Saturday, December 31, 2016

Friday, December 30, 2016

what's this?!

Many large packages were delivered to Paya Bay last night! We have a wonderful surprise in store for our clients in 2017!





Check back on the blog to see what we're up to!

Thursday, December 29, 2016

sunset walk on the seaside trail

The West-facing side of the property can be so beautiful in the late afternoons.








Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Thursday, December 22, 2016

sea almonds

Ryan, a kid from the nearby Diamond Rock community. dropped by today selling sea almonds. Sea almonds are a kind of an island gourmet product. Processing the kernels is very time- and labor-intensive. I love eating them coated with real North American maple syrup.





Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

new rules for 2017





Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

the dangers of fascism

I don't think there will be fascism in America, but we have to do everything we can to fight against it. As the Germans know better than we do, disaster can take a nation by surprise, slowly, and then all at once. My deep sense of alarm has to do with his seeming lack of fealty to constitutionalism. He seems to think it is within his rights to trample the First Amendment, to disdain the press, to punish protesters or flag-burners, to ban ethnic categories of immigrants, and so on. He has myriad conflicts of interest. He appoints people of low quality, to say the least. He lies with astonishing frequency and in stunning volume. His temperament and character is precisely what you would hate to see in your children, much less your president. We can wish all these things will magically change once he is in office, but will they? I've lived through terrible presidents, we all have. I lived through the Nixon administration, which prolonged a horrific war for years and ran a criminal operation out of the White House, and I lived through the years with George W. Bush. And I lived for years in the Soviet Union and have seen the promise of democratic development turn, with Putin, into an authoritarian state. So yes, I think we should be alarmed, watchful, and, as journalists, rigorous and fearless. I think we should be alert.
- David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker (Der Spiegel interview)

Sunday, December 18, 2016

overheard

I've been to resorts all over the world -- and some have been multi-million dollar resorts! -- but none have been as amazing as Paya Bay. This place is AMAZING!
I think this is the most beautiful place I've been in my life!
- guest comments overheard this afternoon

My response to such nice client feedback is: "This property is naturally beautiful. It is the handiwork of the Universe. All we have really done is acknowledge, appreciate, and create access to all the natural beauty that surrounds us."


Friday, December 16, 2016

video: christmas carpool karaoke

payaná nature spa: the misting station


This afternoon we completed the new Misting Station for the Payaná Nature Spa. It's as wonderful and delicious as it looks! When the afternoon sun rays are just right, you find yourself immersed in dozens of mini rainbows! That's the Magic of Paya!








Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

making signs

We're currently making thought-provoking signs for the property...




Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

stormy morning

I spotted Thelma & Louise having their version of a "white Christmas" on the Big Beach this stormy morning.





Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.