I feel as though I’m one of the luckiest people alive these days. Loving my job(s), my children and my partner (not in any particular order). There’s no dread about working, whether I’m teaching spinning, working in our hotel or spending some time peacefully at home or walking the dogs, it all feels good.
Our hotel [...]
North swell arrived today – it won’t last more than 5 days or so, so at 5.30am we were on the road with our clients to make the best of it. A spot of rain didn’t spoil our day looks at Dan’s smile – he was leaving this afternoon and had a blast [...]
We had a great day today at Playa Grande, surfing La Preciosa. We took all our clients there for a really nice day; small waves, but perfectly formed!
I have to remind people that Cabarete, and the whole of the Dominican Republic are completely unaffected by the earthquake that hit Haiti – we are all fine [...]
A lovely morning at Encuentro and my first opportunity to use the new camera lens – got some nice surf shots (on a small day) but here’s my favourite picture of the morning
It’s been another good week in Cabarete and I’ve discovered that I forgot how fun it is to be busy. I sleep so well at night these days and it’s brought about normally by a good kind of exhaustion.
The reaction to the hotel has been extremely rewarding for us. It’s so nice to hear people [...]
I guess one of the most outstanding things about the last 3 weeks has been people’s reaction to Cabarete. For those who have not visited this town before and are just embarking on a surf trip and not much else, they are understandably amazed at what a great town Cabarete is.
For those who have surfed [...]
It has been an exhausting, fun, interesting, eye-opening 3 weeks since Swell opened it’s doors.
Jim, my partner had done a great job on marketing the hotel that we have been inundated with inquiries and clients. We have had some hairy moments and some of the best laughs I can remember in years.
What chance of your first ever [...]
Oh boy, what a great time we have had finishing Swell
It’s been exhilarating and tiring at the same time, but it’s done and we are proud and happy of the result.
If you want to see the pictures of the hotel completed, click on the word Swell above
A lovely day today – great surf and a photoshoot – here are the results;