On December 13th the Ottawa Citizen newspaper ran a story on my family’s Belize endeavour and in the story I made reference to the fact that I would be launching a blog. I think I mentioned to Sheila, the journalist who interviewed me, that I would be launching the blog in late January. As I look at my Blackberry I realize that it’s Feb 16th, 2009 so I’m a few weeks late with the launch -- but here it goes!
Tada! The blog is intended for anyone interested in following the development of Sanctuary Bay and I hope that current and potential owners find value in the blog as well as anyone who has a general interest in Belize and these types of real estate endeavours.
To make sure that I’m delivering valuable information I plan to gather project updates from Sanctuary Bay, reach out to other owners and understand their plans for their land, share research on living in Belize, and providing summaries of general events in Belize. To help make this blog relevant to you I’d really like to hear your thoughts and comments on my postings. Please feel free to leave comments or email me (christopher@digital-endeavor.com).
Cheers,
Chris
Well my wife Patricia, my daughter Néa (2 yrs), and I decided to take a giant step forward towards the lifestyle that we desire; a lifestyle that will allow us to spend a portion of the year in Canada and a portion of the year exploring the tropical paradise of Belize. We look forward to boating on the Caribbean sea, trekking through the rainforest, caving, spending time in unspoiled villages, dancing to the drums of the Garifuna, and who knows what else.
We decided to buy 1.4 acres of land in Sanctuary Bay, which is located more or less between Dangriga and Hopkins in the Stann Creek district of southern Belize. Sanctuary Bay is a community that is currently in phase 1 of its development but over the next 5 years John Usher, the owner of Sanctuary Bay, and his team are building a luxurious eco-friendly community that will be equipped with a marina, a commercial area, landing strip, and other great amenities. For the time being though, we are proud owners of a GREAT piece of jungle that is about a 20 minute walk (at a very leisurely pace) to the Caribbean Sea. Our back yard looks out to the Mayan mountains and we are a stone through away from a beautiful lagoon and river. Over the next two years we plan to build a guest home so that we can start enjoying our investment and then we plan to build a main home that blends our desire to be stylish and eco-friendly.
Family, friends, potential investors, and people who are just naturally curious about our investment seem to ask us two questions; Why Belize? And Why Sanctuary Bay? I thought I would share some of these reasons with you.
Why Belize?
Why Sanctuary Bay?
