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The Family Goes to Guanaja
We finally got Nicholas and Maria to the resort. Maria is in college so it was a bit challenging to find a time to go. We had hoped to go during spring break, but it didn’t work out so we had to wait until summer. It turned out to be one of those trips! If… Continue reading
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Elizabeth Needs a Boat!
For the last month, while Laurie and I have been home working on selling houses Elizabeth has been at the resort learning the lay of the land and sea. She’s been meeting people, making some friends, and learning how life works on our funny little island. Elizabeth’s problem is that one can only leave or… Continue reading
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If You Want to Live the Dream, You Gotta Earn the Dream
Today is June 30th. We moved the closing on the resort back to Aug. 15. There is so much to do, and every day I ask myself, “What the hell have I gotten myself into?” And with that auspicious start, I’m going to give a very brief history of me (oh joy). In college I… Continue reading
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So What Exactly Is a Dive Resort?
It is a resort where people go to scuba dive. Any other questions? I’ve been called a smart-ass more than once. Actually, there are some peculiarities that make a dive resort somewhat different than your regular, run-of-the-mill Caribbean resort, so here’s the skinny: If someone discovers a spot where one can catch big fish, it… Continue reading
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We Arrive on a Dark and Stormy Night
It is never too late to be who you might have been. (George Eliot) The night is black and the wind is fierce. The white-capped waves thud against the hull of our water taxi as it plows into the swells. We are in a panga—the ubiquitous Latin American boat. It has a deep bow, slender… Continue reading
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The Island of Pines
(Otherwise known as Guanaja) Best of an island is once you get there—you can’t go any further. You’ve come to the end of things. Agatha Christie Story has it, the first European to set foot on Guanaja named it The Island of Pines because it was, well, covered with pine trees. That first person… Continue reading
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I Think I drank too Much Last Night and….I Bought What?
One day when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you. Ewan McGregor For the last 5- 6 years my wife Laurie and I have talked about how it would be nice to buy or build a small winter vacation home somewhere in the Caribbean. Never seriously, especially since Maria, our youngest, would not… Continue reading
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How Not to Retire in One Easy Step
Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too.“All sorts of things occur to help one that would never… Continue reading
About Me
My name is Tom Smith.
I’m from Kansas City and I’m 64 yrs old, married and have 3 kids. This blog is about the Smith family buying a small Dive Resort on a rather obscure island.
