Blogs from Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 6

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

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

Open Water Divers! Well we did it, we are now PADI open water divers, certified with a card and everything. We did 2 more dives this morning one at Mandy's Eel Garden and the other at Sea Quest. Both were off the front of our hotel and down a little ways. At stop one we had to do this exercise where you fill your mask with water open your eyes then drain the water out. I hate it. And that sea water burns like anything. But I did it. We saw some hard to spot flounders on the sandy bottom. So amazing how they hide. The coral barrier reef out here is amazing. It is a whole other world down there with colorful fish and corals. I realize now if the fish are tiny, and there ... read more

Divers? We signed up to take the first part of being certified divers. Technically they call it scuba diver and it is one step below open water divers. We watched 3 videos and did the chapter tests and then were done for the morning. So, no pictures of that. In the afternoon we got in the pool to act like fools with scuba gear on to practice some things. Again, no pictures of that. And now we are ready to go on dives tomorrow! Hmmm...makes me wonder... We shall see how it goes tomorrow. Still Paradise We managed to get in a few hours of beach time and the view is still the same. Unbelievable.... read more

Coxen Hole We decided to head down to Coxen Hole, where the "main" part of town is and where the cruise ships come in. Let's just say it was an interesting journey on a "bus" that honked at people that were walking to see if they wanted to come on it. It was very strange. And HOT. My mexican sweat has kicked into overtime. Ridiculous. We caught this bus in West End and it took us about 45 min to go 11 km. Despite the nice hotel we are in, these people are very poor. It is incredible to see that they are still dealing with outhouses. And of course the animals, make me so sad. Rusty and Billy have very, very good lives. Supermercado Hit the supermercado in Coxen Hole, wandered around but not much ... read more