Jungle Bungalow

Welcome to Bungalow #3 in the heart of Facey Farms, Papago Village, Saipan, MP 96950.  It only took  us two years to finally move in!  When the idea to move to Saipan first came about in 2009, it was through my old law school classmate Eric Nelson, who lived here from 2007 to 2009 clerking for a judge.  I picked his brain about moving here, and he made it clear way back then that if we ever made the move to Saipan, we had to live at Facey Farms - a big piece of jungle owned by Jerry and Irene Facey (he's American, she's Palauan) with 9 cottages randomly placed in among the palm trees.  The farm and its cottages are tucked into the side of the jungle sloping down to Lau Lau Bay on the southeast side of the island in such a way that you'd never even know it was here driving down the main road past it.  They are always in hot demand as they are all very quaint and peaceful, with incredible views (the picture above is the view from our back deck).



Because of the demand, it took from March 2010 (when I first started talking to Jerry Facey about moving in) until March 2011 for a spot to open for us.  And it only became available after the guy who used to live here (who is apparently in witness protection) suddenly had to move off island...but that's an entirely different story.  Nevertheless, we couldn't be happier here - it's the simple sort of island living we had hoped for when we moved to Saipan.  And even better, several great friends of ours live in many of the other bungalows.  It's sort of like summer camp in the middle of a jungle with the small rustic cottages and all your friends around - the only things missing are the flag pole and the archery pits - but I suppose that's easy enough to fix.

Shanice's new parking spot outside Bungalow #3.

Main room, dining room, back deck - remember, it's real quaint.

This is where Colleen makes magic happen.

The selling point.

Thanks Betty and Bill for our housewarming gift!