Thanks to the tireless efforts of our contractor, ADC Construction, its numerous dedicated workers and ADC's Project Manager, Roshan Meade, Indigo Point was fully completed in mid-May 2022, one year after work began. As many of you know, I have spent the majority of...
GETTING CLOSER EVERY DAY, BUT STILL A WAYS TO GO
I have been unbelievably busy the last two months and have not had the time to post. We have made substantial progress, but there is still a fair amount left to be done. The finish work takes time. I have been on island most of January and February. I did get home for...
INDIGO POINT MOVES CLOSER TO COMPLETION AS THE YEAR 2021 COMES TO AN END
The work on Indigo Point continues. In late November, I returned to Phoenix for Thanksgiving. I was back on site by December 1st and stayed until December 15th when I returned home to Phoenix to celebrate Christmas. The time on site is hectic and goes by quickly. By...
FLOORS, DOORS, WINDOWS AND MORE
A lot has happened since my last post. The windows and doors as well as tile and plumbing and light fixtures arrived in two shipping containers. The construction crew unloaded the containers and immediately went to work installing the doors and windows. The floors...
A lot has Happened. Footings, floors, walls, roofs and plaster
First, an important note. Kimberly Rowe and Hugh Brock, the daughter and son in law of the previous owners, Ron and Claire Rowe, helped me get my blog in a more professional state. They have both been instrumental in making the blog easier to access and making it look...
How did this ever come about? Part 2
After the sailboat trip with the Craig family, we returned to Phoenix, Arizona on January 15, 2020. It was not long before I was on BVI Sothebys International Realty's website looking at the properties for sale on Great Camanoe Island. The person who I met on the...
How did this ever come about? Part 1
There were a lot of events and "meant to be" occurrences that brought us to Indigo Point in the British Virgin Islands. The first was more than 63 years ago, before I was born. My mom, Donna, was 8 months pregnant with me when she and my dad, Glenn, plus my two older...
Indigo Point – Demolition Phase
Out initial plans for the reconstruction called for saving some of the existing structure. We thought there would be a cost savings by doing so. After we had completed our plans and were out to bid, one of the contractors said in passing, "You should tear it all down"...
THE REBIRTH OF INDIGO POINT
Indigo Point is a beautiful 4.4 acre site on Great Camanoe Island in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Indigo Point was improved with a home and a guest cottage. Sadly, these structures were severely damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017. The property was put up for sale...