Diving in Honduras!

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Now I've been here in Utila for some time. Maybe 2 weeks? Time seems to fly away and I live day by day. After a very long 2 day bus trip straight from Costa Rica, I arrived here in Utila. I went straight to look around for dive shops but I couldn't make up my mind as all of them offered specific things, such as assisting on the whale shark boat or leading the dolphin tours. In the end there were too many good choices and I just needed a relax! So I went out to the Cays, where one dive shop has its hostel. It was great to get away and chill there for a few days, with no cars or motorbikes, and no parties or loud reaggeton. Very tranquilo!! I came back to Utila to start the dive course and finally chose to start with Gunter's dive centre. It's a small and very chilled out place at the end of the main street, away from the busy centre. On a small island like this some people seem to get very lazy and bored, so what they do on a saturday night is to race up and down the main street.. Guess if I was surprised after hearing how amazing and laid back this place is... It's not as chilled out as I thought it would be, but still I like island life and decided to start my dive master here. I spend most of the time here at the dive school, either diving, studing for exams or helping out in the office. It's good fun, and I've met lots of great people. There was also a carneval for a few days, with the crowning of Miss Utila. I think there were 27 Miss Utilas up there on the stage in the end - Miss Utila, Miss Utila Infantil, Miss Utila Juvenil, Miss Cayos, Miss Honduras, and all from both this year and last year. All girls on the island must have been a Miss Utila by now, there are not that many people living here.. Once in a while there's a beach party or a BBQ on the dock.. No way you'll get bored here! I'm renting a house, sharing with a guy who's an instructor. It's kind of cool to have a house to live in for a change, pretty nice!! My friends from back home, Vanja and Terje, came to Central America for a while, and came over here diving with me! It was nice to meet some friends from before for a change! Sun is shining here every day, and every day is a good diving day... So I'm happy here and enjoy life heaps!!

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Photos

Aaahhh... relax!!!
Finally relaxing with a book in the hammock over at the cays

Main road
The bridge between the cays

Comments

[Burro]

Easy life
Otroligt vad du får uppleva och lära. Tipsar dig om att se Tikal i norra Guatemala om du får tid (du är ju ganska nära). Lite mänsklig kultur och historia vid sidan av djur- och växtriket.

[Alex Eimerl]

Long distance relative Aussie!
Hi Helena, I must say that envy your life style how you are travelling the world and having such unbeliveable experience.I hope you are keeping well and also all your family too.What do your parents think of you travelling the world?

[Camilla]

have a good dive!
Hej syrran, hoppas allt ar lugnt med dig och att du klarar av ditt dykarcertifikat utan problem Nu ska jag lagga mig och nana. kramar Sis

[Mi]

Underbart
Onödigt att önska dig ovanstående - det har du ju ändå... Tänker på dig och saknar dig! Vi ses i Israel! Kram /Mi

[Helena]

Om Camilla
Till personen som anonymt skrev till mig om min syster Camilla, som var tvungen att lamna Israel med sin familj eftersom det foll raketer i deras bakgard. For det forsta maste jag saga att det ar valdigt okansligt av dig att skriva som du gor, om pengar och att hon inte fortjanar sitt medborgarskap. Det har varit en valdigt tuff tid for hela familjen, som forstas oroat sig for familjens liv. Och sedan pratar vi om manniskoliv, och du haller val med om att varje liv ar val lika mycket vart? Sa om vissa far hjalp, varfor far inte andra i samma situation samma hjalp? Tank efter lite, och glom inte att svensk massmedia ar expert pa att vinkla verkligheten och aldrig talar om hela sanningen. Sen undrar jag vad du vill mig egentligen? Varfor skriver du till mig, och varfor anonymt? Jag antar att du ar nagon jag kanner eftersom du vet att Camilla ar min syster. Vill du starta en debatt, varsagod, men det kommer inte att handa pa min blog.

[swills82]

Utila vs. Roatan
Hey there. I'll be teaching at a school in Comayagua for the year. A bunch of the teachers are thinking of heading up to the bay islands for our 5 day vacation in September. Some of us are thinking Roatan, and have heard the beaches are far more beautiful, as apparently beaches are durtier in Utila. We've heard that Utila is more affordable though. Have you been to both?

[Helena]

utila/roatan
Hey, I haven't been to both. I heard Roatan is a bit more expensive and the islands are a bit different. Here it's more for backpackers, and on roatan there are more resorts. It might be that the beaches in R are nicer, I don't know! If you're coming in sept, come as early as possible so you don't get here in the rainy season... All the best, have fun! Helena

[The Betters]

underbart...
.... ser det ut att vara både under och ovanför vattnet. Vi tycker att du ska hälsa på Alberto när du ändå är i krokarna. Och njut av varje sekund av din resa!! Kramar från Marcus, Bella och Naomi

[Vanja]

Hej Vännen! tack så mycket för de fina bilderna. Jag tar hem ett par och skriver ut. Hoppas att du har det bra nu. Tänker på dig! Massor med kramar Vanja