Hello everyone!
My wife and I had the best experience ever last December at Pearl. We want to go back. We would go back soon, like this spring, but we're not sure we can do to prior plans and life in general.
December seemed like a slow time at pearl compared to what we had read in others trip reports. It wasn't very warm at night and most nights the hot tub was not too active, but we stayed and had a lot of good drinks and conversations with the other couples who weren't afraid of a little cool air and occasional rain drops.
January would be a better month for us. It is the coldest month at home, and the least busy for both of us. But, it is International Swingers month and we don't swing. I don't have any issues with those who do. In fact, of the many lifestyle couple we talked to at Pearl this December, they were among some of the most interesting, and several had similar careers and paths in life as us. It also wouldn't bother us if the whole place turned into a crazy sex party at night, we would enjoy that vibe as much as we enjoyed the vibe at Pearl when we were there.
But, January is swingers month, and we're not swingers. Is it going to be a totally different experience at Pearl? Are the people who go because it is swingers month way more into being swingers and maybe not so friendly to non-lifestyle couples? Is it super crowded during January? A little busier would be great, but bust at the seems full might not be great as far as the level of service Pearl provides.
We have started to refer to January as "thruples month" because of a hilarious story a couple told us about a "thruple" in a room near theirs that had some trouble getting along with each other. I am sure it's probably the exception for a 3 some to go to Pearl, even during Swingers month, but the oddity of seeing a "thruple" interact with the rest of the world may be pretty fun to see. We are easy going people who are more comfortable hanging out and talking to non-conforming people rather than most "vanilla" people.
So, when it's time to buy next winters vacation, should we just say heck with it and go in January? I am still really hoping we can go between now and January, and then still go in January.
D.