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SO I WANT YOU TO INHALE, REACH,
AND NOW I WANT YOU TO EXHALE YOUR ARMS OUT INTO A "T."
(Andromeda) YOGA INSTRUCTOR KERRY D'AMATO
GREW UP TRAVELING THE GLOBE.
HER FAVORITE DESTINATION WAS AN ISLAND OFF THE BEATEN PATH
CALLED BEQUIA.
NOW SHE WANTS HER 8-YEAR-OLD SON
TO EXPERIENCE CAREFREE LIFE
ON HER FAVORITE TROPICAL OASIS.
INCREDIBLE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
WOW.
BUT FINDING A HOUSE THAT MATCHES
HER PICTURE-PERFECT MEMORIES
IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR THE ISLAND AGENTS.
(laughs) OH!
(Bug) COMING!
WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS HOUSE
BECAUSE IT FITS EVERYTHING ON YOUR WISH LIST.
(gasps) AAH!
WATCH AS "HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL"
ESCAPES TO THE EXCLUSIVE CARIBBEAN PARADISE,
BEQUIA.
♪♪
Closed Captions provided by Scripps Networks, LLC.
Captioned by Closed Captioning Services, Inc.
I COLLECTED THIS IN BALI.
UH, IT'S A VERY OLD STONE OF THE BUDDHA.
THESE WALKING STICKS ARE FROM AFRICA.
UH, THEY'RE FROM KENYA, AND THEY'RE CALLED M'DINKAS.
AND THIS IS A MIRROR FROM ITALY.
KERRY D'AMATO HAS HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE
OF GROWING UP WANDERING THE WORLD.
I STILL LOVE TRAVELING VERY MUCH,
BUT I'M LOOKING TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT,
AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M LOOKING FOR A HOUSE ON BEQUIA.
NOW MOTHER TO AN 8-YEAR-OLD SON NAMED BUG...
YOU SEE THE MARKERS, BUG?
SHE WANTS TO PROVIDE A PLACE THAT ALLOWS BUG
TO EXPERIENCE THE CAREFREE CHILDHOOD THAT SHE REMEMBERS.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT BEQUIA
IS THAT IT IS-- IT'S OFF THE BEATEN PATH.
IT'S NOT AS DEVELOPED AS THE U.S. *** ISLANDS,
OR ST. MARTIN OR SOME OF THE OTHER LARGER ISLANDS.
UH, IT'S MORE LIKE THE CARIBBEAN USED TO BE IN THE '70s.
YEP.
OKAY.
YEP.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK YOU'D LIKE?
A TV.
WHAT DO YOU NEED A TV IN BEQUIA FOR?
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE SUNSETS AND THE BEACH AND YOUR FRIENDS.
YOU STILL, OF COURSE, YOU WANT A TV.
BUT TRYING TO RECAPTURE A TIME GONE BY
DOESN'T COME EASY.
(Kerry) IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THERE,
IT TAKES, PRETTY MUCH, TWO DAYS,
AND SEVERAL FLIGHTS, AND THAT COULD BE A CHALLENGE.
ON AN ISLAND OF ONLY ABOUT 5 SQUARE MILES,
BEQUIA IS A LOST PARADISE
FOR THOSE WHO MAKE THE JOURNEY.
THE NAME "BEQUIA" COMES FROM THE ARAWAK INDIANS,
WHO WERE SOME OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THE ISLAND,
AND IT MEANS "ISLAND OF THE CLOUDS."
BEQUIA IS A VERY SMALL ISLAND, I MUST SAY,
UH, JUST 5 SQUARE MILES.
ALTHOUGH VERY SMALL, WE HAVE A SAYING HERE,
"IT'S A BIG LITTLE ISLAND."
HI, KERRY. HELLO, BUG. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. WELCOME BACK.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
REALLY?
OKAY, SO, UM, YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?
WE DO. WE HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.
I KNOW BUG HAS SOMETHING THAT HE WANTS.
I WANT A POOL.
OH, DEFINITELY A POOL. THAT WOULD BE A NICE...
OKAY.
AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT HAS
RIGHT.
YEAH.
DO YOU HAVE A BUDGET IN MIND? HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO SPEND?
OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
PART OF BEQUIA'S CHARM IS THE LACK OF DEVELOPMENT,
BUT WITH FEW AVAILABLE PROPERTIES,
UNCOVERING KERRY'S DREAM HOME
MAY BE A NIGHTMARE FOR THESE AGENTS.
THE MOST CHALLENGING PART, I THINK,
IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE BEACH AND THE POOL TOGETHER.
SHE MAY HAVE TO MAKE A SACRIFICE FOR EITHER/OR.
THEY BEGIN THE SEARCH ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE ISLAND
IN A UNIQUE ECO-COMMUNITY
CALLED MOONHOLE ESTATES.
WITH A PRIVATE BEACH, THIS CLIFFSIDE LAIR
LENDS A WHOLE NEW MEANING TO THE WORD "PARADISE."
GREAT.
OKAY.
WOW.
SO WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A HIKE UP TO THE PROPERTY,
OKAY, YEP, WE'RE READY.
YOU READY, BUG? OKAY, LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE TO WALK UP THE STEPS.
OKAY.
WOW.
YEAH, IT'S NOT TOO BAD.
(laughing) DO YOU?
IT IS VERY UNIQUE.
I'M DEFINITELY CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE HOUSE LOOKS LIKE.
THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE APPROACH TO MOONRISE, YES.
IT HAS THREE BEDROOMS.
OKAY.
GREAT.
EXCELLENT.
NICE.
WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING I DO YOGA,
'CAUSE THAT WAS QUITE A HIKE.
YEAH, WE ARE.
TOO MANY STEPS.
WOW.
OKAY, SO YOU'VE GOT YOUR REAL INDOOR/OUTDOOR LIVING,
LOOK AT THAT.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
(Bug chuckles)
WE'RE ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE ISLAND HERE.
(Kerry) WOW.
SO IS THERE ROOM TO PUT A POOL IN, DO YOU THINK?
WE COULD PROBABLY HAVE A LOOK AND BE A BIT ADVENTUROUS.
OKAY.
OKAY, WELL, THAT MIGHT BE AN OPTION.
DO YOU THINK THAT I COULD PUT SOME RAILINGS IN?
SURE, SURE,
YEAH.
COME BACK HERE AS WELL TO YOUR OPEN OUTDOOR LIVING.
WOW. I LOVE HOW THE FURNITURE
IS MADE IN THE ROCK.
YEAH, IT IS.
I'M JUST NOT SO SURE THAT I LIKE THE OPENNESS OF THE BEDROOM,
OH, OKAY.
I'M AMAZED BY THE ARCHITECTURE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
IT'S INCREDIBLE,
BUT I DON'T LIKE THE SECURITY ASPECT OF IT.
IT FEELS A LITTLE TOO OPEN.
THERE ARE.
OKAY. OKAY, GREAT.
SO RIGHT HERE, JUST TO POINT OUT,
OKAY. WOW.
LOOK AT THIS. INCREDIBLE.
WOULD BE A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT,
IF THERE WAS SOME BAD WEATHER, IF IT WOULD REALLY BLOW IN HERE,
AND I'D GET A LITTLE WET.
OKAY.
OH, THIS WOULD BE GREAT FOR BUG'S ROOM.
YEAH, I LIKE IT,
AND HE COULD HAVE HIS ARTWORK AND THINGS HERE.
IT'S A SUPER-UNIQUE HOUSE.
AND, UH, WHAT ABOUT THE KITCHEN?
OKAY, GREAT.
OH, OKAY. IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE SMALL FOR ME,
BUT, GOSH, I JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE VIEWS.
I MEAN, I CAN SEE MYSELF KIND OF COOKING HERE...
AND JUST LOOKING STRAIGHT OUT AT ST. VINCENT.
OKAY.
(laughing) OHH! CHECK THIS OUT.
WOW. BUG, YOU GOTTA COME SEE THIS.
WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS. CHECK IT OUT.
WOW.
LOOK AT THE VIEW.
THAT'S A FIRST FOR ME. HOW ABOUT YOU?
YEAH.
(Bug) I THINK I WOULD USE THE LOO WITH THE VIEW.
I REALLY THINK IT'S FUNNY.
(Elena) OKAY, KERRY, SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I AM NOT SO SURE ABOUT THE POOL, NOT HAVING A POOL,
AH. BUT THE BEACH IS WONDERFUL.
IT DOES LOOK LIKE A GREAT BEACH.
I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK, BUG?
DO YOU LIKE EVERYTHING?
I THINK THIS IS LIKE A TREE HOUSE FOR HIM.
I MEAN, I THINK HE WOULD PROBABLY
REALLY LIKE TO PICK THIS HOUSE.
YEAH, I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE
MORE OF WHAT'S OUT THERE, THOUGH.
LOOK AT THAT POOL.
WOW.
BUT AT THE SACRIFICE OF THE BEACH.
NOW HOW FAR AWAY ARE WE FROM THE BEACH?
(rooster crows)
HEY, BUG.
HEY. WELL...
VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
YES, YES, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THE CULTURE IN BEQUIA IS JUST ABOUT ISLAND TIME.
IT'S ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE,
SPENDING TIME WITH PEOPLE,
BEING SPONTANEOUS, AND JUST LETTING THINGS FLOW.
UM,
THE LITTLE TINY ONE. HE'S CUTE.
THE OLD HEGG TURTLE SANCTUARY
IS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN THE WORLD
THAT HAS RESCUED AND RELEASED
OVER 2,000 HAWKSBILL TURTLES.
REALLY CUTE.
YEAH.
ISN'T THAT CUTE?
SO YOU TAKE YOUR-- BEND YOUR FINGERS...
AND TAKE YOUR NAILS, AND SCRATCH RIGHT HERE SLOWLY.
OH, THERE YOU GO. (laughing)
THEY TALK, TURTLES, LIKE THIS.
THESE NATURAL AND CULTURAL WONDERS OF BEQUIA
CAPTURED KERRY'S HEART YEARS AGO.
NOW SHE WANTS BUG TO EXPERIENCE
HER LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN FIRSTHAND.
HOUSE NUMBER 1 RECAPTURED SOME OF KERRY'S MEMORIES
WITH ITS UNIQUE, RUSTIC DESIGN.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
WE ARE ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE ISLAND HERE.
OPEN OUTDOOR LIVING.
WOW. THE FURNITURE IS MADE IN THE ROCK.
I'M JUST NOT SO SURE THAT I LIKE THE OPENNESS OF THE BEDROOM,
OKAY.
(laughs) WAIT TILL YOU SEE THIS. CHECK IT OUT.
I THINK BUG LOVES THIS HOUSE.
I THINK THIS IS LIKE A TREE HOUSE FOR HIM.
SINCE ONE OF THE ISLAND'S MOST UNIQUE PROPERTIES
COULDN'T FULLY CAPTURE THE CHARM KERRY'S AFTER,
ELENA AND SINDIE MUST COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT PLAN.
THE STRATEGY FOR KERRY ON THE NEXT VIEWING,
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO DEFINITELY FIND SOMETHING WITH A POOL.
THE STUNNING VIEWS IN HOUSE 1
GAVE KERRY A HINT OF THE BEQUIA SHE KNEW,
SO ELENA AND SINDIE FOCUS IN ON THAT
AND MOVE THE HUNT FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE ISLAND
TO A TRADITIONAL HOME MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED.
OKAY.
WHICH WE'RE HOPING MATCHES ALL OF YOUR CRITERIA
GREAT.
OKAY.
THE PROPERTY IS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR BEDROOMS...
IT HAS A NICE POOL FOR BUG.
HEY, A POOL. EXCELLENT.
AND IT HAS OUTDOOR/INDOOR FEATURES
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
WOW.
YEAH.
SO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY
IS SPLIT INTO TWO SECTIONS.
SO, UM, YOU'VE GOT TWO HOUSES, ON EITHER SIDE.
MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF THIS HOUSE IS IT'S A LITTLE ODD.
WITH THE TWO SEPARATE HOUSES, UH, SPLIT,
SEEMS A LITTLE ODD.
(Kerry) WOW, LOOK AT THE POOL.
IT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE LARGEST POOLS IN BEQUIA.
MOM, CAN I GO HANG OVER BY THE POOL?
YEAH, GO AHEAD.
WOW, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
SO THERE YOU HAVE YOUR NICE BIG KITCHEN HERE
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT.
OH, IT WOULD BE GREAT. IT'S PERFECT.
AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE, TOO,
OH, ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU'VE GOT THE LOUNGE AREA. YOU'VE GOT NICE HIGH CEILINGS.
GREAT.
I LOVE THE HIGH CEILINGS,
AND THE BONUS IS,
IS THAT YOU WAKE UP TO THESE LOVELY VIEWS.
SO BETWEEN THE TWO BEDROOMS, YOU HAVE THIS LOVELY TERRACE.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. NOW HOW FAR AWAY ARE WE FROM THE BEACH?
WELL, SPRING BAY IS LITERALLY A 2-MINUTE DRIVE,
OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
IF YOU WANT TO ACCESS THE LEEWARD BEACHES,
10-MINUTE DRIVE.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT. I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
SO WE HAVE THE SECOND BEDROOM HERE.
OKAY.
YOU HAVE ANOTHER TWO BEDROOMS ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL, OKAY?
AND YOU HAVE A LOVELY POOL VIEW FROM THIS SIDE, TOO.
OH, THAT IS NICE.
OKAY, SO THIS IS THE SECOND HALF OF THE PROPERTY,
WHICH IS A MIRROR IMAGE OF THE MASTER--MASTER HOUSE,
OKAY, YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT.
COMPLETELY SEPARATE LIVING AREAS...
WHICH MAKES FOR GREAT RENTAL POTENTIAL AS WELL.
OKAY, YEAH, I GUESS YOU COULD LIVE IN ONE,
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT, YES.
RIGHT, BUT THEN YOU'D HAVE TO SHARE THE POOL.
THAT'S SOMETHING FOR YOU TO CONSIDER, YES.
IT WOULD BE A SHARED POOL OPTION.
NOT SURE I WANT TO BE SHARING THE POOL WITH PEOPLE
I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY LIKED IT. I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING--
IT HAS THE FOUR BEDROOMS,
HAS THE BIG KITCHEN FOR ENTERTAINING.
IT'S GOT A BIG POOL, WHICH BUG IS LOOKING FOR,
BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT I LIKE THE IDEA OF SHARING A POOL.
I DON'T WANT TO SHARE A POOL.
WELL, IT'S ALL GOOD FEEDBACK...
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN FIND FOR YOU.
I THINK WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE WITH THE NEXT PROPERTY
IS CLOSER ACCESS TO A BEACH, AND HAVE A POOL.
HERE ON THE ISLAND, IT'S EITHER YOU GET THE BEACH,
OR YOU GET THE POOL.
IT'S VERY RARE YOU FIND BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER.
WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS HOUSE
BECAUSE IT FITS EVERYTHING ON YOUR WISH LIST, ALMOST...
EVERYTHING BUT THE BUDGET.
WHOA, THAT'S--WOW.
♪♪
HI.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
THANK YOU. THANKS.
BY THE LATE 1800s, BEQUIA HAD ESTABLISHED ITSELF
AS THE BOATBUILDING CAPITAL OF THE WEST INDIES,
KNOWN FOR ITS WHALING BOATS AND SCHOONERS.
EVEN THOUGH THAT HEYDAY HAS PASSED,
THE ISLAND STILL RETAINS ITS PASSION
FOR BOATS, LARGE AND SMALL.
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU KNOW THESE ARE THE BOATS THAT SAIL.
SO, YOU KNOW,
THE COCONUT BOATS THAT SAIL BEAUTIFULLY IN THE WATER.
AND THE DIFFERENT STYLES.
THIS IS MADE OUT OF BANANA FIBER.
IT'S THE FIBER OF THE BANANA PLANT.
AND THE OLD SCHOONER.
YEAH, IT'S OLD.
KERRY'S RETURNED TO BEQUIA
TO SHARE HER LOVE OF THE ISLAND
WITH HER SON.
ON THIS CHARMING ISLAND,
WHERE LIFE MOVES AT A MORE LEISURELY PACE
AND HOUSES ARE BUILT INTO THE HILLS,
IT'S EASY FOR ELENA AND SINDIE TO DELIVER THE STUNNING VIEWS.
KERRY WANTS THE BEACH,
AND SHE WANTS THE POOL,
UH, SO IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT
TO KIND OF FIND THEM IN ALL ONE LOCATION.
IF YOU WANT TO ACCESS THE LEEWARD BEACHES,
10-MINUTE DRIVE?
MNH, I'M NOT SURE THAT I LIKE THE IDEA OF SHARING A POOL.
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT ABOUT YOU, BUG?
YOU DON'T WANT TO SHARE A POOL.
THERE'S ONLY ONE OPTION LEFT.
THAT MEANS THROWING AWAY HER $950,000 BUDGET,
AND HEADING A MILE SOUTH.
WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS HOUSE
OKAY.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
LOVELY INDOOR/OUTDOOR LIVING AREA,
SUPER.
OKAY.
PRICE IS $1.2 MILLION U.S.
WHOA, THAT'S--WOW. OKAY.
IT DOES HAVE ANOTHER PIECE OF LAND ATTACHED TO IT AS WELL,
OKAY.
OKAY, GREAT.
LOOK AT THAT POOL.
AMAZING.
AND IS THIS THE BEACH DOWN HERE
OH, YES, THAT'S SPRING BAY.
M-MAYBE?
I DON'T KNOW, THE ROAD WAS A LITTLE STEEP ON THE WAY UP.
IT MIGHT BE HARD TO WALK BACK UP.
WE COULD PROBABLY GET DOWN, THOUGH.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, GO EXPLORE.
(chuckles)
NICE AND SPACIOUS.
FANTASTIC KITCHEN, AS YOU CAN SEE.
NICE FURNITURE, BUT I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE WHITE COVERS.
HAVING A CHILD, IT MIGHT GET A LITTLE DIRTY.
YEAH.
THEY'VE SPECIALLY MADE THE BED,
SO YOU COULD CAPTURE THE VIEW IN THE MORNINGS WHEN YOU WAKE UP.
OH, THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
I JUST LOVE IT.
AND THERE'S A SUPERB BATHROOM AS WELL,
OKAY.
OUTDOOR SHOWER.
YEAH, RIGHT?
SO YOU HAVE THE MASTER BEDROOM IN ONE UNIT BY ITSELF...
AND THEN THERE'S TWO OTHER BEDROOMS ON THE OTHER SIDE
ON THE OTHER SIDE, OKAY.
OH, THIS IS REALLY CUTE.
TWO TWIN BEDS. THAT'D BE PERFECT FOR BUG.
YEAH.
OKAY.
WELL, THE OPTION THAT YOU HAVE--
THERE IS ANOTHER LARGE BEDROOM, AN ADULT'S ROOM,
OKAY.
OKAY.
NOW WHAT'S THE VIEW LIKE ON THIS SIDE?
OKAY.
THAT IS TRUE.
OKAY, KERRY, SO NOW THAT YOU'VE SEEN SEACLIFF,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, IT HAS THE THREE BEDROOMS.
IT HAS THE POOL. IT'S A LITTLE FAR AWAY FROM THE BEACH.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE BEDROOMS BEING AS FAR APART,
THE MASTER BEDROOM AND WHERE BUG WOULD SLEEP.
THAT KIND OF CONCERNS ME A LITTLE BIT.
SURE, UNDERSTANDABLE.
MY FIRST REACTION TO THE BUDGET IS,
YIKERS.
IT IS DEFINITELY A LOT HIGHER THAN I WANTED TO GO.
DID YOU FIND ANYTHING INTERESTING?
OH.
THREE HOUSES,
ALL WITH SPECTACULAR FEATURES,
BUT WHICH WILL KERRY CHOOSE?
I THINK I'VE MAYBE RULED SOME THINGS OUT,
BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA PULL OUT?
NO, YOU GO. YOU GO. AAH!
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO JUST A CHANGE IN OUR LIFESTYLE,
FROM A VERY SCHEDULED LIFESTYLE
HERE IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA,
TO A VERY RELAXED,
"TAKE IT EASY" LIFESTYLE OF THE ISLANDS.
KERRY WANTS TO SHARE THE SPECIAL ISLAND
OF BEQUIA WITH HER SON,
BUT WITH AN ISLAND OF ONLY 5 SQUARE MILES,
FULFILLING HER DREAMS HASN'T BEEN EASY
FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS ELENA AND SINDIE.
I THINK I'VE MAYBE RULED SOME THINGS OUT,
OKAY.
AT $750,000,
HOUSE NUMBER 1, MOONHOLE ESTATES,
IS A 3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH HOME
WITH THE INDOOR/OUTDOOR FEEL KERRY IS SEEKING.
WOULD BE A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT,
IF THERE WAS SOME BAD WEATHER, IF IT WOULD REALLY BLOW IN HERE,
AND I'D GET A LITTLE WET.
IT HAS A PRIVATE BEACH, BUT IS LACKING A POOL.
BUT THERE'S NO POOL.
OKAY.
AT $880,000, HOUSE 2,
HUMMINGBIRD HOUSE,
IS A 4-BEDROOM, 4-BATH,
LOOK AT THAT POOL.
THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE LARGEST POOLS IN BEQUIA.
BUT IT'S A 10-MINUTE DRIVE TO THE BEACH,
AND THE LAYOUT IS UNCONVENTIONAL.
COMPLETELY SEPARATE LIVING AREAS.
AT $1.2 MILLION,
HOUSE 3, SEACLIFF,
OFFERS THREE BEDROOMS, THREE BATHROOMS,
AND ANOTHER INCREDIBLE POOL.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL. WHAT A GREAT VIEW.
BUT KERRY DOESN'T LOVE THE LOCATION OF BUG'S ROOM...
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT BEING SO FAR AWAY.
AND ITS HEFTY PRICE TAG
MAY BLOW IT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WATER.
♪♪
I THINK I'VE MAYBE RULED SOME THINGS OUT,
BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE.
OKAY, SO YOU'RE HOMING IN ON A DECISION HERE?
I'M REALLY STRUGGLING
BETWEEN ALL THE HOUSES. THEY WERE GREAT.
SURE. SHOULD WE START WITH MOONRISE?
WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH THAT PROPERTY THEN?
IT HAD A REAL "ROBINSON CRUSOE" FEEL.
HOWEVER, I DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT
THAT THERE WERE NO DOORS,
SO I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A HOUSE THAT I WOULD PASS ON.
CORRECT.
HUMMINGBIRD HOUSE.
HUMMINGBIRD HOUSE, THE POOL WAS AMAZING,
AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THOSE BATHTUBS.
HOWEVER, I DIDN'T LIKE THE SIZE OF BUG'S ROOM.
OKAY.
SO WHAT ABOUT SEACLIFF?
SEACLIFF, YEAH, WAY OUT OF MY BUDGET.
YEAH.
BUT WITH THE ADDED VALUE OF THE PARCEL OF LAND NEXT DOOR,
RIGHT, YEAH.
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT SEPARATE PIECE OF LAND
AND BEING ABLE TO BUILD A COTTAGE ON IT,
RENT OUT THE COTTAGE AND STAY IN THE MAIN HOUSE,
SO DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE HOMING IN ON A DECISION HERE?
UH, AS MUCH AS THE PRICE SCARES ME A LITTLE BIT,
I THINK THAT SEACLIFF'S THE PROPERTY.
YEAH, I'M EXCITED, YEAH.
GOING OVER BUDGET TO FOLLOW HER HEART,
KERRY CHOOSES HOUSE NUMBER 3.
SHE DECIDES TO SACRIFICE THE BEACH FOR THE POOL,
AND IN THE END,
HOUSE NUMBER 3 RECAPTURES
THAT FEELING OF TRANQUILITY SHE REMEMBERS
FROM HER YOUTH.
TO MAKE THE HOUSE MY OWN,
I BROUGHT IN A LOT OF PERSONAL EFFECTS,
PHOTOGRAPHS, ARTWORK,
LITTLE TOUCHES, PILLOWS, LAMPS.
I THINK THAT THE BIGGEST SURPRISE FOR ME HERE ON BEQUIA
IS HOW COMPLETELY RELAXED I FEEL.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE EVERYTHING MELTS AWAY
THE MINUTE I STEP OFF THE AIRPLANE,
AND IT SURPRISES ME EVERY TIME I COME.
(Bug) I LOVE THIS ISLAND
BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MANY HOTELS,
SO IT'S KIND OF, LIKE, SORT OF SECRET.
(Kerry) THE ONE THING I HAD TO COMPROMISE ON
WAS BEING CLOSE TO A BEACH, BUT REALLY,
IT'S JUST A COUPLE MINUTE-DRIVE DOWN THE HILL.
I'M VERY HAPPY WITH EVERYTHING
THAT I'VE GOTTEN WITH THIS HOUSE.