Some folks have asked for some interior shots of our new home. This is our kitchen, complete with a chandelier.  

Finally something for me to contribute concerning the garden. After serious consultation with my golf course design buddy John Sutton and hitting several buckets of balls from the upper yard, we have decided the garden cries for a golf hole. This will be about an 85 yard chip shot from an elevated tee. Need to berm it a little bit in the back so the gardener won't have to go into the jungle when he shags balls on Mondays. Closest to the hole during parties will be a blast! Do I see sand traps in the future?  

Waterfall channel and walk path along upper garden

Some plants waiting to meet the soil

Our gardners have become quite the hams. They now expect daily pictures of themselves working - at this rate I'll need a lot more photo paper. These guys are so fascinated with pictures of themselves

Middle yard where gazebo will go - the concrete blocks will be foundation for the iron fence

Work on the posts for the entry gate - we are doing this to keep the horses, stray dogs and cattle out, not to impress anyone

Two frequent guests - they accompany the workers

I always have to include a great sunset picture - this was taken last night over dinner - what a life

Wheel barrow races anyone - these two guys are wheeling over buckets of plantings. You can just see them in the background. 

Two workers are laying flagstone in the waterfall channel. 

Workers are all over the property - I counted 10 today 

The first official plantings - Daylillies - Mike's favorite 

Mirna holds Sissy 

This flower, Pasiflora, will grace our lower slope. According to Patricia, it will spread and cover the slope with flowers that will bloom year round.

Spilled beans, this little boy is helping his Papa pick up the spilled coffee beans. This is near our home.  

Looking from from the lower garden into another uncleared jungle area. There is a stream below - the bushes are coffee.  

Sissy runs through the garden and asks where is all the green? 

This will eventually be a walking path through the garden.  

Looking from our garden to our uncleared property. There is still coffee growing and the vegetation is thick. 

The garden is coming along - we are at a point where the substructure is nearly complete. 

A great place to have a swim.  

Matt & Stacy sharing a coconut on our day trip with Exploration Panama for a one day cruise of the Golfo de Chiriqui National Marine Park. The water was clear and warm.

Dinner on the deck with Matt and Stacy. Just for fun, Baru gave us a light show. Wow! Great food, family, fun, dogs, and the Valcano! How good does it get? 

This is the view from our back deck of a 4000 year old dormant volcano, Valcan Baru. It is 11,000 feet high. 

Matt and I wade through a narrow channel to reach the big ones. As you can see by how we are dressed it was a cool day. 

Rio Caldera 

Sunset from the back deck looking at the volcano