Marooned on Utila....

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Utila lay at the end of a long, harrowing journey involving poorly maintained 1960's American school buses, extremely shady immigration officials and procedures at the Nicaragua-Honduras border, a couple of nights in less than desirable locations in Tegucigalpa and La Ceiba, and a one hour ferry ride across violent seas. Though it was only 370 odd kms between our origin and our destination, the trip took us over two days, such were the vagaries of the traveler's infrastructure in these parts. Having held my breath almost the entire way from Tegucigalpa to La Ceiba as the bus driver continually crossed over....



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Photos

Getting kitted up
HJT donning his scuba gear

Ready to face the open water
HJT heading out for his first dive post certification

A couple of likely lads
HJT and Jim at Tranquila

Baiting the Canadian, aye
HJT and Tony engaging in a bit of horseplay

Our recruiting officer
HJT and Elizabeth

An arduous Utila afternoon
HJT doing it tough at Alton's

I'm seeing double here - 4 gorgeous Danes
HJT with Signe and Johanne, the 'evil twins' from Denmark

More fun on the booze cruise
Katie, Cassie, Becky and HJT

That's one way to drink I suppose
Alex completing one of the steps of the Divemaster course

All quiet at 5:40AM
The jetty and deck at Alton's

No-one even stirring
Looking from the jetty back to Alton's