Moonhole, Bequia

From Wikipedia :Moonhole is a community on the island of Bequia (Bek-way)) in the Grenadines started by Thomas Johnston. In the late 60's, Mr. Johnston had a lucrative advertising business on Madison Ave, NYC. He sold the business and bought the Northern tip of the island which contains a large aperture formed by the waves in the lava called Moonhole. He moved to the island with a book on construction with stressed reinforced concrete and began building bungalos/apartments/villas on the cliff side. Using the concrete to build these apartments into the cliffs led to large open rooms with magnificent views of the ocean. With no wells or electricity, all water is collected by the roofs into cisterns for bathing and washing. The master bath in one villa had a large tree that grew right up through a large hole in the roof. When it rained, rain dripped through the ceiling and into the roots in the bedroom. Windows were often very large and only those that faced the prevailing winds (west) had plexiglass panels that could be lowered into place. The various apartments surrounded a central social dining room, veranda and large bar made from a whale's jaw bone. People from the village below came in daily to bring in fresh fruit and freshly baked bread and to do any necessary cooking. Although there is a wet and a dry season, the weather is very temperate and lovely. The beaches are magnificent and white.