Roatan, Honduras Travel Blogs

Roatan - A Caribbean Paradise
Mar 6, 2004 (5 photos)

... had to cope with no less than three consecutive power cuts. We were soon to learn that this is a very common occurrence on Roatan, as is the possibility that water cannot be guaranteed every time you turn on the tap! The fillet of fish I ordered turned ...

The Last Stop
Jul 23, 2007 (6 photos)

... have seriously impaired circadian rhythms, crowing out their tune at pretty much any hour of the day. The SCUBA in Roatan is terrific. Multicolored reefs, resplendent sea life, and rock bottom prices make Roatan a top spot on the international dive ...

I have news for you
Jun 9, 2007 (3 photos)

.. and the news is: the bites are not better. They are horrible! We go diving, in the water the itch is bearable. Between the 2 dives, we try to move. Nooooo, the room becomes free tomorrow, not today. Even I do not become upset with that stuff here ...

I wanna go home
Jun 11, 2007 (2 photos)

It was bound to happen. The day I want to go home. But I do not think it would be because of a couple (of hundred) bites. Diving is very good again. We have a diving master from Chili. He introduces me to a Belgian diving instructor. We ask the people, ...

Diving in Honduras: the procedure
Jun 14, 2007 (12 photos)

I will tell you how diving works here. The result is the same everywhere, how to GET there is different everywhere. In fact, here you work HARD to get there. It will look like hubby does all the work. Which is not true. It was just for the pictures. I ...

A lazy day in paradise
Jun 13, 2007 (3 photos)

We sleep in and are JUST in time for breakfast: 11h! Dr T decides we have to top up our drinks and we go to the store. Since we do not have a fridge, we also buy a bag of ice. My poor hubby carries the whole lot home. See picture: Tony with backpack ...

When boats grow wheels ...
Jun 7, 2007

... are NOT planning to take us to the harbor but to a mini bus to DRIVE us to La Ceiba (the mainland of Honduras, where we have to take a ferry to Roatan, our diving island). Dr T (in his so gentle way) starts discussing that we agreed on a speed boat, ... . ...

'I am not coming diving'
Jun 12, 2007 (2 photos)

... one in Thailand, even a chicken TRAIN! But, I do not know where to look first. Outside of the bus, there is Honduras, the jungle, the nothingness, the poverty. Inside the bus, there are the Hondurans. People are extremely poor. The first lady sitting ...

Paradise at last................
Jun 15, 2007 (17 photos)

... near as rough as we had expected, upon arrival in Roatan we were accosted by taxi drivers, who even though we are still in Honduras generally speak English and quote everything in dollars! So, 15USD is a bit much for a taxi drive in our opinion, and so we ...

Team Honduras come together (with poo update)
Jul 9, 2005 (10 photos)

We took a ferry to roatan to meet up with "Team Honduras" which consisted of Heather Leigh Frankovis, Ann Marie Jarvis, Brandy Windham, and child prodigy Nora. We painted Roatan red by partaking in such activities as trespassing in an expensive Italian ...

Planning to leave Honduras, the whoooole day!
Jun 15, 2007

... and work our way through them. What can be so hard about booking that, you ask? Well: Flight: 1 airline is flying from Roatan to Gran Cayman. You have to FIND those guys first. Then: the website is in Spanish. We already know: do not go down ...

Honduras, would you believe?
Jun 8, 2007 (3 photos)

We get up late, enjoy brekkie and go for strolls. Wonderful place. Even Dr T is enthusiastic! We walk the about 2km stretch, full of hotels, resto's, diving shops and bars. We inquire about internet. The room above the transmitter becomes available ...

A Typical Morning
Sep 11, 2007 (19 photos)

A Typical Morning "Okay Ruby, breakfast is ready." I announce. "Ahhh Genny; Ruby is a lizard." Dave reminds me. "I know that, but he needs to eat too." I say matter-of-factly.  Besides you know his name; that makes him more then just a lizard." " ...

Pocitek na otoku
Jul 20, 2009 (7 photos)

... mi je bilo to, da so nekatere hise imele izobesene bele zastave, v imenu miru, saj je ravno v tem casu Honduras v krizi zaradi izgnanega predsednika. - potapljala sva se ob koralnem grebenu in slikala podvodni svet ( veliko pisanih ribic, videla sem celo ...

Where is Roatan?
Apr 15, 2008

Where is Roatan? Roatan is located off the coast of Honduras. In the Western Caribbean specifically in the Bay of Honduras. Roatan, Honduras is located in Central America. Where is Roatan? Roatán, (16.34°N 86.33° W) located between the ...

Northern Honduras,the Bay Islands and Diving
Nov 27, 2005 (4 photos)

On 26th November, off we went,starting our trip in Honduras,a little known banana republic often missed out by tourists.Hurricane Stan had visited a few weeks before us,leaving quite a mess,although not as bad as it was in Guatemala. Several bus journeys ...

Bay Islands, Honduras
Jun 18, 2007 (6 photos)

Having flown to San Pedro Sula and spending a night, I headed over to the Bay Islands.  So hot and humid!  No sooner had I got off the boat and found a place to stay, I ran straight into Aidan, one of the irish guys we spent the last month in ...

My Christmas Present to You
Dec 12, 2008 (14 photos)

... the UK), and I had just finished a fun filled day of shopping in Coxen Hole. I've told you before that shopping on Roatan can be an adventure unlike any shopping excursion in North America. Our day was a success for me - I found fresh strawberries, and ...

Leaving Roatan
Sep 13, 2008

... diving, Roatan might be the place for you. And do remember to take anti-malaria pilles, there are 4 different strains of malaria on Roatan alone..   Here in the West End, where I stay, there is a beach, but it's not very wide. In fact if you ...

Pictures from Roatan Island - Copan, Honduras
Dec 4, 2007

Hi...    "Picture of the Year" - "Picture of the Month" Slide Show. Roatan Island - Copan, Honduras Pictures    Thought you might enjoy taking a peak...    http://www.roatan.ws/archives/picmonth2007/2007-11/index. ...

Footloose and fancy free
Apr 20, 2008 (44 photos)

Our flight takes us direct from Newark, NJ on Continental Airlines.  As we step off the airplane, we are greeted by a sweet stickiness in the air, followed by a compelling over-ripeness waiting in a crowded immigration room with a hundred other ...

Peace Rally on Roatan
Jul 4, 2009 (108 photos)

I attended my first ever Peace Rally yesterday (July 3, 2009). We want the world to see that we support the Honduran Government; including the interm President, Micheletti. The opportunity for REAL DEMOCRACY and PEACE came to life with their actions. ...

Roatan
Sep 11, 2007 (6 photos)

Visiting Roatan

Roatan
Jul 11, 2007 (9 photos)

Bonjour tout le monde, Je suis revenu de Roatan ce matin. J'y ai passé 4 jours vraiment intenses et fait des rencontres enrichisantes. Nous avons été acceuilli par Victor, un type peu bavard , amoureux des soirées Kareoke. Tous les matins, sa famille ...

Diving in the moonlight...
Mar 1, 2007 (6 photos)

... down 2 times...in the middle of the ocean, convienently enough) from Placencia in Belize to La Ceiba on the coast of Honduras.  On the boat we met a couple from Oregon, America (Emy and Wil).  They have been the nicest and most lovely ...

Our last 2 weeks in Central America!!
Aug 30, 2007 (9 photos)

Yay - back to the Caribbean!!! I´m going to get my dive ticket. Simon´s gonna enjoy $20 dives. We can finally use our snorkeling gear! And everyone can pray for no more hurricanes! 3 days later... oooooohhhh whaddaya know, another hurricane. ...

Back at sea
May 2, 2009 (5 photos)

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Roatan, Bay Islands,
Jan 16, 2008 (75 photos)

... no on out here cares about that, but it was worth acknowledging.   Anyway, today we visit our first port, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. But we don't disembark until later this afternoon, so we get to enjoy the ship this morning. I'm still committed ...

The Beach
Sep 8, 2007 (30 photos)

... Being an ocean you would expect to see waves crashing onto the shore, regardless if the tide is coming or going. But because Roatan is surrounded by the worlds second largest Barrier Reef, the waves break further out - defining the location of the Reef. We ...

Visit to Ontario
May 14, 2009 (38 photos)

... our time doing the hardest thing of all...saying goodbye. Will miss everyone terribly until we return to Ontario or they come to Roatan. In the meantime, I have found a location for all my new treasures and can only think of one thing that went wrong. I ...