http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Honduras , Roatan , West End en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:53:49 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:53:49 UTC Dr Cathy and Susan head for the Spokane airportOther than a failed attempt to intercept a Fed Ex package containing400 dog vaccines on the way to the airport our departure wasuneventful. These vaccines were graciously donated by Val Garcia aWorld Vets member and Schering Plough drug rep from the East Coast.They didn't make it to Roatan with us but we will certainly be ableto use them on our nex http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-334389.html After a hot and noisy night listening to everybody elses air conditioner a luxury we didnt have in our room and the driving rain the alarm went off at 4.55am and we crawled out of bed. It had actually stopped raining to our relief.....but this turned out to only be a brief reprieve as by the time we had packed everything up it had started again and so we had to unpack to get our waterproofs http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-260390.html We went diving in Honduras our first diving of the trip so far Our first dive took us to 70 feet below the depths for about 50 minutes and the second dive took us to 30 feet for 45 minutes. We both tried rolling off the boat from a seated position instead of stepping off the back of the boat to enter the water. Our divemaster gave us both great advice the water conditions were great about http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-235344.html J I miss being in Roatan. I was so sick of all the inconveniences unreliable power merciless insects three jobs no butter or hot water too cheap cigarettes... that I forgot what I was returning to. Maybe its just that Irsquom sitting in George Bush international airportmall but something about being back in the Northern Americas feels entirely unwholesome. Boarding for Laguardiahellip http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-195705.html J Holy white scalp batman I got to be quite the bearded fellow but thatrsquos done now. And while the hair was agrowin so was my following at the black pearl the barclub i DJ at. which is quite the relief. hopefully theyrsquoll recognize me without the fur. the overview two Saturdays ago i had the best turnout of my life. the club was packed and people were going crazy for the musi http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-191405.html Ok guys so here's the deal. this website that hosts our blogs had some technical difficulties and lost all our previously posted blogs. we were able to recover most of them through google but a reposting of past entries is not going to happen. that said' we both like this site and hearing your comments and so we're going to keep publishing the same way we always have and keep our fingers crossed http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-190065.html J So apparently the woman who frequents our dive shop calling out coconut bread was not talking about me but actually selling coconut bread. and the witch doctor my boss went to see didnrsquot actually cure his dengue fever which is too bad because half the people i know seem to have caught it. Luckily Hannah and I escapedhellip kind of. H So after my last fiercely won battle with an ear http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-180464.html How much should one pay for a monkey lala Is five dollars too much Yes but wersquore getting one anyway. Know why Wersquore gainfully employed. Letrsquos backtrack a bit thoughhellip H It all started when I began stalking this friendly couple who own a great Thai restaurant on the ldquomain only streetrdquo in West End. After stopping in every day for a week and befriending http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-173926.html JH We decided that something about the unified voice is a little creepy...so herersquos an update from J and Hhellip J I DJed at my first real event last night The party was essentially a rave so considering my DJing style I was chosen to start the party off. All the DJrsquos after me spun electronic music. There were five DJs including me I still canrsquot get over how much I love http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-170407.html Holy Cow where to start So wersquove been diving our way through advanced diver Rescue Diver which wersquore part way through courses not to mention our CPR course and now wersquore on a break to inspect the reef more on that later. In the water Hannah made friends with a giant Grouper who settled near her and she fed him a leaf. not really though but the grouper was real. h http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-169590.html Well folks we arrived alive. Wersquore hot sweaty Jon is chaffed and Hannah is laughing at him while voraciously scratching at her polka dotted body. In the cab from the the airport our faithful driver Robert brought us up to speed on some local history. Apparently there are racial tensions between the native Roatanese population who are decedents of a British slave population dumped her http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-166510.html We arrived in La Ceiba to get the boat to Roatan. I was excited to start the beach part of our vacation. The van was left on the mainland in the parking lot close to the boat dock. After an hour and a half of Caribbean Sea we were on Roatan. Our beach town is called West End and it is small enough to have a welcoming feel. The hotel where we are staying is called Posada Arco Iris meaning Rainb http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-143952.html HejVi ar nu i Nicaragua. Vi kom fram i gar pa dagen i en chickenbus. Det ar det billigaste alternativet att resa. Bussen ar en Simpsons jenkki skolbus full med lokala. Sista etappen fran Managua huvudstaden till Pochomil pa stilla havets kust tog tva timmar ca 60km. Vi har en enorm strand sa gatt som for oss sjalva vi och tyskarna. Puyol och Tobias skall lara oss surfa.Vi reste alltsa via Te http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-120743.html HejNu har vi varit lite pa en vecka i Honduras och inte rest runt utan sloat en vecka pa en o som heter Roatan. Mycket lugn och trevlig o.Var vistelse i Honduras kunde inte ha borjat pa ett konstigare satt. Nar vi steg ur planet sa stog det tre SWATare flera poliser och militarer med en massa vapen i handen och vantade pa vart plan. Vi blev lite fundersamma och skramda pa samma gang. Senare inne http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/blog-119517.html Ok so I totally can't believe it's Christmas Eve Day. Wow. I did find time to come back to this internet cafe though so let me catch you up on what's been happening the past 2 days. Yesterday was our day trip to Barbaretta. OH MY GOSH What a day. Totally worth the 120 I paid for it. We left around 830am set off in the boat there were 9 of us plus Ryan the instructor and no more than 15 mi http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/Chillie--s-Hotel/blog-113385.html Hey friends and familyI'm currently in an internet cafe being charged by the minute... eeekI just wanted you to all know that I'm safe and having a wonderful vacation so far in Roatan. My hotel is literally 10 steps from the dive shop. They're owned by the same people. I have a room in the main house. The upstairs of the main house is where the owners live with their kids and then our rooms do http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Roatan/West-End/Chillie--s-Hotel/blog-112933.html