Huge Peter Bay Villa For Sale!

[XOXO]

It's not owned by the monster.com guy, it's not owned by Kenny, not by any CEO, just a regular guy with a great mind who made his own way. One of the nicest guys you could ever meet. Very unassuming, you could be sitting next to him and never know he owns the house. I can tell you I could never live there because you can't slam the kitchen drawers when you're pissed off........... they slide shut on their own........

Are you the owner?? If so, what have you done to the drawers??

ok forum, I am calling you all to the table . . . I would be 100% comfortable in that house.

If the owner does not sell this house I would be glad to house sit for him/her.

Gina

[liamsaunt]

Liamsaunt- I think you should go-- I hear the food is going to be great!

Do you know who is cooking? I did not see that information on the friends website.

[KatieH]

I feel a little funny about posting this, however the owner's name is listed on the Friends invitation, so here it is. It looks like this could be the correct owner of Presidio Del Mar.

http://www.wmode.com/v4/news/press_item ... pr1702.htm

I think it was last year that I heard (on island) that the home was owned by the owner of Starfish Market.

[Wakey]

I have used Qualcom's Eudora since around 1996..

I'll scribble that factoid on the memo line of the check!

[hugo]

It was Liam's Aunt who said CEO...we stand corrected: "former senior vice president of Qualcomm". Wonder what the square footage of the CEO's vacation house is?
The owner of Starfish, David Mugar, was formerly the owner of the former biggest house in Peter Bay. It sold for something like $14 million in 2007, which remains a record, fortunately.

[KatieH]

Hugo - You're a gem. Thank you for the clarification on Mr Mugar. Poor guy....

[stjhome]

No, not the owner, my humble abode could fit in the pool. I can think positive and say when I hit that powerball this week we are all gonna have a huge party changing out those kitchen drawers!!!!!!

[Joshie]

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[XOXO]

No, not the owner, my humble abode could fit in the pool. I can think positive and say when I hit that powerball this week we are all gonna have a huge party changing out those kitchen drawers!!!!!!

Ok, but I admit to being disappointed because I was really looking forward to a good story about the drawers!!

Too funny about the Oprah house.
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[memories-of-marilyn]

Just found this website. Cool.

I googled "presidio del mar" and came up with this pic link: http://www.gobeach.com/usvi/villas/pres ... bigpix.htm

Anyhow, as I was saying over on on-stjohn, a good friend of mine is a friend of the builder and he swears there’s an underwater tunnel running from the Presidio del Mar all the way to Cinnamon Cay, the tunnel comes out behind a big rock on the north side. And he said there’s some kind of secret art gallery underneath the main dome.

As for the owner, it’s owned by Oprah Winfrey. I met a woman at Woody’s on Saturday, and she had just come off a charter trip to the Baths. She said the boat captain took them by the big house and told everyone that it belonged to Oprah. Right as he was saying that, Oprah came out on the back deck and waved. The lady said she got several pictures of her waving. People used to say it was Kenny Chesney’s house, but it’s really Oprah’s.

Joshie,
Some of your facts are almost right, but not quite.

First of all, it’s not a secret art gallery underneath the Presidio. It’s actually a shrine. The site was overexcavated by 25 feet to acccommodate the subterranean chamber. I was told the owner is heavy into the whole free masons, Knights Templar thing. You know, all that stuff from The Da Vinci Code. And by owner, I mean the REAL owner, not that guy who says he’s the owner. That guy may be a nice guy, but he's just a front man for a European family (French, according to my source). We're talking old French money here, as in pre-Christianity. Reportedly, amongst other antiquities, there’s a holy relic buried in the shrine under that big round dome - you wouldn't believe me if I told you what it was, so I won't.

Originally, the French owner had plans to build a multi-site masonic complex on the North Shore. It was to be a campus of higher learning, a church, and a retreat for members of the Knights Templar. It encompassed the Presidio lot, the lot at the very tip top of Upper Peter Bay (allegedly "owned" by Jack Andrews, later sold to Chesney, and then to someone else), the government compound at Little Cinnamon, and Cinnamon Cay.

To connect these 4 sites, a series of underground/underwater tunnels was designed. The tunnel connecting the Presidio with the Little Cinnamon compound was finished back in 2006, and is wide enough and tall enough for two men to walk abreast. But, contrary to what you suggested, the tunnel from the Presidio to Cinnamon Cay was never started, for reasons detailed below. Furthermore, excavation for the tunnel from the Presidio to the Upper Peter Bay lot (also dubbed "The Time Machine" by developer Jack Andrews - another front man for the French owner, BTW) was abandoned prior to completion. It only goes about halfway - 150 yards or so beyond the North Shore Road.

Regarding the motivation for selling, it was triggered by a sequence events which are viewed by the Knights Templar as fulfillment of an ancient "End of Days" prophecy. One key development was the US invasion of Iraq back in 2003. That's what prompted the French owner to abandon plans to finish the Time Machine in Upper Peter Bay, and why the Cinnamon Cay tunnel was never begun. But, the real tipping point was the election of Barack Obama to the US presidency. Reportedly, this fulfilled the final condition of the prophecy. On November 6th, one day after the US election, the Frenchman, acting through his on island agent (i.e., the guy who we were led to believe was the owner), approached Holiday Homes about listing the property. Simultaneously, 7 other high end properties around the world, including Moorea, St. Baths and the Seychelles, went onto the market. The French owner is urgenly consolidating all of his assets and resources (including human resources) in France in preparation for what is referred to by the Knights Templar as "The Last Crusade". The call has gone out for all his so-called "knights" to return home. The holy relic buried beneath the Presidio is still in place, but is scheduled to be shipped back to France via a cargo vessel which will pull right into Peter Bay at night. For some reason, the relic either cannot, or should not, be shipped via air.

As for Oprah owning the propery, that's not true, although she is, a close friend of the French owner, and has stayed at the Presidio on several occasions in the past year, arriving on her own private jet, and then helicoptering directly into Myra Keating. That may explain the confusion (rampant amongst cab drivers and charter captains) about her owning the property and/or being seen there. -m-o-m

[ClevelandDave]

Dan Brown, ladies & gentlemen...please give it up for Mr. Dan Brown.

[hugo]

I am actually willing to believe that some of the people mentioned are total fruitcakes...but you didn't include anything about the extraterrestrials OR the George W. Bush clones in the secret chambers...obviously, you don't know much about it!

[Pia]

Pia

[liamsaunt]

Well, THAT was an entertaining read!
Welcome to the forum, you two creative fellows.