Saturday, June 29, 2013

beautiful sunflowers

With her sweat and sweet diligence, Lisa is growing beautiful, radiant sunflowers in the garden! Thank you for the seeds, John and Deirdre!




Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

update: the black iguana beach bar

Now that the scaffolding has been removed from the flying balcony, one can really appreciate this architectural element of the Black Iguana beach bar facility. The last photo gives an idea of the spectacular view of Bliss Beach to be enjoyed from this prominent veranda. (Rails shown are temporary safety rails.)





Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

photo of the day


A special guest sea kayaks in the waters off Bliss Beach near the Alligator Head rock formation. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

upside down, boy you turn me


It's that time of year at Paya Bay again when the lizards get frisky. To quote the immortal words of Ms. Diana Ross:
I said upside down
You’re turning me
You’re giving love instinctively
Around and round you’re turning me

Upside down
Boy, you turn me
Inside out
And round and round
Upside down
Boy, you turn me
Inside out
And round and round

Friday, June 28, 2013

hummingbirds in flight





So tiny yet so perfect these little creatures. Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Photos: Connie McNab

Sunday, June 23, 2013

certificate of excellence


Tripadvisor just notified us that Paya Bay Resort has been awarded a 2013 Certificate of Excellence! Congratulations Team Paya! Special thanks to our many guests who take time from their busy post-vacation schedules to review their Paya Bay experiences. Visit PBR's reviews page on Tripadvisor.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

learn to teach yoga


Paya Bay will host Paula Tursi and Peter Kaaberbol's yoga teacher training this summer (Aug. 1 thru 28). Contact Reflections Yoga in New York to sign up! Yoga WILL change your life.

many special guests

Some of the many special guests that joined us in the celebration of this milestone event.








Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

...and boy did we celebrate!

Photos of events surrounding the celebration of my parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary.










Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

imagine yourself happy and free

The process of creation is the same for all things, whether you want to bring something to you or remove something negative from your life.

If you have a habit you wish to break, or anything negative you wish to remove from your life, you must focus on what you want. That means you visualize and imagine yourself in that negative-free state right now. Imagine yourself in as many scenes as you possibly can where the negative situation is completely absent. Imagine yourself happy and free. Eliminate any picture from your mind of you with the negative situation. Just imagine yourself in the state you want to be in, and feel that you are that, right now.
- lessons from The Secret

Saturday, June 15, 2013

50 years!


Today, June 15, 2013, my parents Mervin and Lurlene celebrate fifty years of marriage! WOW!

Monday, June 10, 2013

only the present

There is no past or future for the law of attraction, only the present, so stop referring to your life in the past as very difficult, or full of hardship and pain, or in any other negative way.

Remember that the law only operates in the present, so when you speak of your past life negatively the law is receiving your words and sending those things back to you NOW.
- lessons from The Secret

Sunday, June 9, 2013

super talented, awe-inspiring women


The awe-inspiring talent of photographer Odeta Vaitkunas captures the equally awesome physical skills of yoga instructor Casie Fox as she gracefully executes an advanced yoga pose at Secret Cove. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras. Learn more about yoga at Paya.

Photo: Odeta Vaitkunas

Friday, June 7, 2013

fit for a queen

The vista balcony just added to the Black Iguana beach bar is just... WOW! (Note that some supportive scaffolding is still in place. Once the temporary supports are removed, this rebar-reinforced "flying" balcony will pop.)





Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

certificate of excellence


Tripadvisor just notified us that Paya Bay Resort has been awarded a 2013 Certificate of Excellence! Congratulations Team Paya! Special thanks to our many guests who take time from their busy post-vacation schedules to review their Paya Bay experiences. Visit PBR's reviews page on Tripadvisor.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

coca and cola


These two sweet sister pups are the most recent dogs to come into our lives here at Paya. They are a perfect mix of German Shepherd and "island dog." Here they take a sunrise dip in the ocean.

Photo: Lisa Bronkhorst

learn to teach yoga


Paya Bay will host Paula Tursi and Peter Kaaberbol's yoga teacher training this summer (Aug. 1 thru 28). Contact Reflections Yoga in New York to sign up! Yoga WILL change your life.

memories of pigeon cay

Paya Bay Resort offers a weekly boat excursion to this heavenly cay. The snorkeling at Pigeon Cay is some of the best in the Caribbean.






Photos: Chris Burg

you yourself

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserves your love and affection.
- Gautama Buddha

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

welcome to paya!

Photos from Sunday's wine and cheese welcome reception held for our guests at the Ananda Pavilion.




Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Monday, June 3, 2013

rewrite your story

You can limit yourself by the story you have created about you. Here are some simple examples of how the story we have created about ourselves can limit us:
I am no good at math. I have never been able to dance. I am not a very good writer. I am very stubborn. I don't sleep well. I am very moody. I struggle with my weight. My English is not good. I am always late. I am not a very good driver. I can't see without my glasses. It is hard for me to make friends. Money seems to slip through my fingers.

The moment you become aware of what you are saying, you can delete these things and rewrite your story!
- lessons from The Secret

Saturday, June 1, 2013