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The Black Iguana beach bar on Bliss Beach. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

2016 paya calendar

The 2016 Paya Calendar has been published! Book now to get 2015 rates!

calimesa 2015 - the fifth year!

This week Paya Bay once again hosts a medical mission. A mission that's the admirable, herculean effort of a group of kind, generous people from Calimesa, California. This is the Calimesa group's fifth! year providing free medical and dental services to less fortunate residents of island communities near the resort. For many islanders, this yearly mission represents a rare opportunity to access quality health and dental care. The dentists stay particularly busy, assisting hundreds of patients over four working days. The American professionals perform extractions, fillings, and even root canals! This mission of altruism and love is generously supported by the Calimesa Seventh Day Adventist Church. I think I speak for all Roatanians in expressing heart-felt gratitude for the solidarity, kindness, and goodwill that are the essence of this international outreach program. Muchisimas gracias, Calimesa SDA!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

it's mango season!

This photo captures a colorful box of luscious, organic mangoes delivered this morning to the kitchen. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

a new project

We recently started working on a new project on Rock Island. The plan is for a beautiful space for relaxation that includes a fire pit. Here's a sneak preview...

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

mi amiga

My friend Zulema admires wild flowers on the Sky Trail. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

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Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras

secret cove redone

We've recently put a lot of energy into the hamaca station at Secret Cove. The palapa was re-thatched, a rustic stone floor was added, and new hammocks were installed. This special spot remains one of the best places on the property to enjoy a sunset.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

video: lip sync battle

These people are so amazingly talented. Jimmy Fallon is one of my top favorite people!

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A local fisherman takes advantage of the strong tradewinds to sail home after a day's labor. Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

plant good thoughts

Do not worry at all about negative thoughts, and do not try to control them. All you have to do is begin to think good thoughts each day. Plant as many good thoughts as you can in each day. As you begin to think good thoughts you will attract more and more good thoughts, and eventually the good thoughts will wipe out the negative thoughts altogether.

- lessons from The Secret 

the queen's balcony

This photo captures the main balcony at the Black Iguana beach bar. I affectionately call it "The Queen's Balcony" (for various reasons, most funny). I consider this minimalist structure one of the more significant architectural "triumphs" of my work thus far here at Paya. It truly does justice to the spectacular view of Bliss Beach it was designed to command. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

2016 calendar

The 2016 Paya Calendar has been published! Book now to get 2015 rates!

filming

The crew filming the movie Un Lugar en el Caribe returned to Paya Bay yesterday to do more work. In these pictures they are in the Secret Cove area.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.