Caraline Myatt
Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island

Mick and I have lived on Shoreline for almost three years. We live here full-time as Mick works as a chief financial officer at the ship-repair yard on Grand Bahama.

This is not a holiday home for us but our main residence therefore we were quite choosy when it came to buying a house. Having looked around Freeport, Shoreline stood out as an exceptional development and only one of its kind. It is a pleasure to sweep through the gates and see the gardens always looking so beautiful and kept so neatly ... without us having to lift a finger either!

We chose our particular style of house, a Camellia, as we liked the upstairs balcony. Saturdays and Sundays are days when we can have coffee and croissants on the balcony and look out over the lake and gardens in the morning sunshine.

We like the downstairs' open plan and having a study for the first time was a bonus for us.

The house is finished to a high standard and the marble countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms are probably the best feature of the houses on Shoreline. Never again will I go back to Formica countertops! We furnished the property with good quality furniture from the United States and have had many compliments on the house and grounds from visitors, both friends from Grand Bahama and visitors from England.

The beach is only a few minutes walk away and before we bought a cruising boat we would walk down to the beach restaurants, either Club Caribe or Banana Bay, on a Saturday or Sunday. Both are just the right distance for a short stroll and serve excellent food and cocktails.

We didn't have a choice as to which paradise island to live on due to the location of the shipyard but we have found that being so near the coast of Florida convenient for him to attend board meetings while I go shopping, catch a direct flight back to the UK or take our boat for its annual service very convenient.

The climate here is wonderful and when it does rain at least it's dramatic and picturesque and, more importantly, short lived.

Since living here we now know the island extremely well and are satisfied that we made the right decision first time when we bought; we consider this a good investment and are pleased we did what we did.

We have met the most interesting and lovely people from all areas of England and northern America mostly, but with Mick working we find it hard to keep up with the excellent social life here. Frankly, we could do with a holiday home to get some rest!

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