Background: Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage.
July 18th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Roatan Hi again!
Finally cheap internet, so i decided to write the blog while i can. We are on Roatan. Its one of the Bay Islands in the Carribean Sea off the coast of Honduras. Its probably the most beau ... [full story]
June 11th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Roatan A continuation of the last blog ... Loved this place!! Great diving and lots of fun. Reefgliders was a great place to dive! I didnt take much pictures but am trying to get better with the camera. ... 2 photos[full story]
July 11th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Roatan Crossing Honduras was another slightly drawn out process with many of the usual bus frustrations and changes.
We were extremely glad to finally reach the Carribean Coast but as it was late at night ... [full story]
July 7th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Roatan Rachel, Angel and I headed to Roatan in the Carribean for 3 days of sun and (hopefully) relaxation!
We left Copán on the 7am Cassasola bus for San Pedro Sula. After a 3 hour ride we got something t ... 4 photos[full story]
March 26th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Roatan
It's been raining on and off all day. When it rains it gets so humid that everything just feels wet. I hadn't even been in the rain but all my clothes are damp just from sitting outside undercover. ... [full story]
March 25th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Roatan Does anyone appreciate how difficult it is to wake up at 5:30 without an alarm clock? I was invited to go fishing with Coney, his brother and his nephew and had to wake up early. Luckily, the bars sta ... [full story]
March 23rd 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Roatan This is the type of categorical nonsense I come up with at 2am when I can't sleep, when I go lie out on the hammock, mess around with the thoughts in my head and get dive-bombed by bats.
The Unoffi ... [full story]
March 20th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Roatan On Tuesday, one of the local guys had offered to give us a tour of the island in his mom's car. We waited on the beach at 11, when he said he'd meet us, and he never showed up. A little miffed at bein ... [full story]
March 19th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Roatan Up at the crack of ... well... dawn I guess. The roosters were crowing, but I still have no idea what time it is. I went outside to lie in the hammock and read before Robyn and Danielle woke up (they ... [full story]
March 18th 2008Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Bay Islands » Roatan We made it down here, despite ourselves. There was no problem crossing the border or going through Seattle, we had thought that because it was the Friday afternoon at the beginning of spring break, th ... [full story]
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