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Visits to the island of Roatan, Honduras

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West Bay, Roatan

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The deckRoatan is a lush island, covered in tropical rain forest, with flowers blooming everywhere. The ocean water is very warm, which surprised us. Kinda thought it would be a little cooler The outside air temperature is a little milder than the south Caribbean, but still a nice 80-85 ish. Definitely lovely weather.

Our deck is so nice! It’s got a great set of comfy chairs and a cafe table to sit at, have our coffee, browse the internet and watch the ocean.

We got in our pool – a VERY big pool – and there were only two couples in it. BOTH from Canada! One couple from Ontario and one from Kelowna.

Queen AngelfishWe decided to head to West Bay on the far west side of the island. We went with the couple from Kelowna and they knew their way around the joint. We had a nice snorkel and saw some great fish, several of which we’ve rarely seen.

Ocean triggerfish Pam saw only her second ocean triggerfish, a large-ish fish that is quite majestic in the water. He was swimming with a school of tangs and surgeonfish, and we didn’t even spot him right away! We also saw a hogfish that we’ve never seen before.

Safety first!Driving around the island is lots of fun. Lots of sights and smells and action. People walk on the road, as do animals and pets. Dogs and children play in the streets, too. Lots of people have bbqs going and you can stop for a quick, inexpensive bite to eat.

Here is a movie of a couple of big beautiful grey angelfish. They came around us, and just drifted majestically.

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Sunday In Roatan

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Toward our hotel Well, we got here safe and sound on Saturday, managed to get our rental car, and out to the resort, the Parrot Tree Plantation, by two pm. We got checked in easily. Just an absolutely lovely room. 25 or 30 foot ceilings done in open beams of Honduran Mahogany. Beautiful granite everywhere. Wonderful Honduran Mahogany kitchen cabinets. The Bathroom is amazing with a huge soaker/jetted tub, a huge curved standalone shower, with dual vessel sinks in the vanity. The bathroom is as big as our master suite!

Good sized crabIt has a really nice deck looking out over the lagoon. Comes with a round, tall table and three tall chairs, with a lounger for suntanning.

The only drawback is the lack of a safe… not impressed by that. And the internet is not good. In public areas it’s fine, but in the suites, it’s spotty at best. If I sit on the balcony, I can get a decent enough connection.

Eagle rayWe did a snorkel today just around the resort. It was quite amazing. Lots of coral, lots of fish – even different fish than we’re used to seeing. We saw a cool eagle ray – that is one fast fish when he wants to boogey! Took off like a shot.

LionfishI’ll put in a longer report later, but right now we’re enjoying ribs on the edge of the ocean. We’ve been joined by a couple of cats and Pam is feeding them!

Lots to say about Roatan, but we have three weeks here, so I won’t overload you on day one.

 

 

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Taking a trip

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We’re heading to Roatan, an island off the coast of Honduras, in Central America. It’s in a different reef system than the Southern Caribbean island like Bonaire, Aruba and Curacao. They say that this reef has over 92% of the world’s sea creatures visiting it over the course of a year. That seems like a lot of fish!

So far we’ve gone from Vancouver to San Francisco on a small “commuter plane,”  then on to Houston in a big Boeing 737-800. We’re grabbing a nap on a nice sofa arrangement here in terminal B. Both flights were nice and simple. Hope that tomorrow’s flight is as nice.

The wifi here in Houston is wonderful. Smoking fast, but then the terminal is nearly empty since it’s nearly three in the morning, so not that surprising, I guess.