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Go West Young Man (the West End That is)!!
... and access to the
ocean. It even had an old well in one corner. We were stunned and pleased - we
had passed the entrance to this property every day on our way to/from the West
End and had no idea this would be our final destination!
We fell in love and told Steve - this is it! Let's
buy this land before we leave the island tomorrow. And so we did. We were off
to Steve's office to settle the paper work and ...
You Bought Land..... WHERE???
... at least 16 bags of luggage, not to mention carry
on items. We had pre-arranged for a van
rental at the airport and when the van showed up we all were a bit
surprised. It was almost like reliving a
60's experience with the "love van" - but no flowers, just a scuffed up white
exterior and green vinyl row seating.
But it was big enough (barely) to fit all of us and our luggage and with
some creative packing by Tom, ...
What happens in Hondoodoo stays in Hondoodoo
... when everything closes. That street runs parallel to the shore. It was a beautiful night with a cool breeze and the moonlight shining on the ocean. Will and I walked down the dock so he could blow off some steam. We ran into some SAS girls who were about to go skinny-dipping. I was getting tired and had enough so I called Denia. Will and I found Sara and walked in the opposite direction of the mob. Sara and I danced at an empty bar, that didn’t even have a wall. It ...
Scuba time...for Brendan anyway
... do and also felt a bit dodgey so we were praying the boat was sailing the next day! Turns out we were in luck, boats were running and we were finally going to make it to Utila!
The boat ride across was pretty interesting though. First thing the captain did was run around with bags for people who may be sick. This was a great idea as by the end I reckon a third of the people on the boat needed to use them.
Luckily Brendan and I were fairly good, apart from ...
Splash inn the Caribbean
... we had taken was dangerous as a couple of people had been robbed and a girl had her hand chopped off with a machete in the last couple of months. We still wanted to enjoy that route to the beach so next time we picked up some logs along the way in case we ran into any trouble.
West Bay is the most incredible beach. Golden sand and the wonderful Carribean waters to swin in. Poor Rob did get stung by a jelly fish and Nick resisted the urge to urinate on the sting ...


