Flying low over the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean and the British Virgin Islands, I came across my destination, the stunning 120 acre Moskito Island. Billionaire Sir Richard Branson is near completion on this exotic new island paradise. Located one mile from his famed Necker Island, Moskito Island is located in the North Sound just off shore from Anguilla Point, Virgin Gorda and is named after the Moskito Indian tribe, not the bug. In years past, this little BVI beauty (also referred to as Mosquito Island) was once a popular playground for visiting sailors and scuba divers. <\/p>\n
Branson is almost finished with his spectacular eco-resort, consisting of five three-bedroom villas, a massive Cliffside residence for himself, staff accommodations, a refurbished dock, a restaurant, beach bar, nature trails open to the public, an organic garden and orchard, a swimming pool and tennis courts. Branson has hand selected his neighbors who will occupy the other villas including several of the worlds leading billionaires. <\/p>\n
Moskito Island (Photo courtesy of Jim Dobson) <\/p>\n
Twenty additional villas are planned for the island using solar panels and wind turbines. No diesel power is being used on this all green island utilizing wind and solar as part of his plan to green the islands. The island will become a working model for how other islands can cut expensive diesel imports . We know that islands will suffer the most from climate change and sea level rise Branson says, Reefs will be devastated and wildlife decimated. Its realistic to think that whole islands could be 75-80% clean energy in four to five years. <\/p>\n
Architect Gus Wustemann has even published some spectacular renderings of one of the Main Villas interiors utilizing a solid base sculptured out of rock with new advanced hurricane safe design an amazing fantasy world of underwater windows will introducing high technology to preserve the environment with minimal impact. <\/p>\n
Moskito Island Main Villa (photo courtesy of Gus Wustemann) <\/p>\n
And keeping with Bransons exotic tastes, he currently has a ring tailed Lemur refuge located there. Acquired from zoos around the world, hehopes to give the near-endangered animals a habitat within the islands tropical rainforests. Native only to Madagascar, the gorgeous ring-tailed lemurs have massive deforestation across the world. Branson imported these cat-like creatures from zoos in Canada, South Africa and Sweden. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sir Richard Branson with his Lemurs (Photo courtesy of Virgin.com) <\/p>\n
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