Roatan is an island about 60 miles north of the mainland of Honduras. It lies over the second largest barrier reef in the world and it is as green and mountainous as you could hope for. The beaches were spectacular and Roatan turned out to be our favorite port of the whole trip.
We pulled into port around noon, so it was nice to take our time getting up and ready for the day. Again, the family decided to do a shore excursion together. We took a tour of the island which showed us all the island had to offer. We drove up mountains, down to beaches, and in between stopped to see how the people live, see traditional dances, and take a boat tour of shipwrecks and mangroves. After the tour, Leisa and I had some time leftover to go snorkeling. There were some really cool looking fish, but we didn't have time to make it out far enough to see the corral reefs or anything. We weren't here for long since we pulled in at noon and had to be back on the ship by 6:30. Very neat place though!
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This is just a cool view of the lush, green valleys and the crystal blue waters that Roatan had to offer. The tour guide said there was a large population of Italian immigrants.
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One of the stops was to show us the old traditional dances that the natives would perform. This is a dude dressed up as a woman. The native men, when they would get attacked by outsiders, would dress up as women so that they would not get killed and in turn, would surprise the attackers and kill them from behind. Honestly, I think that is not cool. Fight like a man!
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I am particularly proud of this picture. I am thinking about having Abbie photoshop it and send it to Carnival so they can use it in their advertisements. Look at the cloud formations? Spectacular.
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These two pictures show two different shipwrecks. They were both destroyed by fire and abandoned. The guide said that if they were moved, they would destroy the coral formations. Makes sense. Also makes tourism sense.
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Leisa and I on the beach with the ship behind us. It looks a lot closer than it really was. This beach was clearly man made. You had to wade through about 4 feet of water for about 200 yards before you got to the real ocean. But once we got out there, it really opened up and was spectacular. Really a neat place!
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That night at dinner was dress up night. This is us at our table looking all dolled up as they might say.
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1 comment:
What terrific posts from your trip. I agree - Carnival should be jumping all over using your pic in their advertisements.
RE: Your comment about fighting like a man vs. dressing like a woman - you might feel different if you'd just barely made it out alive from an earlier attack, similar to your earlier comment about your readers not being too quick to judge someone who hadn't dealt with the heat and humidity. Get my drift??
As to a later post about alligators vs. streets of Miami, I can kind of see it being safer in the cage.... Compared to St. George or Sunnyside, I'd definitely choose SG or SS but Miami is a different cup of tea.
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