What Makes the Hedo Magic? (and we're not talking about Jenny's brownies)
Our first trip to Hedo was barely 2 years ago... this was already our fifth. A few of the notable highlights:
But instead of a blow-by-blow description of ALL the hilarious and fun times on this trip, we decided to tell about what keeps drawing us back to this crazy place... especially as part of WWW. And we have a few tips for "newbies" (and singles), because it wasn't so many months ago that we were newbies ourselves.
HEDO IS NOT WHAT THE MEDIA PORTRAYS
It is not a nudist resort. Nudity is only allowed on 1/3 of the grounds until after midnight (there's an exception for you, Rupe). It is not a swingers resort. That does occur -at times, more frequently than others- but going to Hedo is not going to destroy your marriage or change your sexual boundaries unless your relationship was weak to start, or you refused to discuss those boundaries in advance. And contrary to all the brochures and specials on E! or the Playboy Channel, very few guests are hard bodies. In fact, the body mix is surprisingly close to average for society in general.
WHAT MAKES HEDO WORK
Most will answer that it's the people and an attitude - but it goes much deeper than that. First, getting nekid is not an easy thing to do. You can't drop your clothes without dropping all your pretenses along with it. Being "nekid" (easier to admit than "nude") in a strange place, puts everyone on equal footing. What you do... what you own... all the accomplishments or disappointments in your life... suddenly don't matter. Only in this environment do you get to know people for who they are - and they get to know you for who you are. And trust us - it's damn hard to stand nekid at Delroy's bar for the first time, and not say "Hi!" to the nekid person next to you. Everyone is self-conscious about what their body looks like (except maybe the Vinny you meet on the beach), but the body is only a shell for what we are inside. Never have we been on vacation and met new friends like we have with WWW. Seldom have we had such a fun, relaxing, and sensuous vacation like we have at Hedo.
WHAT MAKES HEDO SPECIAL
Again the answer varies for everyone. But to us, Hedo offered an opportunity to break free from all the constraints of our normal life. As Super Clubs says, you can "get wicked for a week." It doesn't matter whether that includes having fun in a dark corner of the beach (OK!, Jim & Janie, Rupe & Pat, we didn't find as dark a corner as we thought!), playing a naughty dice game in the hot tub with newfound friends, wearing something to the disco on PJ night that you wouldn't be caught dead in at home, or just floating nekid on the ocean with a quart mug of "hummingbird" wondering if you'll be sober enough to make it back to shore. If you have a strong relationship, Hedo can inject a sensuality that will take it to new heights. And that sensuousness carries with you even after the DIF (dreaded island fever) sets in back at home.
HEDO IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT
If you go down there with an attitude, you'll never get to feel the magic. We've seen people with perfect "10" bodies spend the whole week with their nose in the air and then complain about not having a good vacation. If you get to know people and let go of inhibitions and prejudices, you'll find yourself meeting people and doing crazy things that make a vacation so memorable you can't wait to go back for more. Playing nude volleyball? Never! Dining in clothes that would get you arrested at home? No way! Watching your shy wife dance on a piano and strip to a tune called "piece-by-piece"? In your dreams!!! Or so we thought two years ago.
HEDO WILL CHANGE YOU
There's a reason Hedo II has the highest rate of repeat customers for any resort in the Caribbean. We had serious reservations the first time (take off what??) - but that was 2 years and 5 trips ago. Let's just leave it at that.
Oh, one drawback (benefit?) is that your wife will start clothes shopping for two different agendas - your normal life... and your next trip to Hedo.
NEWBIES
A word of warning: If you have a strong relationship, Hedo can make it even stronger and more sensuous. Just talk about boundaries and comfort zones before you go. If you have a weak relationship with distrust or jealously, for heaven's sake don't go to Hedo seeking to make it better. We've seen more than a few weak relationships wash up on the rocks during their week of vacation at Hedo. To be blunt - weak relationships do not tolerate Hedo life well.
A word of advice: If you made it past our word-of-warning, then by all means try Hedo and book a room on the nude side. You have nothing to lose, except a little shyness and self-consciousness (wow, can we relate to that!). Read the trip reports... take the essentials (mug, float, etc)... and chances are you'll be writing a trip report like this, trying to figure out why you have to keep going back.
SINGLES
If your purpose in going is to meet people and have a great time (especially with a group like WWW), then do it! We met the greatest single guys -like TWayne, Danimal, and HedoBob- who were as much a part of the group as any couple. Everyone really enjoyed them!
But if you're a single guy, going with the objective of scoring or meeting single girls, then good luck! The odds stink - between 4:1 and 10:1. Most couples have their defenses up against single men (who are not part of a group like WWW). And the more obnoxious Vinnies make the single women so nervous, you'd have better chances of scoring at your local Stockman's Bar. We know the trip reports are sprinkled with rousing stories of "success and conquest" - but they are the exception, not the norm.
A SPECIAL THANKS
To Denny P. for the countless hours he spends in maintaining this web site. We can't say that enough - he is a very special guy with a heart bigger than the moon. If not for this web site, the message boards, and the trip reports, we would never have taken that first dare to try a vacation like this two years ago. And that would have been a darn shame! :-)