A soft alert!

It has been great, but now because our family are going on to their own lives, we are looking for a smaller place and offering our current place

Fontaine's

(described below)

for Sale.

We invite all those interested in purchasing and enjoying this Boracay property to contact us at gmfontaine@cs.com. Aloha.

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Welcome to

Fontaine's

on the lovely island of

Boracay in the Philippines

Boracay  is a tiny, lovely 7 km long island just off the northwest coast of the large island of Panay in the province of Aklan. The home language is Aklanon, but both English and Tagalog are spoken by nearly all. Although becoming a major Asian tourist destination, it has retained a "low-key" flavor accommodated to the local ecology. Its beaches and tropical allure bring together people from all over the world and their mix with the local Aklanon culture gives it an "international texture" that further enhances its appeal.

Fontaine's main house includes 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a living room with kitchen, large main deck and small private deck outside the top-floor bedroom, water, electricity, fridge, and phone. We also have a 2-bedroom/2-bathroom guest cottage. It all sits above a quiet cove in Bolabog on the north end of Boracay Beach. When we're not there enjoying it ourselves, it is available for long-term lease (just inquire as directed below). Our view looks out through the coco palms and across the Sibuyan Sea to the islands of the Visayas. It has a private access to a beach protected by coral reef and offering waters full of marvelous swimming, shelling, sailing, snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing and windsurfing. It's an easy 10-minute walk to the restaurants, boutiques, bars, discos, skin diving and sea-sports rental shops, and people watching in nearby White Beach, often called "the best beach in the world." It's an inspiring 30-minute hike in the opposite direction to the top of Mt. Luho (Mahogany), the highest point on the Island with views across both the Sibuyan and Sulu Seas.

Our Gate

Our entrance way path

Our main house viewed from below.

 A little closer view from the side.

 Our three kids on the beach in front of our place with our small "baroto" for exploring the reef.

The beach in front of Fontaine's is sugar-white sand bordered by the blue-green sea and palm trees. At low tide the sea retreats several hundred meters nearly to the coral reef. The seafloor is sand, sea grass, and coral. In the spring we have seen baby turtles swimming out to sea so they must still bury their eggs on our beach (but we've yet to see them do it!). Our cove and the adjacent bay are excellent for snorkeling, windsurfing, sailing, beachcombing, and shell collecting. Because the cove is protected by the reef, the waves are small and the water is great for wading, collecting, and swimming for children. The forest around our cottage is home to at least a couple communities of monkeys.

Our main deck

 The view to the beach and the Sibuyan Sea from our main deck.

The view from our main deck to our "snack hut & bar" below by the beach.

Our living room.

The small deck outside our top bedroom.

And from a distance!

If you're interested in visiting Boracay and renting our main or guest cottage while there please

email us at gmfontaine@cs.com.

For directions on getting from wherever you are to Boracay and Fontaine's click the map above.

To a catalog of shells that my family and I have collected from around the world--but particularly from the waters around Boracay.

To Gary Fontaine's Home Page for a description of my professional activities and experience.

To Strange Lands International Assignment Specialists for a description of my coaching and training programs designed to help international assignees and their families deal successfully with the challenges of new people, cultures, places and technologies.

And before you leave our page, I'd like to ask for your help. I am doing research for a book on a Sense of Presence--the experience of "Strange Lands."  How those lands impact our thoughts, feelings, and consciousness of the world immediately around us. I could use your contributions!!! Please check out my "Presence in Strange Lands" web page for details and/or stop by Fontaine's for a chat if you are there.

To Ken Ilio's Tribung Pinoy for more information about journeying to Boracay and elsewhere in the Philippines.

To Tanikalang Ginto for the most extensive, interesting, and useful web links about the Philippines. It includes links to such diverse topics such Science, flora & fauna, travel & accommodation, and internet cafes.

Or take a virtual tour of Boracay.

To the Lapu Lapu Diving Center for anything you need to dive on Boracay and elsewhere in the Philippines.

For further information about Boracay check Boracay Online

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