Day In The Life – Living in Nicaragua With a 5 Month Old Baby Girl
Breaking in the Beach House
It was a long time coming (8 months to be exact), but the beach house is finally finished! Ok, so it's not totally finished. There are still plenty of details to be addressed. We've got trim to put up, painting to do, furniture to make, etc. but the basics are complete. We've got walls, a …
Beach House Progress – Plycem Walls and Bamboo Siding
We started building the beach house way back in March - or was it February 2013? The point is, it's been so long that it's hard to remember. The main delay has been caused by an irresponsible carpenter with a lot of excuses (mostly lies) and a weak work ethic. We had been waiting for …
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Beach House Roof Construction
The next step in the saga to build a beach house in Northern Nicaragua is complete. We've got a roof! When building anything in this country, you've gotta have patience. Lots of patience! A big issue has been our carpenter. We wanted to work with local people and keep jobs in this area, so we …
Beach House Progress – Slow and Steady
The whole process has been really slow, but at least it's been steady. We bought a beachfront concession lot back in April of 2012. It wasn't easy and you can read the full story here. Since then we've been working to improve the lot little by little. We hired a caretaker. We dug a well …
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