Day 9: Roatan, Honduras

This morning we had breakfast with a couple of new Australian bunkmates who are visiting the island to get their Dive Masters. We traded travel stories and tips while eating pancakes at “the shack” (50 Lps, or $2.63) with fresh butter and strawberry marmalade. Yummy! Today we laid around on the beach all day till the sunshine faded from the sky. Great day just relaxing in the sun (ok, and maybe recovering a little bit from the last couple of nights…).

"Panqueques" at the shack

Saben, Frank, and Glenn packed in one more dive and had a great time. They were able to hit their max depth of 60 feet and see two turtles very close up. Since they are all certified divers now, they can bring cameras with them so Saben was able to take a few shots above and below the water, unfortunately the camera will not work past about 45 feet (due to the intense pressure) so no photos of the turtles.

Saben on the boat

Scuba Frank and Scuba Glenn (and some other guy)

The Reef (Blue because of the lack of light at depth)

Saben Post Dive

The Three Scubateers

We feel at home here on Roatan now. It’s as if we’re lived here for years. We know all the great places to eat and shop and we always run into friends no matter where we go. What a wonderful life! It’s our last day on the island and though we a reluctant to leave such a comfortable, lovely place we are also ready to move on to something new. We went out with our friends but the bars were all dead in the West End so we called it an early night around midnight and decided to catch the ferry back to La Ceiba in the morning. We had planned on leaving Roatan a couple of days ago but decided to stay an extra day or two because the guys offered to let us ride back to San Pedro Sula with them. They were going there to visit their families and we were going there on our way to Guatemala. We were so happy and grateful that we couldn’t possibly say no! So we all leave together in the morning around 6AM to get to port in time for the 7AM ferry back to the mainland. It’s not often that one can make such good friends but then again we’ve been living with each other for about a week so we’ve gotten to know each other pretty well. Looking forward to the journey!