The house is made in the old Puerto Rican way, and made to be light and airy inside.  It was rebuilt after the Hurricane that passed through, and the interior is designed pretty much the same as it was before.  Mainly because what was there worked.  The bottom is now mostly stowage for myself, and for my daughter and her husband when they come to visit.

Shown here is the original wood, but the house is soon to be painted.   No use rushing into anything, I always say.

Here are some photos of the house after the storm.  As you can see in the second photo, the light one sees through the large window in the first photo is the sky.  The wind pretty much destroyed the back part of the house, and took off most of the roof.  But the house was rotten from termites and age, and needed to be rebuilt anyway.

Now here is the new Surfer Shack!  The main improvements were larger louvered windows throughout, and a real breakfast bar between the kitchen to the left and the living room.  The large glass window was the main reason that I got the place in the first place, and was kept in the new place.  Furniture is simple, and goes with the overall simplicity of the house.

And the bar and kitchen, with Chelli over for a visit and a rum and coke.  As you can see, the theme of simplicity is carried out throughout the house.  The bar is covered with the same material as the stools, and then covered with surf board resin for durability.  All the cabinets in the kitchen are open, keeping with the tropical way.  And the little blue hurricane lantern is always handy for the power outages that are a way of life here.

In the kitchen you can see Prince, my Springier Spaniel, who has since died.  He was my buddy, and will be sorely missed.

And while we are speaking of bars and pets, here is a detail of the bar and my beta fish, Tyson.  (I named him Tyson because he fights by biting.)

And here is Cindie Rice's dog Howie visiting the Surfer Shack and having a peek out the window.