Blogs from Central America Caribbean - page 9

I absolutely love my mornings! Starting a routine already each day. But I gotta tell ya. Waking up to the ocean breeze sunny skies and living in paradise will never get old lol! After my morning coffee, internet and ESPN I decided to take a walk in the opposite direction this time. It is clear that some things never change but a few have. Not sure why but there seems to be a lot more topless tourists this year. Dang THAT sucks lol! A popular restuarant burned down just a stones throw away from me. I wonder what kinda of fire response they have. Apparently not quick enough! I went by my old stomping grounds of Danny's Sports Bar. Different owners(again) but a few of the same employees who instantly remembered me lol! Karaoke on Wednesday ... read more

Not an overly exciting blog today sorry guys. It involves a bus, a wait at a bus station, another bus, then a ferry and another bus. Massive travel day however after 12 hours we have arrived at Roatan Island in the Carribean Sea. The day started with us catching the 7am 'chicken bus' from Copan. A chicken bus is the name given to the old American school buses that for some reason have been acquired by the Central American countries for use as public buses. We had pre-ordered breakfast so were glad when our egg and bacon rolls were handed out. Unfortunately, we had also ordered strawberry smoothies however as the guy was handing them out, 3 of them somehow tipped over and spilt everywhere all over the floor. Even worse was that because I was ... read more

Arrived safely around 1:30pm from a some what bumpy flight but otherwise smooth. As I was clearing customs my bag was pulled aside and I was asked to open it. They wanted to know why I had SO many precription drugs and other bottles of pills lmao!!! Well I take at least five types of daily pills for various health reasons plus vitamins and a couple others. Of course I brought six months worth so yes lol it was a lot! Luckily I brought a copy of all my drugs from the VA which seemed to satisfy them they were intended for personal use. Clearing customs I was met by guide and friend Yves. We stopped by the local super market for a few groceries and needed items(beer). Of course not everything I wanted but enough ... read more

Although it rained heavily in the night and the frogs pretty much sang through till dawn, I slept well and awoke with the alarm at 07h00 (that’s 12h00 BST!). The first task of the day was to make coffee, provided by the hotel in my coffee maker. Not too successful as four cups of water only seemed to produce one cup of coffee and I suspected that the mechanism was proving alien to my bleary attempts at caffeine injection! Still, a very nice coffee emanated, albeit smaller than anticipated. After a cooling shower, I headed across for breakfast. Slices of watermelon came first, accompanied by a drink of fresh orange and tamarind. More coffee appeared and was joined by a very nice omelette (with onion), bacon and ham. Back in my room, I prepared to head ... read more

Yes indeed, another day in paradise. Despite the weather forecasts showing nothing but T-Storms for our little island, we have been enjoying gorgeous weather. A little rainy at times, but its not like Vancouver, folks! It blows over and out comes the sun and 280C. After a day of reading and lounging around the pool, Terri and I went to the happy hour beach bar to chat it up with others. A very nice crowd of people there tonight. During happy hour, when you order a drink, they bring two so it was a lively chatter mixed in with quite a few run drinks of different persuasions. A young couple from Ireland were very friendly and looks like we may have visitors to Vancouver at some point in the future with a quid pro quo place ... read more