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Bugs, Crabs and Bats...I prefer to be Underwater!
... in and of itself. Crabs come out at night for their own type of
party and believe me, they are everywhere! It is very dark at night (no
streetlights here) and our house was on stilts because of its proximity to the
beach, requiring climbing a flight of stairs to get to the rooms. There were often so many crabs partying on
the beach that it looked like the ground was moving and it was difficult to
cross from the car door ...
What happens in Hondoodoo stays in Hondoodoo
... got their own massages and I used the Internet while I waited. Poor Will was up all the previous night writing a paper so he took many short naps throughout the day in Denia’s oceanview hammock. Denia took us to a place right on the beach called Marlyn’s, just next door to her house. We had calamari, a really nice burger & fries, brownies & a key lime pie. It was a pretty late lunch. We finished at 5 pm.
We relaxed for a bit after that, ...
Roatan Island - too much mud and rain!!
We spent 3 days on this island. It is meant to be a so called paradise island with a reef that is great for snorkelling but we had lots and lots of rain, the road was all dug up and full of mud so it was not that great at all!
Not many people on the island either probably due ...
Today we became Australian residents
... Immigration website. Low and behold it says our visa has been granted that very day. There is even a confirmation email from the agent to show thatwe really aren't having a drunken group dream. Andy is beaming from ear to ear. I collapse in the floor in a pile of sobs - just so much emotion. We have been waiting for so long. After Andy picks me up off the floor we spend a good while jumping up and down for joy - alternating with re-reading the confirmation email. A very happy ...
Utila: Life Over & Under Water on a Tropical Isle
... Town (the main settlement on the island) there are only a couple of streets, which are quite narrow, a la the Gili Islands, and competed over by pedestrians, dogs, motorcycles, quads, golf carts and occasional car/SUV. The diving is absurdly cheap and is probably the cheapest place in the world to get certified as you get at least 2 free dives with any course. Accommodation is cheap, as most dive shops provide free lodging if you dive with them, but ...


