show. Went and changed for PJ nite, What a pair we were deb in her corset and fishnets. She made me a loincloth. She wishes I were a native American savage. They look better in the movies. We danced until the winners were announced. Fun party Most revealing male wore a necktie. Most humorous male had a chicken sticken out of his boxers advertising Jerk Chicken here. Waterslide, Hot tub, then to the bed. I like this place.
Wednesday ( day 4 ) Woke up later. Room service for deb. Forget to make reservations for munahana. Today we are supposed to go to town. Sand Gravity wins again. We are sore from dancing. We dont dance in real life, only in our hedo fantasies. This day is a blur. Beach, Swam back and forth a few times in the swim area. Love to swim, hate to swim. I like the naked part, the local masters program would laugh me out of the pool if I tried it here. That is as close to exercising as I came. Deb stayed in bed til 11 ish. I think she caught up on her soap operas. Back to the beach, lunch at Roberts . Body Painting. It got warmer today so we went to the pool. Someone had a bunch of Mardi Gras beads and was passing them out. Tonight was mardi gras night. We didnt know anything about this so we dressed casually for dinner. The ECs were up to full speed tonight. The music was good, the energy was up. Whoever brought the beads gave the rest to Ray Ray, and now the ECs had a lot more beads to pass out. We started dancing again, and Debbie earned her beads that night, . Rest of the evening was waterslide, hot tub, and bed.
Thursday ( day 5 ) Just like yesterday. But we spent more time in the pool, and used more sunscreen. My shoulders and neck are real red. They will peel before the week is over. Once again we didnt go anywhere. I asked Deb if she wanted to go to town, kayak, sail, . Sand Gravity won again. Lunch at Roberts , chicken at Roberts , nap Toga Night. I learned a lot tonight. Before we came Deb designed togas for us. Found some pretty blue oriental material at a great price and made a toga skirt for herself and a toga kilt for me. We did all the toga silliness , danced around a bit, toga trained around the main area. But we werent the sluttiest, or most traditional, or worst tied toga but we had fun. When the party was over we went to the hot tub. It was more active this evening. Did I tell you I love my wife !
Friday ( day 6 ) Eviction notice day. The morning was the same. Beach, save chairs, room service for Deb, took photos while nobody was around. Deb got up late. I think she likes one soap opera in particular. Got dressed and walked to Grand Lido , and then out to the street. Turned around and found the beach calling us. We bought a couple of Grand lido t shirts, I dont know why?
Headed to the beach . The rest of the day was the same. We finally got a naked volleyball game started, first time this week. Its been a long time since last I played. Either I am fat and slow, or the sand sucks. Highlight of the day !!! Butt Crack Tours--Don and Kathy are here, and as advance vanguard of the Butt Crack Tours they held the Inaugural tour of the 2004 season on Friday. This was not a large tour, about 18 tourists, all wearing their official tour aprons. Making as much noise as we could we saw the prude beach and then Sandals. Whenever anyone at sandals grabbed their camera Don would declare a Kodak moment, we would face the ocean , pose and smile for the camera. Sandals was boring at 2 in the afternoon. We walked the length of sandals, then back. Word got around. There were more gawkers out on the return trip, and a lot more Kodak moments. When we got back to the prude side there was lullaby music playing on the beach speakers. Easy Listening music. Sandals was boring, Hedo prude was boring. Nude Hedo is the place. Naked waterslide again 6 for 6 so far. We packed a little, said our goodbyes to Sheryl in housekeeping. She was the best. She knew us by name, knew when to stay out of the way, and when she could help. Finally ate at Munahana tonight. Not exactly Benihana, but it tasted good.
Steel Drum Music tonight. Watched the show, went to the beach listened to the music for a while, then to our room. The window faced the stage and beach party area so we enjoyed it from our room. After the music ended off to the hot tub one last time . I have great memories of the hot tub and back to the bed. Tomorrow will be a bummer.
Saturday (day 7) Checkout day. We flew Air Jamaica, so we got our boarding passes at the Piano Bar. That was nice. Deb was dressed today, and we ate breakfast and lunch in the main dining room. I went back to the beach to say good-by to Robert, Augustos, Myron, and all the other friends we had made this week. We filled out the comment card and waited for the bus. Took a few more photos then off we went to the airport. its a long flight to LAX, and It was sad to be back.
Overall. This was an extraordinary vacation. I fell in love again with my wife. She is
smiling again. We are coming back again next year. I am not sure when. Maybe the last week in March, or maybe in June. Whenever we can get off of work together. Hedo was magic for us.
Thanks to all those who helped in our conversion.
The lessons I learned were
1. Once in a while you have to act your shoe size.
2. Hedo prudes, and Sandalites can go home with great stories, but hedo nudes will return
with extraordinary experiences and memories.
3. Respect
4. The most important decision I ever got to make was to choose a great woman for a wife. Do
this and you will be better off for it . I chose well