FULFILLING a dream between two brothers has become the motivating factor in establishing a resort at Fort Island, Essequibo River.

For Gordon Fitzpatrick Eytle and his sibling, who are originally from Fort Island, returned to their home village after living in England and are working towards a resort that is almost complete.

The 74-year-old told the Pepperpot Magazine that his family is from the island, but he went to school in the city and would return when he can.

At age 16, he migrated to England and returned in 2003. They had some lands on the island, and an idea was birthed for a resort after visitors kept making the request.

Eytle stated that he would be at the resort and has a house on the mainland.

While living in England, he joined the British Army and served for nine years, after which he began working with a food company as a maintenance engineer.

He told the Pepperpot Magazine that it took them a few years to get the project of building the resort started, but they are halfway there.

The bar section is completed, and it is opened to the public, while landscaping works are expected to commence when the weather is favourable.

They have five one-bedroom cottages, but six more one-bedroom apartments will be constructed at another location on the island.

Eytle disclosed that it will be finished in three months’ time and they will be open for business once everything goes as per schedule.

He added that Fort Island Resort will cater for both locals and foreign visitors and it is a cosy place that is quite beautiful, with a setting in flowers and plants with neat, brightly coloured wooden cottages for that added comfort.

Eytle stated that by the end of May they are hoping to complete the landscaping aspect of the work, and they are constantly encouraged to finish because people keep asking when they will be opening.

“It is lovely here, with the river in the picture. It is a good place to live and have a quiet way of life,’ he said.

The Fort Island resident stated that the island isn’t crowded and it is a safe place where you can hear the birds sing and the sounds of the wildlife in the background.

“The people here are familiar with each other and there are no strangers here, so being here brings back memories of my family life when I was a child, and I love it here. It is home for me,” he said.

The Fort Island Resort Bar is a good hang-out spot which is under a huge benab outfitted with chairs and tables.

It has nibbi furniture, as well as wooden and tree trunks which serve as stools.