Thursday, February 26, 2009

Second Annual Green Coconut Open House

John Midlen (Member) hosted the Second Annual Green Coconut Open House at his villa, 1C, Monday night. Most everyone inhouse attended. The food was delicious, the drinks were strong, and the reggae band set the mood nicely. Member parties such as these really bring out the community feel at Sueno.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Sueno Teams up with Bacalar Chico Reserve Rangers

Sueno has been working closely with the new management team of the Bacalar Chico Reserve. The reserve constitutes a vital part of the Sueno experience and we want to do our part to conserve it.

Using a GPS we pinpointed the exact boundaries of the reserve and placed buoys and signs to mark it's entrance.

As the rangers spend several days a week just north of us, we have granted them use of our dock for their boat and we purchased them a bicycle to travel back and forth.



Reserve manager Roberto Carballo put on an informative presentation to Sueno members and guests last week about the history of the reserve and the do's and don't's as well. We plan to make it a monthly or bi-monthly event.

Sunrise over the pier

Monday, February 16, 2009

Farewell Mini Mangrove

Remember the sorry excuse of a mangrove that used to sit right on the waterline in front of building 1? Well it's gone. Many Building-1ers have been begging us to get rid of the monstrosity for quite some time. Now that we are sure that it is dead and won't be making any kind of a come back we decided it was time to say goodbye. Personally I'll miss it.

New Blog Tunes

You're probably all getting sick of hearing the same six songs when you visit the blog. If you have any suggestions on some new songs you would like to hear please post a comment by clicking "Comments" below. Thanks for your help.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Kelly McGuire Concert

Good friend and award winning musician Kelly McGuire performed in the Palapa tonight. All 48 inhouse members and guests joined in the fun.

Things got WAAAAY too fun!

Omar (Chef) and David (Accounting) relax after setting up for the event.

Flaco's Big Fish

Flaco (Head Groundskeeper) caught a 16 pound Jack on his first cast off the dock the other night.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Cool Trip

Jessica and I traveled this week to some places many of you may have visited or might like to visit next time you're here.
We started with Tikal, Guatamala.



I had some fun with a local Pizote or Koatimundi.


We took a canoe up the Macal River in San Ignacio.
Awsome! And super inexpensive.
Saw lots of birds and iguanas along the river.

Then we went to the Belize Zoo.

This tapir tried to give Jessica a kiss.

Wind Surfed in Caye Caulker.

We finished the trip by feeding the crocodile at the south end of San Pedro, once we got back to the island.

Sueno's Tiger Heron

This Tiger Heron showed up back near building 7 about 2 months ago. It slowly moved its way forward and now hangs out on or near the dock. Its' getting more and more comfortable around people all the time. Sometimes he'll let you get within a few feet before flying away.

Christmas Dinner & Gift Exchange

For Christmas we had a buffet for 50 members and guests followed by a gift exchange.


The Sueno Christmas tree stood beautifully in the center of the Palapa. It was getting a little dried out by Christmas day however.

Everyone hold up the presents you ended up with after the gift exchange!

Someone wrapped a couple of Belikins as their gift. Elder ended up with that gift. Go Figure!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

First time coming to Sueno del Mar?

Here's what to expect as you travel to Sueno. I always tell people that your vacation begins once you reach Belize City. You have nothing to worry about from there on out. In fact, when planning a trip to Sueno all you have to do is book your flights to Belize City International Airport (BZE). We will book your flights to the Island and charge them to your Sueno account prior to your arrival. For assistance booking Tropic flights contact memberservices@dreambelize.com


In Belize City you'll check you can check your luggage and rest easy because you won't have to touch it again until you are in your room at Sueno, as we have transportation arrangements prepared in advance. You'll board a small 5-12 passenger plane on Tropic Air. This is where you need to kick things into island mode and kind of go with the flow. This airline is so laid back that if you miss your flight they just put you on the next one. If you arrive early they put you on an ealier flight. If the flight is overbooked they will send two planes. If the plane is overweight they'll send your luggage on another flight. Everyone and everything always makes it safely to the island but rarely on the scheduled flight or at the scheduled time.

The 20 minute flight is beautiful. On a clear day you can see the manitees, rays, and sharks swimming below you in the clear green water.
Once at the San Pedro air strip you'll be greeted by a Sueno shuttle driver such as Walter. Walter will collect your luggage for you and take you the 6 blocks through San Pedro to Fido's Dock.

At the dock office Hobie willl help you with your luggage.

One of our boat captains, either Chris or Antonio, will help you into one of Sueno's 3 boats, Sea Dream, Three Weeks, or The Big Boat.
The 14 mile, 35 minute boat ride to Sueno is breath taking, with palm trees and pristine beaches on one side and turquise waters and waves crashing at the reef on the other.

As the boat pulls up to the Sueno's 300 foot dock you are greeted by a smiling staff member, usually Elder or Imelda, sometime me, with a rum punch in hand.


Don't worry about your luggage. We'll have it delivered to your villa on the golf cart. Like I said, once you check your luggage in Belize City you can forget all about it.

Sueno Claus

This Christmas season Sueno members decided to give Christmas to 9 San Pedro families. Nine big bins sat under our Christmas tree in the Palapa and slowly filled up with toys, food, and clothes. Today we filled 2 taxis and went out to deliver the Christmas bins.

Packed in a taxi full of toys.
Above: me
Below: members George, Eve, & Ciarra Monoghan.
My sister Suzi and her husband Braden delivering a bin full of toys.
The Novelo & Potts family

Members John & Gail Lewis delivering a bin to Albert and Isolina Lammey.

The Monoghans with the Martinez and Mejia families. Celia Mejia's baby is due today and she told Ciarra that if it is a girl they would name it after her.

Ciarra with the Biandre, Jay, Zian, and Jafet.

Crazy hair on the boat ride home.