Blogs from Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 14

We left our hotel at 5.15am to catch a chicken bus from the garage around the corner. We got off the bus at La Ceiba & took a couple of taxis to the ferry terminal. I had pancakes for breaki at the cafe there. We were warned that bottles & knives were not allowed in hand luggage. But guess what Uffe tried to take on in his carry on bag?, a bottle of Rum & a rather large knife! This bothered me because I roomed with him occasionally. Since the group had been enlarged he had isolated himself, spending literally hours in net cafes & texting home. I figured he was very depressed & home sick. Either way he was depressing to be around. There are pros & cons to group travel, but on the whole ... read more

Thursday was yet another fantastic day! A beautiful 6am sunrise started the day off right! This was our last day of diving . . . so of course we made the best of it (and the most of it - with hour+ long dives). We (Todd, his dad, and myself) did a deep dive today at Forty Foot Point, which was great! Going deep is my fav. I've been focusing my underwater attention on the little guys most people fly right over. Lots of little yellow-headed jawfish and garden eels to watch everywhere! We've gotten good at spotting them. It's very interesting to see their behaviors - each creature is pretty distinct and yet very common in their own ways. Some little fish have the territorial behavior and charge the camera, while others are shy and ... read more

The morning started out great! Ready to dive Mary's Place - one of the best dive sites on the island! Saw a little orange seahorse before entering Mary's place - and then through the wall we went. . . swimming along this crevass that stretches about 100 feet deep. . . swim swim swim to Todd - - - to find a ring waiting for me! (of course I said yes!) The rest of the dive I couldn't keep my eyes off my hand! This (by far) matches if not exceeds the excitement of seeing the pilot whales! Mary's Place will always be more personal now. The rest of the day was a blur. cant remember much else! =) ... read more

After an action packed night in Miami at the Cirque de Soleil show "Corteo" (which was fantastic!) and no sleep ~ off to the Miami airport we went . . . and we're finally here in paradise! (went to do a blog yesterday but the server was down =( Yesterday was relaxation day - - - a nap (or two) in the hammock followed by a meet and greet with other CocoNuts. Saturday night was mellow. Rain was in the forecast and things were starting to look dull, but . . . Today (Sunday) was a different story! The morning brought a passing shower, but the sun came shining through and it was a great day! (The sunset was beautiful too!) Today was all about diving! It went breakfast, dive, dive, lunch, siesta, dive, dive, drinks ... read more