Omoa - A Carribean vibe

Trip Start Sep 09, 2008
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Trip End Aug 17, 2009


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Roli´s place
(Tegucigalpa hotels)

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Sunday, November 9, 2008

Sometimes you have everything and it brings no happiness. Other times you have just enough and it brings you joy and an overwhelming feeling of content. Omoa has brought us both just that. Standing on the pier late Friday night, an hour after arriving, we watched the locals fishing in the shallow water of the Caribbean sea, the surface shimmering in the moonlight. I knew then that this place was going to be a very special part of our journey.
First of all, our hostel. Normally not much of an interesting topic but Roliīs place is not the average hostel, far from it! Roli is a Swiss ex-pat who has lived in the area for sixteen years and created a beautiful, yet restrictive environment. The hostel itself is great. Itīs very cheap, supplies free water, bikes and kayaks, has a communal kitchen and is two minutes walk from the sea. The rules however are a source of much laughter between the guests that stay here. You canīt do this, you canīt do that, but the best one is lights out at 10pm. Thatīs the time when you either go to bed or leave the grounds and head for the beach. If you dare to bend any of Roliīs rules, he lets you know how much you have dissapointed him. We havenīt taken that dangerous road but others have. Bed at 10pm, come on!
Our days are spent riding bikes to the shop in the morning and then taking the kayaks out during the day. I have managed to pick up some fishing tackle and so we fish from the kayaks in deeper water, off the pier. W e havenīt caught anything big enough to eat yet but we have been very successful with the tiddlers, nonetheless. Itīs amazing the variety of fish we have caught here, blues and greens and silvers all flashing through the water as we pull up our lines and see whatīs on the other end. At night we have been either cooking our own food or trying out some of the street food close to the pier.>Once we have eaten we head back, pick up our fishing tackle and a supply of cold beers and head for the pier for a spot of night fishing. Itīs such a big part of community life here, I canīt help but get involved. The pier at night is the place to be. Food vendors sell their goods here, friends meet and chat, fisherman try the best at catching their next days dinner and time passes without notice. And thatīs it, kayaking and fishing! No bars or clubs, no partying, just a simple routine that has brought us more pleasure than we have had for a long time. I love this place, itīs gentle pace of life, itīs beautiful blue sky and itīs cooling sea breeze.
We have very little here, yet we have it all.....
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