My Hedo

This is really late going up, but hey, better late than never.  Names have been shortened to initials to protect the guilty.  If you were there, you probably know who they/you are.

With the planning for this year’s trip well under way, it has inspired me to get this done.

Jamaica Trip Report  – Part 1:- July 30 – Aug 4, 2009

We planned our annual trip so that we would be able to join the AWOL group.  They seemed like a great party group and did not disappoint.  By far our best trip.

Find out how to join them (and hopefully us) this year at www.awolinhedo.com.

7/30 – Stressful start to the trip.  Flight from Greenville to ATL was delayed 45 min and only had a 1 hour layover to start with.  Arrived in ATL 10 min before scheduled departure so ran to make it for the fligh to Mobay.  We got to the gate just in time.  Plane pulled away a few minutes after we got on and then sat on the ramp for an hour before even getting into line for takeoff.  Arrived in Mobay an hour late, but no worries.  Spent about 20 minutes in the Superclubs reception area before boarding a bus for HIII.  Grabbed a beer and margarita before jumping on bus.  Everyone else decided that was a good idea, so they got off to do the same.

Made a beer stop about half way there.  Large ganja tree was growing just outside the bathroom – only in Jamaica!

Ganga at the rest stop

When we arrived we were greeted by R & I and B & E of AWOL.  Not really knowing what to expect because of this being our first time with a group we thought it was great that they were waiting for our arrival.  They were slightly disappointed that N & K were not on the bus with us, but they showed up soon after.

Our first night was a toga night, but since we had not had a chance to meet many people, we decided to skip the togas.  Spent some time at the pool until nearly 3:00 in the morning.  We realized that we had been awake for nearly 24 hours so we decided it was time for bed.  We had hoped to meet some of Cocktails International, but after the initial welcome we definitely felt a part of AWOL.

7/31 – Friday was spent lounging around the pool and welcoming other AWOL’rs.    Theme night was naughty school girl for CI, but we still had not met many from the CI group.  Spent a little time at the piano bar and then decided to call it an early night to catch up on the previous day.

8/1 – After a good night’s sleep, we made our way to the pool.  Met many other AWOL’rs, inlcuding T & F.  Had a fun game of volleyball and just hanging out in the pool.  T and F invited us to dinner at Munasan, along with L & A.  Dinner was good, but a little salty.  Don’t know that you should expect great Japanese food in Jamaica.  T was smoking hot in her black and silver dress.  All went to the piano bar and disco before heading to the pool.

8/2 – Sunday was another great day hanging at the pool, playing a little volleyball and getting to know more AWOLrs.  Had dinner with T & F, C & P, and L & A.  Food was good but not great.  Piano Bar, Disco and late night at the pool again were great.Spent a little time in the piano bar, got see the assortment of Pimps and Hos.

The one thing we will take away from this trip is that AWOL is a great and unique group to be associated with.  They are a very large and diverse group, but everyone makes you feel welcome and a part.  We hope to be a part of the group again next year.

Part 2 – August 3 – 7 coming soon (hopefully)

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