Wow,
Is all I can say. Hedonism II Rocks. The rooms were a little cheesy, but I had a blast. Though I did have to watch out for falling ashes, they could get quite painful here. When we arrived, we were shown to our room, undressed, and stayed that way, up until the storm came in Wednesday. Being the nature Lover that I am, the Storm was the highlight of my trip. We were in Negril, so we were spared the main force of the storm, though the High winds, and torrential rain, was exhilarating. Through it all, the party never ended. I awoke early the next morning, and took a walk on the beach, with a BBF from 2000. There was all kinds of debris littering the beach. Then I could tell when 7a.m. hit, as there were resort workers everywhere, picking up the debris, and raking the sand?? I asked one of the workers, and they said they were making sure that there was nothing in the sand which could injure a guest, glass metal, etc. These guys really take care of their guests. He also told me, that the storm was a windfall, excuse the pun, for many of the employees, as they were asked to bring in any family members, willing to work, to help clean up and get the resort back in order ASAP. There was really minimal damage, except for a lot of debris, which was cleaned up, at least on resort property by noon. I noticed that few other guests got up early, and the rest of the guests, never saw the damage, it was cleaned up fast. They started at the center of the resort, and systematically picked up and straightened up, from there outward, to the perimeter.
I was highly impressed with the management, and the other employees of the resort. They remained calm, and kept the guests attention, off the storm, with various bar games, and contests during the course of the storm. There were a few nature buffs, like my girlfriend and myself, who spent a lot of time watching the weather quietly in Awe of the energy being released.
The rest of the trip was great. Sun, Water, Great views, New Friends, great time. Our room was on the nude side, so I got tan in some new places. And I did watch my ashes a little more carefully.
To make a long story short, We Had A Great Time.
Later
Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)