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CAHB EAL A C R E E K I Z E A N OA S I S “ D i d yo u k n o w t h a t t h e r o o m , t h e c o t t a g e yo u a r e s t a y i n g i n , i s t h e o n e P r i n c e H a r r y s t a ye d i n w h e n h e v i s i t e d B e l i z e ? ” , - L u c y ’s w o r d s m a k e m y j a w d r o p. “ W h a t ? ! Wa i t ! W h e n w a s t h a t ? ! ” - B o b by ’s shocked tone describes my thoughts and feelings e x a c t l y. “ D u r i n g h i s j u b i l e e t o u r, w h e n t h e Q u e e n t u r n e d 9 0 ” , - a g e n t l e s m i l e r a i s e d t h e c o r n e r s o f L u c y ’s lips.” The after math of the initial shock is still ling e r i n g i n m y m i n d . I t ’s n o t e v e r y d a y t h a t yo u h e a r t h a t yo u a r e s t a y i n g i n t h e s a m e r o o m t h a t royalty visited. Thoughts are trying to build a logical chain of events. B o b by t a k e s ov e r. “ O k , l e t ’s s t a r t a t t h e b e g i n n i n g. Te l l u s h o w Chaa Creek started”. M i c k ’s h a n d r u n s t h r o u g h h i s s i l v e r h a i r. T h e l o o k h e a n d L u c y, h i s p a r t n e r a n d w i f e o f m a n y ye a r s , e x c h a n g e h a s a s p a r k . A l m o s t a m i s c h i e vous one? “ We l l , w e s t a r t e d f r o m a b s o l u t e l y n o t h i n g, ” Lucy smiles as the story unfolds. ...“Who ARE these people that we keep meeting?! I mean, Mick? His energy? His presence? And Lucy too? The story?! Their life? THIS?!” - B o b by ’s b o d y t u r n s h a l f w a y a s h i s a r m s o m e w h a t h a l f - c i r c l e s i n a s e m i - e m b r a c e. The moon is bright and so beautiful. I k n o w e x a c t l y w h a t B o b by f e e l s . T h e l a s t t w o a n d a h a l f h o u r s w e r e t r a n s f o r m a t i v e. H e a r i n g t h e s t o r y, f e e l i n g t h e e n e r g y o f l ov e, r e s p e c t , partnership and dedication, not only to each o t h e r b u t t o t h e c a u s e, t h e d r e a m , t h e c o m m u n i t y, t o s o m e t h i n g b o t h f e e l s o p a s s i o n a t e a b o u t , i t c h a n g e s yo u . I t m a k e s yo u w a n t t o d o m o r e. B e b e t t e r. Tr y h a r d e r. M a k e s yo u w a n t t o g i v e b a c k m o r e. M a k e t h i s w o r l d a b e t t e r p l a c e, e v e n i f just a little bit. “ I c a n’ t w a i t f o r o u r b r e a k f a s t m e e t i n g. I w a n t t o k n o w m o r e ” , - I d o n’ t n e e d a c o n f i r m a t i o n . I k n o w t h a t m y w o r d s a r e e c h o i n g B o b by ’s thoughts.
