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Quick Tour of a Few Lots Available at Brisas

Posted on February 1, 2015 by

We were the first to build our home at Brisas, a small community in Northern Nicaragua, and we’re looking for good neighbors! Here’s a quick tour of a few of the lots still available. Advertisements

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Brisas House Progress in Late April

Posted on April 30, 2014 by

After four months of construction, we have walls completed to roof height, the roof of the bodega is finished, and we’re starting to install the alfajias (rafters) that will hold the roof of the main house. It’s the end of April. The … Continue reading →

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30% off the next two sea view lots sold!

Posted on February 9, 2014 by

Starting Feb. 1, the owner of Seascape has decided to offer a promotion- 30% off the next two lots sold. These lots were already a great deal- 1/2 acres with sea view, power and water to the lots already in … Continue reading →

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Beach House Progress – Plycem Walls and Bamboo Siding

Posted on December 13, 2013 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Finding Fallen Wood

Posted on August 26, 2013 by

Our wood dramas continue…. If you’ve been reading about the progress of our beach house construction you’ll see a repeated theme – we’ve been delayed by the local carpenter again and again. Now, the house is pretty much finished – … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Girls on Longboards at the Bay

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

Afternoon light, a friendly paddle, one 9’2″ longboard with GoPro mounted on the nose, trading off, smiling, laughing, toes on the nose, crouching for speed, cross-stepping into the later afternoon. All part of the life, living the dream.

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Building a Bodega on the Ridge at Suenos – Part 2

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

In part 2 of the bodega construction process the floor is poured and the roof is on. If you want to refresh your memory with the purpose of this building and our strategy for building it, click here to read the … Continue reading →

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Surfing and Surveying at Tierra Del Sueno

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

The next step in the process of development for Tierra Del Sueno is getting the GPS surveying done. We had a surveyor from Managua come out and put in permanent concrete markers as well as confirming the boundaries of the … Continue reading →

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Affordable Sea View Lots in Northern Nicaragua

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

A few years ago I bought a 1/2 acre lot in a small development in Santa Maria as an investment. I liked the location, only a five minute walk down a shady road to a quiet beach and near several … Continue reading →

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Framing the Octagon Window

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Designing the window placement was a fun experience that involved measuring, re-measuring, and measuring again, then erasing, measuring, and changing the dimensions multiple times. Our friendly red-headed framer was smilingly patient as we changed our minds back and forth. Right … Continue reading →

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Building in Nicaragua – Concrete Floor, Tile, and Wood Dilemmas

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Building in Nicaragua is both much easier and much more difficult than it would be in the States. This project in particular is easier than most since we’re building on Coco Loco property with full access to power (except when … Continue reading →

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Guanacaste Horizontal Siding

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

When trying to figure out what type of siding we’d use for our new cabana we checked out the cabanas at the French Guys restaurant (who also have a few cabanas). They used guanacaste horizontal siding and it looks really … Continue reading →

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Designing an Eco-friendly Cabana in Northern Nicaragua

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Using the Barefoot Architect by Johan van Lengen to get a few ideas during the design process.

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Building in Nicaragua – Palm Fronds for the Thatch Roof

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Accessing the palm fronds for the thatch roof turned out to be one of the easiest things we’ve had to do so far. There’s a property nearby owned by a friend full of the right kinds of palms, so we … Continue reading →

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Building in Nicaragua – Is Cutting Mangroves ever Sustainable?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Mangle, mangle, mangle! We were told we needed to get some varilla to support the palma (palm thatch leaves used for our roof). So we said “OK, where do we get that”? We could either buy it from a local … Continue reading →

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New Ocean View Eco Community in Northern Nicaragua

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

It’s been brewing for a while and now we’re going for it. We’re planning an eco-friendly community on an amazing piece of land consisting of two ridges, a hilltop, and valley situated behind a bay with great waves and a … Continue reading →

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Building a Cabana in Nicaragua – Eucalyptus posts

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Lately our home base has been a thatched roof cabana at El Coco Loco, the Eco-hotel where we run our women’s surf and yoga retreats. Since the guys at Coco Loco have been letting us crash there in between retreats, … Continue reading →

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Backside Boomers

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

On a big day with lots of waves going Boom! I pulled into a few rights and got absolutely smashed trying to sneak under the lip and come out of the biggest one. camera: http://www.gopro.com music: http://www.motherhips.com Want to buy … Continue reading →

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