We grew up along the southern California coast. Although it is a wonderful place to live, it is not the "tropical" paradise we dreamed about for building a vacation and retirement cottage. Our dream focused on, first and foremost, finding a unique OCEANFRONT PROPERTY, spectacular white sand beaches, crystal clear turquoise water common to coral atolls, warm tropical weather, a tropical setting, boating, snorkeling, diving, AND THE NEED FOR SECLUSION.

Ben and Cathy Hickman purchased this cottage in 1994

Our search for our DREAM TROPICAL PARADISE took us to islands and places throughout the globe. When we discovered, what is now the "birth" place for Dolphin Lookout, we knew we had struck the "mother lode."This undiscovered gem in the "rough" had met and surpassed all of our requirements. However, the story of Dolphin Lookout was not all "blue skies and clear sailing." There were many challenges as there was no power, no roads, no defined pathways from the settlement to the property, and Guana Cay was a "sleepy," and for the most part, an undeveloped island. The only access to the Dolphin Lookout property was by boat on the bay side or 2 miles by foot along the oceanfront. If you are interested in learning more about the origin of Dolphin Lookout, please continue below under the caption, UNIQUE BENEFITS.

By now you may get the feeling that YOU have discovered a rare jewel. As previously described, Dolphin Lookout is located at the very tip of a wonderful coral atoll, not only oceanfront and bay front, but has access to a terrific dock and pristine, private cove on the bay side. For the "rest of the story" behind this HISTORIC cottage and property, read on: In 1994-1997 we purchased the oceanfront properties which were to become the birth place of Dolphin Lookout-these properties included a right of way which extends from the bay side(Sea of Abaco) to the oceanfront; from 1997 to 2002, improvements included a serene 800 pathway from the bay side to the oceanfront, wonderful dock built on the bay side, unpaved golf cart roadway extending through the sparsely populated south end residential community making the settlement accessible by golf cart, and finally, after 2 years in the waiting, Bahamas Power and Light installed our transformer and underground power line. From 2003 to 2006, Dolphin Lookout cottage was built by highly skilled local craftsmen. The cottage was framed up in a matter of a few months, but it was the finish work that took so long. The wonderful finish work was custom and completed on the site. All of the accessories were imported. In designing Dolphin Lookout, we wanted it to feel like a "ship on land," and that became our theme throughout the building of the cottage. In keeping with our theme, solid brass hardware is used installed throughout including replicas of old brass ship's lanterns. The above story is but an outline of why this special small cottage means so much to us, and why so many of our wonderful clients feel as we do. Is the story behind Dolphin Lookout finished? By no means.................the "rest of the story" is on going and yet to be written.