The Lighthouse
Travel Blogs from Utila
Sun, sea and a little bit of bad luck
2 days ago we left Copan Ruinas and headed towards the North coast of Honduras and the Bay Islands.
Two disgustingly dirty and smelly buses, a taxi, a ferry and 11 hours later we arrived at the Bay Islands and the beautiful island of Utila. Utila is one of the smaller Bay Islands but doesn't lack in charm, being surrounded by the crystal …
PADILA certified.
... us into our dock area to say good morning! He was so beautiful and free :) Ahhhhh yes now I will tell u about the roach in our room and the cockroaches she brought with her. (Barf) let me paint you a picture; so this Canadian girl moved into our room for the weekend. She seemed innocent and sweet. Was living in Honduras for the past couple months... A little awkward but hey, so she didn't come home the first night (ew) then the second night Matt and I were asleep and ...
Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras
... again, shop around, as there is much variation in standards.
Dive Courses-
- Open water - $245 - 290 USD
- Note: Staff turnover can be high on the island, so standards can vary from month to month of the quality of your dive education. From what I heard Utila Dive Centre and Underwater Vision have consistently high standards, ...
4 quirky things + 4 awesome things
... gently gliding just below the surface like they’re soaring through space.
FOUR:
We finished our scuba training! We have both now completed the 3 levels up to Rescue Diver Training. During our Rescue Scenario practice, I was simulating an unresponsive diver, lying almost on the bottom for Pierre to come and ‘save’, when our instructor ...
Diving and beach party's
... in your bikini and rashy if you want. The gear is a bit old and they didn't use dive computers, which made me a little uncomfortable during the dive. It definitely makes me want to buy my own dive computer if I'm going to keep diving when I get home. We did two dives, the first down to about 28 meters then second only to about 19 meters. That afternoon a group of us got a private boat over to Water Cay ...