Summer's coming to an end and the first of the 'big' rains arrive

As April comes to a close, Costa Rica's lush Green Season starts to make an appearance. This typcially means clear mornings with plenty of sunshine, turning dramatically mid to late afternoon, with dark clouds and heavy rainfall often falling well into the night. The Jungle Villa's wrap around balcony hanging over the canopy really comes into its element now - come rain or shone, it will be the perfect place to unwind and chill in nature...

As with all construction projects, the final phase definitely seem to be the slowest with all the 'finer details', finishes and fittings left to the last couple of weeks. That said, the pool is making speedy progress and the team have now poured the base and catchment basin (the infinity part). The structure of the deck seems to all be in place, just waiting, very patiently for the rest of our teak decks to arrive.

As of today, both the window and door 'sub-contractors' should be on site, so hopefully we'll have the retreat sealed up sooner rather than later!  Enjoy the photos below!

Side teak deck hanging over a misty jungle canopy

The boys finish the front 'tapichel' again finished in our rustic 'oven-roasted' ornamental bamboo

Once the the next batch of teak wood arrives, we hope to finish off this part of the deck with a
corner 'breakfast bar' - the perfect place to see the start of the day!

Hopefully by the end of this week, the teak sliding doors will sit smartly in-between the vertical wooden columns
(right of shot)