Blogs from Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 14

Since getting our Ducks straight after arriving in Utila.... We spent a day walking around in the 'balmy' heat looking at places to rent.. The rent here ranges from $400 a month for an apartment you could find in say um Bozeman.. to lil shanty's with geicos running between you legs and wire keepin the windows shut.. Being on the budget we are we almost went for the latter.. but decided to give it some thought and took off camping to what they call 'Water Caye' for about 3 days and nights... We later saluted ourselves on a decesion well made as Water Caye was absolutly paradise, and gave us a chance to really feel as though we were in the Carribean.. I dubbed my first goal to crack fresh cocunuts while finding the most efficient ... read more

So left the hotel at 6 to get the 6.20 bus. The 1st of 4 transportations we would be enjoying this day. In fairness apart from almost cooking myself in the bus with no open windows, it was comfortable and I did have leg room... I woke up and there were people sitting in the aisle on little stools. They really do know how to make the most out of the space. After 3 1/2 hours we changed buses onto a less spacious one, but at least this one had ventilation!! We were on this for another 3 1/2 hours before getting a taxi to the ferry. The ferry wasn{t working so got this really dodgy vibrating boat that took 1 hour longer than the ferry and 95% of the boat were white or green when ... read more

22/03/08 - 11/04/08 By this point in Honduras I has settled into my house, got to grips with working at the UDC dive centre which meant that life was as normal as life can be living on a small tropical island. So for this reason i didnt write anything into my diary. I had a daily routine which was something i hadn't had since i left home. Wake up in the morning, do my exercises on the balcony, sit down and have breakfast with Darren and then walk down to the dive center talking to everyone on the way making a 15min walk into a half hour one. I was really enjoying the work and got great satisfaction out of being with students experiencing the under water world. Also the other Divemasters there were a fantastic ... read more

After spending an uneventful night in La Ceiba, we made our way to the dock to catch the boat to Utila, one of Honduras' Bay Islands. Not knowing the departure times, we were forced to wait 4 hours for the boat. Little did we know, due to a hurricane, this would be the last boat to Utila for over a week. We were fortunate! The smallest of the Bay Islands, Utila is one of the most popular places in the world to learn how to scuba dive. There is only one town and at least 12 dive shops, making it one of the cheapest places to dive and popular with back-packers. It's got a very Caribbean flavour to it and the accent of the locals is an interesting combination of Spanish and English with a Jamaican ... read more

Honduras After school, I never thought I´d spend 7 hours on a school bus. But that is how we got from Belize City to Punta Gorda. They squish as many people as they can on the buses and thru the aisles and make stops wherever someone wants to be picked up. You rotate from knees on the seat in front of you squashed down a bit to head on the seat in front of you to sitting up straight...every 10 minutes or so. It seemed extra hot that day. We finally arrived in Punta Gorda just before sunset, slept there and got to watch some Olympics and find out Brett Favre´s really playing for the Jets, and woke up to get on the ferry. The ferry takes you across to Guatemala again, where you go thru ... read more