Friday, February 27, 2009

Utopia Virtual Tour. Check out these videos



Thursday, February 26, 2009

John Langford

We had a professional photographer from Austin diving with us this week.  John Langford snapped some incredible shots, both above and below water (www.johnlangford.com).  See above for a sample of his work.  Sunny and warm days here on the island.   Step away from winter, come join us at Utopia.
 
Kyle

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Guest Chef at Utopia

Chef Hugh took a well deserved vacation back to the states in Feb.  For those of you that keep up with Trip Advisor, you know well the notoriously positive feedback we receive regarding Chef Hugh's menu.  In his absence, we invited Chef John Souza out to Utopia to fill big shoes left by Hugh.  John owned a catering company in Houston until last year.  Like many of us, he decided to trade in the fast paced city life for the tranquil island.  He's in the process of building a home and is now a permanent member of our small Utila community.   Let me say, both guests and staff alike were wowed by the different creations John put together.   One guest made a habit out of bringing his camera to meals so he could memorialize all the grand entrĂ©es prepared.  I know we'll soon be reading about Chef John in travel reviews.  Utopia now has two spectacular chef's available at Dulce Vida as John has agreed to come out once a week and tantalize us on Chef Hugh's day off.   Disfrute de su comida!
 
Commentary by Kyle Heath  

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Hello from sunny Utila. I am convinced that rainy season is nothing but a foggy memory now. It was a long one this year, but nothing but blue skies and star filled nights this week.

I've attached a link to an article in the Washington Post's travel inset tomorrow (Sunday 2/15). The reporter, Richard Morin, was a guest at Utopia in August 08 and writes, colorfully, of his experiences on Utila and at Utopia Village. Come visit, we have a hammock waiting!




Commentary by Kyle Heath

Saturday, February 07, 2009

Taking a breather

I am just now resting up from an active week hosting 20 divers from the Quad Cities (Iowa/Illinois border) and two bonus guests from Maine and Ohio.  They were from a wide variety of backgrounds and all full of character.  We had a cardiologist, several nurses (which came in very handy when our four legged house resident needed stitches removed), a psychiatrist (we all need analyzed from time to time), Vietnam fighter pilot, IT man (which was also very convenient when he jumped with our pc problems), a social worker, scuba instructor, a painter and several hippies straight from the 60's, which I LOVED!   Mom Nature played some tricks on us several days with roaring seas, but all in all, we had a great time.  The visibility was not 100% each day, but all were grateful to be in the water, working on their tans and away from their snowy homes back in the Midwest.  I've attached several photos of our new friends. 
 
Commentary by Kyle Heath