LIVING OUR DREAMS
We are Doug and Hope, or Dooglass and Esperanza as many like to call us here in Mexico.
We both were born in Oregon and lived there for most of our lives, and we each have one son. We found each other over online dating and on our second date Hope told me that her dream was to move to Mexico. I had never even been to Mexico at this time so I was still unsure about this plan, but I could tell how special Hope was and I have always been excited to try new things. We got married after only three months of dating as we knew we were soulmates.
We lived in the Portland, Oregon area the whole time our kids were in school. I worked in hi-tech as an electrical engineer and Hope worked in business. I had always been handy and willing to take on any construction project, and Hope was the same so we started our first big construction project during this time and remodeled our house down to the studs. We did all of the work ourselves, reconfiguring the entire floorplan and adding on a huge sunroom. We love the outdoors and spent much of our free time hiking, mountain climbing, and camping in the Pacific NW. We also took many trips to Mexico and fell in love with the incredible people and beautiful places that it has to offer. After our kids graduated from high school and left home we moved to the San Diego area in 2017 to escape the long dark grey winters of the Pacific NW. We bought a house in Vista, California and immediately started a massive remodel and construction project that would end up lasting almost five years. We once again tore the house down to the studs and reconfigured the floorplan, changing almost every room.
In 2022 we decided that the time was right to take the biggest risk in our lives and sell our house, and much of what we owned, and retire to Baja California, Mexico full time at 51 years old. We travelled through Baja in our RV, looking for the perfect place to call home. When we came to this small town named Loreto in Baja Sur we both instantly knew that this was the place! We originally were going to buy a house and spend our time relaxing, but I can't stand to sit still for very long and soon we had another crazy idea. I had always wanted to build and run a small resort in paradise, and Hope was excited about the idea too. So we bought a property and built our dream luxury boutique resort from the ground up. We used every penny of our savings and have had to do much of the work ourselves. We have worked on building this place from the first shovel of dirt to the last coat of paint. Hope has spent countless hours designing the entire resort in traditional Baja luxury with a mix of colonial style to represent the history of this incredible piece of Mexico. We call this style Baja Lux. We have poured our hearts into this magical place and we hope that you will love it as much as we do!
The best thing of all is that we have documented every step of our journey since we left San Diego on our Youtube channel so you can go back and watch how this magical place came to be!