To all,
There will be a memorial on Saturday, January 28th somewhere on the beach between Caribe Resort and Perdido Key. Robert’s family are still working on the details and ask that no flowers or plants be sent. They are determining what will be set up if anyone would like to donate to his family. Additional information on time and location will be posted as soon as we hear more.

It is with a heavy I heart we notify you that Robert McDaniel has passed away. Robert was an outstanding employee and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his daughter and two brothers. We hope his checkin is as graceful as what he provided others.

God bless you Robert.

We are very happy to announce that the new HD Television Channels are installed at Caribe Resort. The picture looks terrific and the what a variety of channels. We have distributed the new list of channels to each unit and replacements are available at the front desk. Just in time for the bowl games and parades! Hope you get to enjoy them soon.

There is no doubt this game will be the game of the year for college football. If you have the opportunity to be at Caribe or live here, the party is in C 100 starting at 5:30pm. Game time is 7:00pm and get ready for a southern good time. A group of our owners from Louisiana, are cooking the gumbo and all are welcome. Pot luck plates will make this the place to be and BYOB. We will have all the setups, HD projection on the big screen along with a couple big screen TV’s to make sure you do not miss a play. If you are at Caribe, please stop by to join the fun and celebrate the game!

Mark the date on your calender and plan to be at the Caribe Owners Party on November 5th in the C 100 space. There will be a LSU / Alabama football party and get together to watch the game. (game time is undetermined at this time) Our owners from Louisiana are bringing it to Caribe Resort, “The Cajun Way”. They are cooking up the best Seafood Andouille Sausage gumbo this side of Louisiana! Add in a few Boudin Balls and the party is on! If you plan on attending, bring a side dish and we will have plenty of set ups. BYOB. To help or add to the party contact Max Himmel at mhimmel@himmels.com.

laissez les bon temps roules!

Caribe IT department will be installing wireless routers in all units. These will be installed in your soho panel and be out of site. A note will be left in your unit once this is complete.

-No password required because each session is private and isolated from other users.
-Most users will use the Wi-Fi in their own unit, but any other Wi-Fi with strong signal may be used
-Contact IT, at 22700, if your devices needs to communicate with each other so that a password can be added and isolation will be turned off.
-No Wi-Fi units will be allowed to operate unprotected by either private isolation or password
-Due to possible secuity issues open routers will be blocked.

On May 14th Caribe Resort will be hosting the first annual Orange Beach Wine Festival. Make plans to be here and sample over 100 wines from over 40 vinyards. For those wines you fall in love with, there will be wines available to purchase by the bottle or case at wholesale prices. Cost to enter is $45.00 per head and this will allow you endless wine tasting in the outdoor tent between Cobalt and Caribe. Outcast Charters will be giving complimentary boat rides included in your ticket price. Hours are from 11am to 6pm. In addition, the event will have live music and a classic car show. Come for this event and enjoy the best Caribe Resort, Cobalt and Outcast Charters has to offer.

This will be one of the best events of the year so don’t miss out!!!

For more information go to www.orangebeachwinefestival.com. Tickets may be purchased online and will be limited.

Just a quick update on the results of the annual COA meeting held February 26th. The annual budget was approved as presented and the board answered questions in relation to several topics that the owners brought up. The amendment to the condo docs changing the minimum rental stay from (1) day to (3) days did pass with a majority. The board has completed the filing of this amendment with the probate court so it is now official.

Have a great spring break!

To all owners,

This weekend we held the annual Caribe Resort homeowner’s meeting. The meeting was very positive and we did have a quorum.

The two big issues on the agenda were the budget approval and an amendment to change the docs. Both passed as presented.

There will be no increase in dues to the homeowners again this year. As a note in the nine years of operation the COA has only increased dues once due to the increase in insurance and has never had an assessment.

The amendment to the docs will change the minimum stay for a rental guest from 1 night to 3 nights. Hopefully this change will help owners with refinancing their units and new purchasers find financing.

Larry Wireman has moved all the houses that were to the east of tower D and eventually will have plans for the last remaining house closest to the road.

Have a great Mardi gras!

By now you have recieved your notification that the annual homeowners meeting is taking place on February 26th 2011 in the D 100 space. Lunch will be served at noon and the meeting will begin at 1:00pm.

If you are unable to attend please fax your proxy to 251.980.9055 or 251.980.9035. We are to ensure a quorum to conduct the meeting and will begin calling later in the week to veryify who is coming and secure the proxies.

Hope to see you there!