Tom and Nadege's Wedding, July 14th 2010

July 14th 2010 was a momentous event for Tom and I. We had decided to get married in Mexico to make it easy on all our family and friends, but we sure missed being at Mystic River Resort! Here are some photographs of our very special day that we would like to share with all of you. We hope you enjoy this newsletter. It's all about us!!


Our three grandchildren were quite a sight and all smiles for our big day.





















Our daughters, Jennifer, Stephanie and Jennifer were absolutely georgeous! My Dad got to walk me down the sandy isle. Merci Papa!!














































Tom and I saying our "I do"....

A nice shot of the wedding party...

















Thank you to all our friends who made it to the event, but also thank you to all of those who could not make it but wished us the very best. You were in our hearts the entire time...





Tom and I cutting the cake with the help of our grand children.









Everybody had a great time. My Dad with all the Great Grand Kids!

Thank you to our wonderful children for supporting us and for being there for us. We love you all very much.

A special "MERCI" for my sister, Koryne, and her kids who made the long journey all the way from France to be with us.



















A warm "THANK YOU" to our very good friends Landy and Erva. Landy, we could not have made it without you!





To my gal pals, Orly (who decided to join us at the very last minute!) and Margaret. Thanks for being there for me. You both look terrific by the way!

Thank you to the boys, John, Skip and Chris. It meant a lot to Tom.

Thank you to Anna and Alanna for being such beautiful little flower girls.

Thank you Thomas for being our ring bearer. You took your job very seriously.

Thank you to my uncle Pierre who also flew all the way from France to help us celebrate.

Thank you Tom for being Tom's mystery guest and taking the time after all these years!

Thank you to all the staff at Iberostar for making sure everything went smoothly (and everything certainly did!!),

And last but certainly not least, Thank you to my husband for loving me and for always being there for me.

May you always make me laugh Honey!

THANK YOU ALL.

2nd Newsletter - May 2010

This past year has seen some fabulous happenings here at Mystic River Resort. One of the most important, in my opinion, being the fact that Tom "finally" proposed to me!! The wedding is scheduled for July 14, 2010 in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.






Late last year, we added a small conversational pool, the "Lilly Pool", to the list of activities available on site and have found it to be a wonderful spot for late afternoon cocktails and evening star gazing. And of course, the kids enjoy it too!


We also moved the construction/tool room area away from the Cabanas and relocated everything at the very back of the property. This has opened the area for landscaping and we think it makes a big difference to the entrance feel of the resort. We also have a brand new office along with a brand new office Manager, Gina Garcia.

Some of you may remember the story of the spa and the reason it was built! That was because Tom and I could not agree on where to put our house (I want it by the river, he wants the man cave up in the bush!!). Anyway, no, we are not building our house just yet! But we are moving to unit #11 so we can free up the spa for our guests hopefully in time for the Christmas season! That is pretty exciting news!


Tom has been very busy adding hiking trails to the topside of the property and the discovery of a couple of Mayan burial sites and home sites should make the walk even more interesting! The trails are also wide enough to accomodate the Polaris in the event some of our guests may find the hikes too challenging. And with the help of Tom's handy GPS, we now have all our trails mapped out.

We are now also using the trails for some amazing horseback riding adventures. We have added a couple of horses to our stable and are happy to welcome Coco and Precious to our family. And of course Red is extremely happy to have a girlfriend in his life!!

To add to our family of pets, we recently acquired 40 new laying hens to augment our egg production for the kitchen! Some of you may remember that back in November, we found an orphaned calf in a pretty poor shape towards the top of the property! We are very happy to announce that as of today, Rosebud, is doing very well and our guests have quite enjoyed feeding her! She has not only prospered but is developing quite an attitude but we love her anyway!

And last but not least, Tom and I would like to thank all of our guests, most of whom have become dear friends, for allowing us to share our little bit of paradise with you. By choosing to stay at Mystic River, you have made our dreams come true and we will be forever grateful.

For everyone who took the time to write a review on Trip Advisor,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
You efforts have moved us from a number 19 position to number 4 in the Cayo Hotel category and that is FANTASTIC!!
Remember, it is never too late to add a comment or review on Trip Advisor, so if you have not had the chance to do it, please do so. It truly does make a difference.
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We strive to provide all our guests with a memorable experience of what Belize has to offer and we hope you will return to enjoy more.

Please send us your favourite photos so we can add them to our website or newsletter. Any feedback is also greatly appreciated.




Proof that you don't have to be a kid to enjoy iguanas!!

The family that caves together stays together...!" Way to go Guys.


Another satisfied customer!!




Looks like Amy really got a kick out of feeding Rosebud!!

And just for the fun of it, can anyone tell us the name of this funny looking creature?

1st Newsletter - August 2009

First Newsletter, August 2009

Hello everybody,

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all our past guests for taking the time to come visit us. During the brief period we have been open we have made some lasting friendships. Thank you.

Warm Thanks also to Becky Good for suggesting we start a Mystic River Newsletter. Becky, I sure hope you send me those photos of our shopping trip to the Prison Gift Shop!!!

So, what’s new at Mystic River?

Tom and I have been busy and having fun visiting various local sites to see if we could organize additional trips and adventures for our guests. We recently spent a day at the Elijio Panti National Reserve because we had heard about the wonderful waterfalls there as well as the beautiful caves. We were not disappointed and what a day that was!! Tom actually wanted to drive his new BIG Dodge Ram 2500 truck all the way in, just to see if he could do it, and as you can see, we did it!

A couple of places on the way there were pretty scary because of all the mud, and the fact that the road had not been used for vehicles for quite a while, but we got there eventually! The truck ride lasted just over an hour, whereby taking the horses would have taken 4 hours! When we got to the end of the road we parked the car and hiked our way in the jungle to the entrance of the cave.

Some of the obstacles we encountered!!

The cave is absolutely beautiful and full of artifacts. Here are some photos that you can enjoy. We were there for over an hour then headed back to the truck for the next part of our adventure, the beautiful Sapodilla Waterfalls.

After another 2 mile jungle trek, we reached the falls. Because of the heavy rainfall we received a few days prior, the water was a bit cloudy, but I understand from our guide, Antonio Mai, that the water is normally crystal clear. I guess we’ll have to make another trip!! The biggest surprise of the day for me was the sandy bottom of the falls!! It was so unexpected because the bottoms are usually rocky, but not this one! Swimming there was absolutely delicious, again because of the softness of the bottom, so I have to declare Sapodilla Falls my personal favorite so far. There are also medicinal trails there which unfortunately we had no time left to explore.

We had such a wonderful day that we would like to make it part of the tours we offer our guests. It will be a combination of off-road adventure mixed with horseback riding, caving, swimming at the Falls with of course, a packed lunch or a barbeque right there at the falls!


I bet you can picture yourselves there right now and can't wait to try it out!

By the time we left, the sun was coming down.

It was truly another beautiful day in paradise, full of excitement and discoveries.

Tom wanted to have the last word.....

"Sometimes in the Jungle, things just don't happen the way you want them to!!"

Stay tuned for the next Mystic River Newsletter...

The excavation of the Cave by the Dining Room....

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Take care and have a wonderful day.

Nadege and Tom

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