Lighthouse Hotel Utila

... treasure. Avast! The room was also at the most windward part of the island and that meant the night squalls threw waves against the window. I explored a few of the other islands, including one that was completely uninhabited and fore sale. It was so small it only took about 20 minutes to circunavigate it and standing in the middle one could see the beach all the way around.<br><br>P.S. I forgot to mention who I ran into at a trend bar in town ...

... to take to Pumpkin Hill. Apparently it was the right fork, although 40 mins in and we weren´t finding anything but shed loads of mosquitos ready to suck us dry. I was literally swinging my hat around me to wave the mossies away and we had both sprayed ourselves liberally with OFF! the local insect repellant. We reluctantly turned back after bundu bashing for a while longer and headed back to the town, eager for a cool drink and cool air to soothe our heated bodies. <br ...

... a 'luxury&#8217; bus across the border to San Pedro Sula a bustling bus stop in the middle of Honduras from there we were hoping to catch a local bus for the 2 hour journey to La Ceiba on the northern shore and then a ferry to Utila, in the Bay Islands. The schedule was tight as we had to make La Ceiba by 4 pm as that was when the last ferry departed.<br><br>The border crossing was a breeze, $3 to enter Honduras and no stamp ...

... easier to get to and attracts backpackers. On our first night we go to the Wooden Spoon for a fish talk which is way more interesting than it sounds. The guy giving the talk is knowledgeable and animated and I&#8217;m happy to know more about my favourite jawfish&#8217;s mating habits (fascinating stufff but I won&#8217;t bore you with it here). The food is great as well, just two options, one meat and one veggie but Myk is still raving about his veggie burger 2 ...

So, after a 4 day diving course with a really helpful instructor and divemasters, we are now certified and had a couple of fun dives. I think we may be officially hooked as the world you experience underwater is a foreign one and one that is full of beauty. We can now both maintain neutral buoyancy (this means you stay level) real well and swam through many passages in the corals that we encountered. We took some pictures but Leighann took them at 60ft when the camera has a ...

... big packs and day packs but also two extra bags of stuff we&#8217;d collected in Mexico and Guatemala but were too scared to send home by post after our experience with Caroline&#8217;s missing birthday presents and the stolen laptop computer cord) to the dive school.<br> <br> Turns out we made the perfect choice. <br><br><br><br><br> Alton&#8217;s is the only dive school located right on the water. The accommodation, simple double or dorm rooms with a fan ...

Ostern in Lateinamerika ist so ne Sache fuer sich.. Man koennte es auch das Highlight des Jahres nennen. Fast die ganze Latinowelt hat da frei und begibt sich entweder in die kulturellen Zentren der jeweiligen Region um praechtige Prozessionen zu bestaunen, betrinkt sich ne Woche lang am Strand, oder tut das gleiche daheim. Jedenfalls ist ne Menge los ueberall und trotz der Aussicht auf ueberfuellte Busse, Hostels, Straende, Faehren und Bars hab auch ich mich zu ...

... seconds it took us to get there. The food was very expensive and not tasty at all. The bad thing is that we were in the jungle with no other options so we were stuck there. It definitely put a damper on things for us. The next day it was still pretty gloomy so we didn't go swimming or anything. We just heading back into town and caught a bus to the ferry terminal where we could catch the ferry to Utila!

It is amazing how fast it all goes by. When I arrived here I almost felt like I would have all the time in the world to volunteer, to learn Spanish, to travel. Not to mention thinking I was going to have ample time to shop. But now that I was into my last week I was almost out of time. The type of shopping that I had to do didn't involve buying souvenirs or other such rememberances for myself or others. On the contrary the items that I was looking to buy would be directed straight ...

... that precise moment that my stomach growled. I don't know just how audible the growl was but it sounded like thunder to me. "Ok, perhaps I'll have a little something", I conceded after being given away by my bodily noises. Homemade hamburgers were were on the menu for today. I politely told them that one would do for me when asked how many I would like. They brought all the food and drinks out and sat down themselves. Mayra was helped to the table, in a specialized ...