Interesting Visitors

Mr Greenjeans is a fairly young iguana that stayed with us for a few days. He was very laid back and calm. He is one of many different types of lizards we have on the property.
He hung out with us for about 3 days before he finally decided to leave. He was particularly beautiful due to his more than usual vibrant green color.

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Moths

We have a wide variety of beautiful moths on the island. This guy is one we had not seen before.
George is moving his upper wing to reveal a lower set of wings. Most of the moths we have seen show the entire wing. This one is definitely different!





He reminds me of a stealth fighter plane.

Ginger was in the States for 5 long weeks. What was George and the crew up to while she was away in Oz?

They finished the ceiling and installed fans

and lights in the indoor/outdoor dining area.

We are making all the furnishings, cabinets, and bars on-site

The boards are cut, glued and clamped for drying and

planed and sanded by hand

The handmade drawers for dressers

frames for closets and dressers and

bedside tables are ready for sanding and lacquering

The sanded and lacquered bedside tables

built in closets/dressers and

sink cabinets and vanities are just the beginning of the furnishings being completed.

bathrooms

They laid the fossile rojo tile in the bathrooms

installed the glass blocks in the showers and potty areas

and finished installing the louvered windows in the baths.

kitchen

They built rustic counters for the first kitchen and moved the stove and refrigerator from the bar and grill over the water into the main house, since George wanted to surprise Ginger by having her moved into her new living quarters upon her return home.

Before she left for the States, Ginger ordered all the bedding for the rooms and new cushions for the bar chairs. All that arrived, and George set about finishing room 8 on the third floor in preparation for the arrival of their first guests

Enter the "palm tree" room

There is a very comfortable queensize bed and

walk into the bathroom

Walk into the bathroom to the sink and vanity and

private potty area and then

into the large walk in shower.

client room

The walk in shower opens out to

the built in closet/dresser.

You exit the bathroom to the bedroom and

the beautiful view of the wildlife sanctuary and caribbean.

First guests & sunset

Rick and Timmy were our first guests, and if all our guests are this great, we are going to have a very easy, fun job! They stayed with us for 2 great weeks. Here are their comments on their stay: "Timmy and I (Rick) had a great time and are proud to be your first guests. Just to help you out a little I offer a few pro's and con's. The Hosts were too friendly; the food was too good; the diving was too fantastic. On the con side - The Hosts were super friendly and hospitable; the food was great; and the diving was incredible. I wish you guys the best of luck." - Rick "Wow . . . What more can I say! I am so proud to be your first guests! I came not knowing what to expect, but I never expected the incredible treatment we received. I don't remember when I have been treated so much like a princess in a paradise. The owners are more than host and hostess, they become your friends. I learned to dive where here and I'm hooked! HOOKED on Ginger, George, diving, Clearwater Paradise, and all their staff!! I'll be back. Thank you for everything!" - Timmy

And, of course there are always those fabulous sunsets that Ginger missed terribly while in the States. (Yes, I know Austin has some wonderful sunsets, but there's a lot to be said when you see them over a beautiful endless ocean.)

Tile, Tile, and more Tile

So, what's been done since Ginger returned home? Well . . .

We are hand cutting and laying approximately 9,000 square feet of ceramic spanish tile. The mosaic is being individually placed and grouted, and George is sealing all the tile by hand. This is the indoor/outdoor dining area for D'Bonuron Restaurant.