Halcyon Days with Master Mixologist Don Johnny

odysys_admin • April 4, 2014

Guest Blog by guest Jim Neeley with photographs by Tom Seawell



 

We are just back


from spending five


wonderful days


celebrating


a 25th anniversary


at Playa Viva.

 




A group of 14 friends


and family joined us


for the celebration.

 


Green smoothie in a tall glass beside a bowl of limes on a sunlit table

Photo Courtesy of Tom Seawell

Lazy days were filled


with morning yoga,


quiet conversation,


napping in hammocks,


sharing great meals,


riding the gentle surf


and being pampered


by the gracious team


that is Playa Viva.




Guests were invited


to participate in meal


preparation in the open


kitchen.


Glass of red cocktail with lime on a bar table, with a beer bottle blurred in the background

Photo Courtesy of Tom Seawell

And to learn a few


of the secrets from


the irrepressible,


never at a loss for words,


activities organizer extraordinaire


and Master Mixologist


Don Johnny.

 


More than a few of his


trademark cocktails


were poured for our guests


over these five halcyon days.


Actually a lot more


than a few drinks.


Tall red and white layered drink with a lime slice on a woven table outdoors

Photo Courtesy of Tom Seawell

Our very special friend and


professional photographer,


Tom Seawell with an


impromptu stylist assist from


his wife Laura created


these beautiful images


of a few of Johnny’s concoctions.



Cheers!


Two frothy drinks with metal straws on a wooden table, softly lit with a blurred background

Photo Courtesy of Tom Seawell