Blogs from Bay Islands, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 8

2012 12 16 Roatan Dive 1. Check out dive. Coco View has a mandatory rule for new divers: Assist an orientation meeting where they talk about all the rules and procedures, watch a 24 min video that is pretty informative and they top it off with a check out dive and there is no way out of it. I was assigned to a group of about 7 divers all pretty average except for one that kept going up and down to the point that had every body worried. I signaled the DM that I would stay with the group and waited for him while he ascended and assisted him. We went to the left from the entrance towards the Coco View wall. I saw a couple of Hamlets, a lime green mantis (My friend Judy took ... read more

We are “slothing” it (new word we made up here). We will admit to completely and totally forgetting which day of the week we arrived or any other day since we have been here. We keep forgetting the fact that we need to take a water bottle everywhere and that showering should be a daily event, but at least we remember our names. You can sit here and watch the view for hours. If you wanted to, you could just read a book in the hammock and the book wouldn’t have to be any good at all. We spend part of each day in the top of a tree-house (our room), walking on the beach, watching little kids trying to catch crabs and fish, swimming in the sea and in a cold pool, playing with the ... read more

Bonjour, Le 16 novembre nous jetons l’ancre à l’île de Guanaja. Après 30 heures de navigation. Pendant la navigation Guy a pêché une belle Dorade de 7 livres et un gros thon à queue noir de 9 livres. La position est le 16.27.28 nord par 85.52.13 ouest. Non loin de la côte du Honduras, de Roatan et aussi d’Utila, qui étaient des îles anglaises qui ont été cédées au Honduras. Ce sont des îles reconnues pour la plongée sous-marine avec de l’eau cristalline. Nous pouvons voir le fond de sable dans 50 pieds (17 mètres) Les gens y parlent anglais du moins les natifs, ceux qui viennent du continent parlent espagnol. La grande île de Guanaja est habitée par des gens de partout dans le monde, des américains, des canadiens, des suisses ... read more

Guatemala Lago De Atitlan We departed Antigua and headed for Lago De Atitlan in western Guatemala having heard and read that this lake was a picturesque place to stay in the highlands. The lake is situated amongst several volcanoes and there are several villages dotted around, each offering different vibes from the rough and ready and relatively busy San Pedro to the hippy hangout of San Marcos La Laguna. We pulled up in the usual minibus stuffed full of backpackers and decided to stay the night in San Pedro, our place of arrival. This may have been a slight error as we soon found that San Pedro (or the Guatemalan Phuket as James put it) didn´t have much to offer other than relatively simple accommodation very close to a throng of average bars and restaurants. We ... read more

Spending a restless night in what we are sure was a haunted hostel we jumped into the back of a 4x4 Jeep, bumping up and down whilst holding on as tight as we could we arrived at the gorgeous jungle river lodge! White water rafting was an experience, our guide was very adventurous and we are sure that it would not be legal if it were anywhere else but here!! First we started by getting into the water and then he led us up and down massive bolders jumping to and from rocks and even into the white water! We jumped into the water from as high as 6 meters which i must say was very nerve racking! The fact that the rock was verticle and he said that if we dont just run and jump ... read more