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Turtle season

Hundreds of turtles – Zero volunteers

Daniela

A really slow start

When we started our publicity for this years’ volunteer program and received the first messages in February, noone thought that one single person eating a wild animal in China would change the world so dramatically… and maybe forever.

We actually had our first volunteer reservations for June and August when the borders around the world started to close and it got impossible to travel. We even received inquiries when there was a first recovery evident in Europe, but Central America to this date remains closed to conventional tourism and the airlines keep cancelling and postponing their flights.

So we gave up all our hopes for this year.

Our establishments are ready for use, but for now we’re trying to maintain them and keep them fresh-looking for a time when people will be able to travel again.

cabin in the making1
cabin in the making2
cabin in the making3
interior view
exterior view
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Preparation & Construction

Getting in shape

Daniela

Another four months have passed since we gave an update on our wonderful beachfront property and the start of the development efforts. We’re still kind of far from opening, but we’re slowly getting there….
You might wonder: “What’s taking so long?” until you understand the difficulties that come with our remote location and the advantages that come with a thoughtful approach. How many times have we changed and improved our designs until we found the perfect one? How many times have we discussed the same matter over and over again until we found an adequate solution? How many times did we have to accept failures, and take a new direction? How many times have we been waiting for information being passed on and materials being delivered? How many times did tools break down? How many times did we have to take an hour-long journey in order to buy one last missing piece?

 

Living in Venecia and being in a hurry are just two things that don’t match up. And that’s a good thing, isn’t it? Because sooner or later, people will come here in order to slow down, take a deep breath, reflect and revive. Continue reading “Getting in shape” →

Preparation & Construction

A new chapter begins

Daniela

It’s been five months since we introduced the world to our unique location on the Peninsula of Venecia (in this blogpost). Meanwhile, the rainy season has come and gone again and our beautiful off-the-grid brick house has been built. This is the story of what has been happening during all that time!

the beach in front of our property
the beach in front of our property

 

The house was fully designed by us, so we just needed someone to put the plans into reality. Fortunately, we had the right man living across the street from us in Chinandega, and he was happily willing to gather his team and build the house according to our specifications.

We wanted our small brick house to be nestled in between the trees, hidden in the rear corner of our property, about 200 metres away from the oceanfront. So NO, we don’t see the ocean from our terrace. But we will hear the waves crashing against the shore for the rest of our lives and are more than happy to undertake beautiful strolls through our enchanted forest in order to get to the beach.

enchanting!
happy with Yuma
the dogs love it!

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