For Sale:

Luxury Family or Executive Caribbean Home and 'A Little Piece of Paradise'

Background: A bit of history and fond memories about this house.

Now, before I go too far, I have to be honest and say that our daughter cried for a week and begged us not to buy the house. Truth be told, she had every right to cry as it was the ugliest, most unattractive and badly designed house you have ever seen in your life. So, why did we buy it you ask? Well, the best example I can offer would be like looking at an old priceless, unpolished antique. We envisioned what it would look like and saw a diamond in the rough.

After our daughter's relentless pleading with us not to purchase the property, she finally gave in before leaving to attend university. We collectively agreed and bought the house. We began by redesigning the house to take advantage of the natural flow of the Caribbean breeze. The house sits on solid rock (a definite benefit), possibly even the foundation of an old fort built in the time of Lord Nelson and Admiral Barrington. As a matter of fact, we have even found a cannon ball while digging in the garden. We'll leave it as a gift for the new owners, so you will have your own little piece of Antiguan history. Sorry, we have not found any buried treasure left by the pirates of the Caribbean.

Room after room we embarked on a labor of love, redesigning and renovating with our own personal touches, and over the last fifteen years we continued to expand to what is now well over 3000 square feet of comfortable living space. The property is surrounded by lush colourful foliage, tall shady trees and palms, some of them (like the mahogany tree) maybe at least a hundred years old. There are also a variety of fruit trees, including bananas, papaya, and mango. Imagine getting up each day and eating fresh fruits straight from your own trees!

We are greeted every morning with a warm sunrise, and the cool trade winds enter our home from all directions throughout the day and night. But, I saved the best for last. Our favorite time of day is of course, sunset. As the sun is going down the surrounding light changes to various shades of gold, the sky turns to a bluish purple and the clouds are painted in different hues of orange, pink and yellow. This is truly one of the many things we will miss most about our home in Antigua. We have enjoyed entertaining at our home over the years, particularly at christmas time when close friends and family visit and our home is turned into the North Pole. We are big kids during this festive time of year and the design of the house lends itself perfectly to christmas lights, decorations and lighted lawn ornaments.

While there is no need to do much more with the house, there is still tremendous potential for the next owner to expand or make changes to suit their character, tastes and specific needs. In fact, should you fall in love with our home as much as we have, and decide to become the new owner(s), we will be happy to make any minor alterations or changes you may require that are within reasonable cost. We understand that not everyone has the same tastes, so should you wish to repaint the house in your colour preference (even though it was recently painted), or you may wish to take down a wall to expand a room or even erect a wall to divide a room. Whatever your request, as long as it is within reason we will be happy to accommodate you. At the end of the day, we want you to be as happy with your purchase as we have been living here over the years.

In closing, about one year ago we realized our need to expand our business to Asia. It should come as no surprise that our daughter cried for a week again. Ok, admittedly our eyes welled up a few times when we told others we were leaving. Nevertheless, we will leave the shores of sunny Antigua to start the next chapter of our lives with new adventures in Asia, and many fond memories of the wonderful people we have met here over the years. Our home is yours now, and it's your time to enjoy a little bit of paradise.

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