OPEN LIVING AREA

 ENTERING THE PREMIUM VILLA YOU WILL SEE THE LILY FILLED POND AND WATER FEATURE (ON THE RIGHT HERE) AND THE SEATING AREA OPEN ALL ROUND FOR THOSE COOLING BREEZES AND THEN THE BLUE OF THE SWIMMING POOL BEYOND. TEMPTED TO STAY A WEEK?

SAME VILLA SHOWING THE MAIN LIVING SPACE. THE DINING TABLE WILL BE IN THE FOREGROUND AND OFF TO THE RIGHT (OBSCURED) IS THE BAR AND KITCHEN AREA WITH ICY COLD BEERS IN THE FRIDGE.

SAILING CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE ANNUAL LOCAL SAILING CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM SINGARAJA TO LOVINA HAVE ONCE AGAIN BEEN RUN AND WON AND THE BOATS ARE DERIGGED ON THE BEACH AT LOVINA. GREAT CELEBRATIONS WILL BE HELD TONIGHT AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE REGATTA. THE LOCALS WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE YOU OUT FOR A SAIL ON THE BALI SEA.

PREMIUM VILLA

THE VIEW FROM THE BEDROOM ACROSS THE COURTYARD TO THE OPEN LIVING PAVILION. FINISHING TOUCHES ARE NOW BEING ADDED TO PAVING, POOL EDGE, INTERNAL PLASTERWORK AND GARDEN AREAS. PLANTER BOXES ARE YET TO BE INSTALLED AND THEN THE ALL IMPORTANT PLANTS

LOOKING BACK THE OTHER WAY TOWARDS THE BEDROOMS. THE POOL IS DONE. TREE PLANTED, PAVING COMPLETE, WHAT IS MISSING? LOOKS FINISHED TO ME - OH HANG ON - ONE BEDROOM IS STILL AN OPEN AIR ROOM. I HOPE THE CHIPPY IS COMING BACK TOMORROW.

RENAMED STREET

THE STREET (JALAN) DID NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL NAME AND IN AGREEMENT WITH OUR NEIGHBOURS IT IS NOW CALLED JALAN PALEM (PALM). IN KEEPING WITH THAT NEW NAME, WE HAVE PLANTED PALM TREES ALONG OUR FENCELINE AT THE SIDE OF THE JALAN. THERE ARE ALSO PLANTER BOXES BETWEEN THE PALMS FOR ADDITIONAL GREENERY. ON THE EXTREME LEFT IS THE CARPORT AT THE SITE ENTRY AND THE GATEWAYS TO VILLAS 1 & 2 CAN BE SEEN BEHIND THE WORKER. PLANTING OF ALL THE INTERNAL GARDENS WILL COMMENCE IN 3 WEEKS AND WILL COMPLETE THE TRANSFORMATION FROM A DUSTY BUILDING SITE TO A LUSH TROPICAL RESORT.

LOOKING LESS LIKE A BUILDING SITE

THE POOL TILES AND THE TILING TO THE POOL SURROUND ARE COMPLETED AND HAS TRANSFORMED THE COURTYARD FROM A BUILDING SITE TO A NEARLY COMPLETED PRIVATE POOL  AREA. THE FRANGIPANI TREE HAS PLENTY OF NEW LIFE APPEARING AND WILL SOON BE PROVIDING FILTERED SHADE TO THE SUN LOUNGE AREA. COCKTAIL ANYONE?

STONE WORK DELIVERY

TWO TRUCK LOADS OF STONE WORK ARRIVE IN LOVINA FROM DENPASAR WITH A WAKE OF TRAFFIC FOLLOWING ALONG BEHIND THE SLOW TRUCK. THE LOAD INCLUDED OLD STONE GRINDING WHEELS, FEATURE CARVING AND BUDDHA HEAD STATUE ALL DESTINED FOR THE GARDEN AREAS ALONG WITH NUMEROUS PLANTERS, WATER POTS AND WATER FEATURES.

BY THE TIME THEY ARE ALL IN PLACE IN OUR GARDEN, THEY WOULD HAVE PASSED THROUGH ABOUT 20 PAIRS OF HANDS WITH THE COLLECTING, STORING, LOADING, UNLOADING, STORING, RELOCATING AND FINAL PLACEMENT - I HOPE WE CAN ALL APPRECIATE THEM AND THE MEN WHO HELPED US ACHIEVE THE FINAL RESULT