Imagine a tropical island setting... bright sunshine... where bananna trees and bamboo sway in the warm breezes. A place where multi-colored exotic tropical plants envelop and overwhelm you with their beauty and sweet fragrances. By day, the perfect relief from the work-a-day world; where tension simply seems to flow from your body to be replaced by total relaxation. By night, the jungle atmosphere, tropical drum beat and flickering torchlight simply consumes your very being, igniting primal urges of sensuality and pleasure long buried in the furthest recesses of your subconsious being. Imagine a waterfall cascading from volcanic rock formations, clear and warm; dropping into the azure blue waters below... almost drowning out the sound of calypso and soca party music in the background. Imagine enjoying your morning coffee and the view from your table on the Veranda deck overlooking the falls... Walk the quiet nature trail, over the bridge and across the quiet pond where brightly colored fish languish in the clear waters of another small waterfall... Or belly up to the Cantina Bar for some ice cold lemonade...

Crab anyone?

The nature trail will not only stimulate your senses with beauty and aroma of the tropical plants, but also educate your mind. Along the path are markers with tropical forest "Fun Facts" about the plants and animals found in tropical forests.

Enjoy the shade while lounging on the hillside overlook veranda, with a breath taking panoramic view of the falls and the aquatic area.

As the light of day gives way to a romantic jungle night, the tropical forest night comes alive with activity. And so it is here where the falls come alive with dramatic lighting, framed by flaming torches; where you feel you have just been transported to the set of "Survivor" and await the "Tribal Council". As the Calypso beat fills the air you are beckoned to join the conga line to dance your way along the snaking path, across the bridge over the pond, up the hill through the trees, across the bridge below the falls, across the green and down to the dining patio...

As you sit at the Cantina Bar, you can enjoy a view of the falls framed by a "dancing waters" fountain in the pool... take a dip yourself in the warm refreshing waters...

A luxurious resort in Bermuda... the Cayman's... Tahiti or Bora Bora? No! Just my backyard in Gladstone, MO. (Christopher Heights) NOTE: You can click on any photo to see the full version! Enjoy some of the other photos below, or, for some photos of it being built, click HERE.

Sometimes friends missing their own tropical "getaways" drop by... ...yeah... this is how to rewind real slow!

BELOW: You never know who you might run into at Isle Tropical. Below are modelsLindsey (left) and Angela (right) on site for a photo shoot with Toria Tyler (Yes, THE Toria... More photos further down the page). NOTE: These are just my snapshots shot between takes, and truly don't do justice to these beautiful, talented and professional (and really fun to be around) women.  And don't be fooled; brains and beauty DO come together.  For instance, Angela put herself through college with a Computer Engineering degree, and knows her stuff!  Having now had the opportunity to observe Toria at work, I understand why models around the country seek to have her photography in their portfolios. She forms a unique bond with each model, seeking out their own ideas and synergistically blending them with here own brand of creativity, methods and techniques... she mentors the less experienced models, yet is able to take cues from the experienced ones. There isn't any "my way or the highway" attitude here; just seasoned professionalism that brings out the best each model has to offer.

There are more photos to come of this photo shoot... The real photos taken by Toria can be found on Toria's website at <http://www.toriatyler.com>.