Tales from the bright side

New and exciting news! We are going to me open in May this year. As our son August has started school in Ixtapa we will never go on vacation...

Hello and Happy Holidays, thank you for being part of this exciting thing called life! I love the holiday season, and the only thing that i...

The first photo is the view from the parking, followed by view of the four suites from the courtyard, Facing the restaurant. The two top flo...

Majahua is the village to the north of Eden, about ½ a mile. It is populated by around 150 people of those ~46 are kids. There are two smal...

Hello everybody, Here is kind of a cute photo of the kiddy-bunks. Hope to have a Christ- mas one soon.

Esperanza, my right hand person, encouraged us to make a Day of the dead alter this year. Her sister works for a cultural office in Morelia ...

November 6th was August's fifth birthday. I think that it was the most successful one to date. 12 kids (reasonable compared to the 80 on...

GULP! I'm sorry; I have never been very good with maintenance. The fun of making something new is where I get my kicks. Which is one of ...

Things are moving fast and furious around here! The new bathroom is getting the roof today and those cool twisty posts went up yesterday. Th...

Sad but true. I was standing in the courtyard looking at the cool branch that hangs out over the side of the restaurant, admiring it really....

Happily, on the 26th of July, we have added to our family to the tune of one lovely little girl. Evita Lilia was born at 4:45 in the morning...

Whoa! I have been overwhelmed! I started out so well and then…. we have been busy! August is out of school so we took a trip to Acapulco, wo...

On Friday I went to Las Gatas beach with August, my friend Lois and her two boys. It is known as the prettiest beach in the Zihuatanejo Bay....

Electricity is a good thing. We ran the hotel for two seasons off the grid, and although now we have 6 years under our belt on the grid and ...

Development of the beach here in Troncones is always a popular topic of discussion. Property prices and who is building what never go out of...

We have had good experiences with construction here. Although there have been trying moments and overruns, I imagine they are typical of bui...

The best thing about summer in Troncones is the rain, and the worst thing is waiting for it to start. This is the first May since Jim and I ...

Hello from the “ Bright Side ”. I have started this web log to keep in contact with our friends and guests on a more continuous and personal...