Well, Things have slowed down for a few days, but the end of this week will be hectic again. On Thursday we are heading back to the states.
The plan was to be in Slovakia for a month to get things setup for our newest project, Okko Golf, in the Tatra Mountain Range. The China trip definitely put a kink in that plan, but I think we still accomplished 75% of what we needed to do, which is about 50% more than I expected! I am sure I will be back soon as we are really moving on this project. We hope to have the architects selected soon for the clubhouse and the golf bungalows, the engineers are moving forward with the roadways, the routing is finalized (officially for the third time), I am adjusting the individual hole details, and we are finalizing the lake locations and shapes (as final as we can at this point). The engineers take over the lakes and various other parts in the next couple weeks. We hope to have a majority of the documentation for permits finished by mid-June.
On other news, we have received interest from a new development in southern China, so maybe another trip will be coming up soon. We are also awaiting word on the two proposals that we submitted when I was in Shanghai. We hope to hear from one soon, and the other not until mid-end of May. I will defiantly post the updates!
Kali has posted her inaugural Kali’s Hole of the Week on the main blog site www.brandenwilburn.com . Check it out; it is about Hole #6 from the Nandin Dvor Golf & Resort Community project in Bratislava, Slovakia. She is already on to the next hole, Hole #10 from our newest project Okko Golf. Be patient, the writings and descriptions will get better as she gets a hang of this typing thing!
The other projects have slowed down a bit, mostly because we are awaiting authority approvals.
I am heading back to the main office in Naples on the 6th of May. After several months traveling and working up in North Carolina, I need to get back down there for a few days. It will be nice to meet up with my business partners for a few days to discuss projects and schedules before I head back out. After my meetings in Naples, Daniela, Kali and I are going to take a small vacation. No golf, but lots of relaxation and good food!
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