Concordia Eco - Resort

As we inch towards our departure date on 22 December Annie has been busy either selling, shipping or giving away a houseful of 11 years of possessions. We are living a minimilist lifestyle at the moment in an all but empty apt. The bed is the last, large piece of furniture left in the apartment. 

Living in an empty shell isn't fun, so Annie and I spent 2 nights at the Concordia Eco-Resort. www.concordiaeco-resort.com The resort is on the eastern edge of Coral Bay and is set amongst the natural bushland. Guests have a choice of either eco-tents or full kitchen apartments. The accommodation is terraced which allows all guests a view of the ocean.

        Concordia viewed from Ram Head

We chose a eco-studio apartment set towards the property entrance. Check in was a breeze and of course Annie knew the folks who worked behind the counter. The resort is steep and hilly in places, we were getting a workout.

The apartment was roomy with a great balcony with views across the lush greenness to Salt Pond Bay. As it is an eco-lodge there is no air conditioning in the rooms, the room is cooled by several fans and the breeze that flows in through the screed windows. We had cooking facilities in the room, but that wasn't on our agenda. 

                                                          View from the balcony
On our first afternoon we had a swim in the large saltwater swimming pool which was refreshing. The pool and reception are the two places you can access the wifi at the resort so if you do need to check emails you can do so. 

The restaurant was closed our first night so we went to the Tourist Trap for dinner. The Tourist Trap serves simple meals well done and at a reasonable price. It is at the entrance to Concordia so you can either walk or drive. 

As there are no televisions or wifi in the room it is a great opportunity to catch up on reading or play some cards or games. Monday there is a nice open mic night, I believe from 4-7pm.

In the morning we awoke to a spectacular sunrise. Soon the room was flooded with sunlight which was a prompt for us to get going. As much as we would have liked to have done am yoga class and spent the day at Concordia we had chores to attend to. 

We rushed through the chores as quickly as we could and arrived back in the mid-afternoon. We took a path from Concordia that weaves its way through the dense bush, partly on a nice wooden boardwalk, before emerging at the beautiful Salt Pond Beach.We decided to take the short walk to Drunk Bay where it was a delight to look upon all the creations folks had made out of coral and rocks. 

By now we were hot and ready for a swim in the beautiful water of Salt Pond Bay. 

That night Annie and I had a lovely dinner at Cafe Concordia. The meal was wonderful and the service with a smile was first class. 

All too quickly our short stay at Concordia came to an end and we had to return to an empty apartment and more organising for our move. Our batteries have been recharged and we look forward to our last week on St John.