Blogs from Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 26

Here are some more dive photos from my second time in Roatan with Lorna, completing my Advanced Open Water course. We saw many weird and wonderful things in the sea including an octapus, giant starfish, baracudas, more turtles, and on my last day a shark as big as me! On one of the dives several giant Grouper fish followed us around and allowed us to pet them - they look hilarious with their fat lips and curious eyes (see photo below!). I'm proud to say I completed 23 dives this holiday. I'm afraid I'm hooked, but unfortunately neither England nor Canada are known for its dive sites. I may have to return to the Caribbean some time soon...... read more

So the last time I wrote I was sipping a Margarita on the beach. Today I am on the Honduran mainland visiting the Copan Ruins but will now recap my week in Roatan before recounting today´s events. Basically my daily routine on Roatan consisted of a dive or two in the morning and/or afternoon, followed by some swimming in the sea, then a cocktail or three at Sundowners (a beach bar with good toons) to admire the sunset with newly acquired friends, then a shower followed by a lovely seafood dinner and a nightcap. What more could a girl ask for in life? This was also James´s routine but substitute the diving for snorkelling, sun and exploring the Island. I´ll give James credit though - for someone who hates live fish and doesn´t take kindly to ... read more

On April 7th I finally became a certified Open Water Diver (yay!), and sadly I´m hooked because there isn´t that much diving in England or Montreal to be had. We saw turtles, dolphins, baracudas, a king crab, millions of vibrantly coloured fish, lobsters, groupers, squids, and swam through amazing coral canyons. I went on 7 dives in total and here are some pics to illustrate the beautiful Land of Nemo I was fortunate to witness (and also all the silly people I went diving with!). ... read more

Two days in Rio Dulce and I meet a gentleman who is heading to Roatan. He offers me passage on his sailboat. The Lynn B III is a beautiful 68 footer with teak decks and an amazing interior. We have an amazing sail to Livingston down the river and spend a few hours on land getting supplies and clearing customs. As we fill the dingy with our stocks of soda and beer. Four familiar faces appear on the dock. Fellow travelers I had met in San Pedro and Rio Dulce. They had just arrived in Livingston and were on their way to the Bay Islands as well. We offered to take them and they accepted. Another forty minutes later we pulled anchor and we're on our way. Now we were told, great weather, smooth sailing. It ... read more

I got the first bus out of Placencia to Dangriga, which takes just under 2 very bumpy hours. The bus driver was waving and hooting his horn at all the people he knew down the roads (apparently just about everyone!!). The boat was meant to leave at about 9ish .. but in the end we didn't leave Belize till about 11am. The boat was small and had less than 20 people on board. All was going fine .. I was going to say smoothly .. but it wasn't that smooth, when a bolt came out of the engine and they had to hold onto the engine to prevent it going overboard. We sat in choppy seas for 30 minutes while they fixed the problem .. getting tossed from side to side. By the time that they ... read more