"It smells amazingly fresh," Susan said.

"We are blessed by a constant flow of air from the sea," Raimana said. "Add that to the profusion of flowers and it's as close to heaven on earth as you could get."

They walked in silence, hearing the sounds of the jungle around them, the smell and humidity tangible. After approximately 15 minutes they stepped out of the jungle to see a bamboo walkway suspended above the turquoise water of the lagoon leading out more than 100' to a large platform containing 5 distinctive units. Another 100m past the platform they could the see white water of the ocean crashing on the atoll's...