Trip report: March 2003
Kris and I flew charter out of St. Louis. We got
a great deal through Worry-free vacations. 2001 dollars for seven nights
airfare included. We have been to Negril 10 times and to Hedo on day
passes but this is the first time we have actually stayed AT Hedo. The
War in Iraq is just getting started so everyone is afraid to fly I guess.
Kris and I just hoped that if they did decide to blow up our plane that they
would do it on the way back so we can at least get our moneys worth.
Arrive at MBJ and go to the left line in
immigration as we have been here 10 times previous and know that this is the
line that fills up the last. First in line and sail through
immigration and head for the SuperClubs desk. Within 10 minutes we are in
the bus and heading toward the west end. Meet a couple that are staying at
GLN and have a nice conversation. Invite them to visit us at Hedo across the
street but don't see them again until the return trip to the airport.
Obligatory stop halfway for Redstripes for 20 minutes and still make the
trip in 1 and a half hours.
We arrive at Hedo and debus at the front desk.
We have booked SuperSelect which means run of the house. I asked if we can
upgrade and hear "no problem mon".
We end up in GVN in room 2131 and are set for
the week.
It is now 11 oclock and its either off to the
lunch room or off with the clothes and to the pool area. (Guess which one we
picked)?
Arrive at Delroys and have a couple of drinks
and go down to the dive shack to make appts to dive the next day.
Around 5 oclock, we decide to take a nap as we
got up at 4 to catch a 6 am flight. We wake up at 930 and realize we
have missed supper. We hurry to the buffet only to find that it has been
taken back to the kitchen. We are standing there I am sure slackjawed (and
hungry) when one of the servers (Andrew?) asks if we would like for him to
get us a plate from the kitchen. We say yes and he brings us two plates
piled high with (table scraps?) the most delicious food .(we were hungry at
the time). Needless to say we took care of our server later in the week.
Have a couple more drinks and from then on the week becomes a blur of
PDA's (ours and others), alcohol, water slides, bodyshots, hottub, jerk
chicken, late night parties.
Here are some random memories of our trip.
During the week, I would get in to a routine of
getting up early (and let Kris sleep) to go to the tv room and watch the war
briefings for an hour and then go set up our chairs on the beach and pool
for the day. Spar with Agustus a while and enjoy the early morning.
Get Kris up and go to breakfast, head down to
the dive shack and get ready for our daily dive. O'Neil is our divemaster
for the week and he is fabulous. Have dove Negril many times but the places
he takes us we have never been to before and they are beautiful.
We met the couple that made our whole trip the
second day we were there. We were sitting in the pool when two lost souls
came up and introduced themselves. Chris and Susie from Chicago. They booked
prude side with the intention of never leaving and were so bored to death
that when they saw the nude group coming over to the water slide having so
much fun that they decided to make the leap. We had so much in common that
we spend many an hour getting aquainted.
Spring break is in full bloom and there are a
lot of college kids on day passes and night passes on the resort. Something
strange about partying naked with youngsters your kids ages. (but they are
nice to look at) (remind me not to let my kids come to Jamaica on spring
break).
Met a couple one night in the piano bar (what a
place!!) that were visiting from GLN. Very upright (tight) and proper. She
sings a few songs during the night and he is enjoying himself. Kris
and I head for the hot tub and notice them arriving. They start to
enjoy themselves orally (him on her) on the side. A little later we look up
and there is another female in his place. They go at it a while and finish
(we are watching all the time, go figure). Then the giver extends her hand
and says to the receiver "Hi, my name is Ann." (I love this place.)
I have nothing against lifestylers (we are not)
as long as they are upfront with their intentions but we did meet a couple
that were a little devious with their escapades. She would make the rounds
of the hottub while he would lay back and wait. He would kind of sit
back in the corner while she would make the rounds and when she would draw
some interest he would come and try and close the deal. (Is this normal?)
They were a nice couple, (she laughed at my jokes anyway) but always had to
kind of watch ourselves around them.
Anyway, the last night we were there, in the
hottub Chris and Susie and Kris and I decided to play a cruel joke on them.
We sat in the hottub and socialized with them and during the course of
talking we sort of switched partners. Susie sat close to me holding ands and
Chris and Kris sat very close together. During the conversation, Susie and I
hold hands and get up and head to the beach and leave Chris and Kris to
carry on a conversation. They said that the looks on the other couples faces
were priceless.
Piano bar was a great end to many days as the
entertainment and goodwill that Dave provides for the resort is money well
spent.
All and all a great trip and we are planning
another trip in July.
Hope this wasn't too boring.