Day 2: Thursday (La Ceiba - San Pedro Sula - Puerto Cortes - Corinto - the Guatemalan border!! - Puerto Barrios - Livingston) Yes, I hit all those places in one day. Granted it was get off one bus get on the next, but I really lucked out and there was always another bus, so I didnt waste time waiting around. The border was hilarious. So I got up early cause I wanted to get the 6 am bus to San Pedro, only told the driver the wrong bus line, so got the 630 am one instead. It was a luxury [View Full Entry]

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Well, I've been in paradise nearly three months now... which unfortunately means I have to deal with that pesky little visa issue. There used to be a guy on Roatan who would sort it out for you (i.e. stamp you for another three months under the table), but he no longer does it. So you can either go to Utila or I think still La Ceiba to get the stamp. Or you can take the 100 bucks you would spend and go see Belize. Which is what I chose to do! So heres my great big backpacking adventure of Central America... [View Full Entry]

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On Roatan there are two prices, the local price and the tourist price. This is important the know when going to bars and getting taxis. Sometimes, you are just out of luck. Never take a taxi to West Bay, they will assume you are a tourist staying at one the resorts. I´ve heard stories of people who have paid 10 american for a taxi from West End to West Bay. And of course there are some bars that will only charge the tourist price, but since you can get your drinks to go, its easier to just get a beer at [View Full Entry]

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Sunday was the superbowl, and of course I had to watch, since the Cardinals had made it to this point... quite obviously hell must have frozen over Reid, the latest and greatest intern, had arrived the day before. Alice, Mindy, and I took the day off, which to Brian meant we were all taking the day off, including Michel and Reid... that was quite the first morning for Reid, to have his ride to work drive off without him Anyways, I digress. Michel and Reid made it to work, and we enjoyed our lazy Sunday. More like Alice and I went [View Full Entry]

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So yes its been a while, but I had written a great entry and then the internet went out without the website saving my entry, and then i got lazy :D so here now are the missing entries, but properly dated (well somewhat properly) I mentioned my noisemaker because I was so excited to have it, and I used it all the time, and then on the second day of having it, I dropped it.... it happened as I was getting back on the boat, it somehow came unhooked from my BCD, and i was restrained from jumping right in to [View Full Entry]

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Well, it appears that the rainy season is practically over! Woohoo for sun! My feet have turned a nice brown, but that ends at the ankle and my legs are casper white... with red dots all over from the damn sandflies. Still have rain here and there, which means the seas are still a bit of a rollercoaster ride... the wooden kind. Sandflies are out in abundance though... apparently they quite like the taste of me... however i have now scratched my legs raw, and it actually stung going out on the first dive today :( woe is me Almost got [View Full Entry]

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Yes, but I also kicked your ass in the swim test! I've almost caught up to Jason in our dive master requirements, who arrived here two weeks before me, but it was a hectic busy two weeks, and so he didnt get started on his rescue course as early as he could. One of the things we need to do are the swim tests: an 800 meter swim with mask, snorkel, and fins, a 400 meter swim with nothing, a 100 meter diver tow, and 15 minutes treading. So the other day Jason and I did the 800 meter swim, and [View Full Entry]

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So one bad thing about living in the third world is the lack of water consistency.... wait actually its more like one of the travails of living in this crack house. Apparently we are supposed to be priming the pump every day, but none of us knew that. So of course the water ran out yesterday. When we have no water, the kitchen becomes a condemned zone. But its nice knowing your neighbours, just ran down now to wash a fork for my dinner. Of course, since none of the glasses are clean, we are passing the wine bottle around. So [View Full Entry]

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Lookie lookie i got.... uhm pictures. Bad rhyme :D Here they are, in all their glory, PICTURES!! Videos to come [View Full Entry]

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So heres a brief insight to the hilarities of living on a tropical island: Bugs are everywhere of course, and I have no problem with tarantulas out in the wild... i do however have a problem with baby tarantulas hanging out on my sink stand... i know im such a girl. Got a lot of bull for that one, but i very much wanted it out of my bathroom and so enlisted the guys to get rid of it for me. I do however have a huge problem with the mosquitos and sand flies that have been feasting on my legs... [View Full Entry]

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