I think I could live here if I HAD to...

And this is just the outside!

The inside is absolutely gorgeous too - wooden floors, high ceilings, bright sunlight filtered through shutters to throw shadows on white walls, light but cool... Beautiful.

Right now though, I'm just savouring the outside space - all that lush greenery and sunshine. I'm imagining curling up with a good book and a cool drink, or for a delicious afternoon siesta, on the verandah's daybed; enjoying a sunset then candlelit meal with family and friends in the outside dining room, laughter in the air; taking a midnight or early morning dip in the pool, perhaps during a rain shower...

Aah, tropical island living. I can feel the air - just the right temperature, so that I can't quite tell where I end and it begins... I can smell the air - sea and frangipani flowers and rich earth combined...

Paradise.

And did you spot the swing? Who could ask for more than that?

I know you'll be very happy here, D... And I'm happy for you. Can't wait to visit.

{Pictures by D Gaynham}