Allow us to
introduce ourselves: We are Jon and Colleen
White. We first traveled to Akumal and the Tulum
area in 1993. We live in Alaska and it was time
to thaw out for a Christmas Holiday…
 Jon
has an undying itch to build and is in the
process of completing our beautiful log frame
home in Sheep Mountain, Alaska. I have a passion
for making yarn and cloth out of raw fiber and
have made it into a very successful business.
www.qiveut.com
Anyway, back to the Caribbean…
While snorkeling in the Caribbean ocean off a
small boat with Carlos, the fishing machine from
Aventuras Akumal, Jon spotted a whale shark. He
was amazed, surprised, jubilant, excited and
said "That's it, we are buying something here!"
In our explorations we discovered property for
sale in Soliman Bay. We purchased a lot when the
Bay was absolutely secluded. It has been grand
watching it grow into a small community of
Palapa style homes, and some larger, (but no
condos in the Bay). In 2001 we began
construction on our home and moved in by
December of the same year. It is wonderful to
have our home in amongst the Palm Trees. It is
so cool and refreshing all the time. No need for
air conditioning because we are set back and
surrounded with so much garden. The tropical
breeze and oxygen from the plants keep us plenty
cool. We can putter in our garden. Play out
front under our shade Palapas overlooking the
gorgeous bay. Watch the sunrise, swim, snorkel,
dive, kayak and people watch. We love the dogs
who come by to say good morning and pick up a
treat on their rounds. And, we love our
wonderful people neighbors as well! We gather
ever so often for dinners on the patio and
discuss the news of the area. The community
involvement is grand as can be seen by the
rustic yet pristine improvements to the area.
And we love the wonderful Mayan people who work
and live in the area. It is a challenge to learn
the Mayan and Spanish languages! A challenge we
are up to exploring together and the Mayan and
Mexican people are so patient and helpful in our
endeavors.
We usually began our mornings sitting on the
front patio with our coffee and in May we can
see the turtles surface for a breath of air or
the little Angel Fish come right up to the shore
almost out of the water to chew on some
treasured morsel. While overhead the pelicans
are flying and diving down for breakfast. It is
all so breathtaking! The sunrises are
spectacular over the water each morning! It is a
marvelous atmosphere to set up my weaving loom
and spend the day watching the action on the
beach and in the sky while I weave. And, the
community is full of wonderful, kind and helpful
neighbors. We are truly in love with Soliman Bay
and the neighbors who make it a wonderful place
to live. And just to make sure we enjoyed the
sun from sunrise to sunset, we close the day
watching the sunset with Margaritas from the
back jungle patio.
We started a diary to share our fun with all our
guests. This has developed into a wonderful
itinerary of places to go and things to see. One
of the first things I do when I arrive back in
my paradise is to read the entries from all who
have shared our home.
We certainly hope you have as wonderful an
experience enjoying our tropical home on your
vacation! We look forward to your entries in our
diaries.Saludos! Colleen and Jon |
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