We are Cris and Harry. Before we lived here we had a very different life, at sea.
we decided to change course in order to live consciously and sustainably
How did we get to Buena Onda?
Buena Onda Zahora was born out of... our desire to be able to live as sustainably as possible and reduce the impact we have on our surroundings. To achieve this, we have come up with alternative ways of doing things and studied possibilities/natural solutions to everyday tasks.
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The first small step at Buena Onda Zahora was to build our house using used shipping containers, which we have given a second life to. We use recycled cotton to insulate the walls of the house and 90% of our furniture is second hand.
The furniture that you will find in the bar area is made with our hands with a lot of love and dedication (Harry is very handy, you will notice 😎). They are made from leftover pieces of wood, pallets and second-handfurniture.
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Electricity at Buena Onda Zahora (BOZ) comes from solar panels. Water is obtained from the well. Not to forget, our beloved "recycling station" where we hope that campers will separate their waste into the categories of the local recycling system.
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And our "vegetable garden" where we work the land with care and it offers us fresh and delicious seasonal vegetables. With which we prepare delicious breakfasts that you can see by clicking here.
the trip of our lives is always to the sea /
We are Cris and Harry. Before we lived here we had a very different life, at sea.
WHAT DID WE DO BEFORE WE BROUGHT BUENA ONDA ZAHORA TO LIFE?
Harry grew up among sailing ships in the rivers and caves of the British south west coast. He studied for a life at sea and has spent the last 20 years working on some of the most beautiful sailing ships ever built. He has crossed the Atlantic Ocean some 20 times, exploring hidden islands throughout the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Seas. He bought this little piece of paradise and changed the course of his life to build his dream house, so that he could live on the mainland forever. And to stay in what today has become Buena Onda Zahora.
Cris was born in Barcelona and has a degree in Hispanic Philology, but she has worked as a belly dancer for almost 8 years. It was on a trip with some friends in the south that she discovered, 15 years ago, the paradise where they now live. But the big trip of her life was when she met Harry and together they sailed many seas and visited the most hidden islands of the Pacific. After a long time at sea, they were eager to set foot on land and build their dream house by the sea. She is half of Buena Onda Zahora and an indispensable pillar.
