Honduras- Adios

The island of Roatan is breathtaking, starting from the blue-green caribbean water, to the warm friendly faces of the locals. On my first night of walking around, I followed the live music where there was a party as there is every Sun. at 'The Barefoot Bar'. I danced for over an hour and met some colorful locals. I had a BBQ dinner for $5 and it was yummy!

I stayed in the Dolphin Hotel which was across the street from a coral reef where I snorkled for hours. The fish were amazing and as curious about me as I was them. All in all, it was a great trip and my prayers go out to all those who lost lives and loved ones in the recent storms in Central America. peace and blessings to all!

Next trip....Nepal

insha allah

Lonnie

Honduras 8/Utila Island

Finally got to my first Honduran Island of Utila where I could scuba dive and snokel. The coral reefs were close with plenty of beautiful bright blue, yellow, orange, and multi-colored tropical fish. Saw 2 stingrays, a polka dot sea snake, a moray eel, and plenty of nearly invisible jellyfish. I got stung a few times, but by the time I got out of the water, there was no evidence of contact. My dive master Allan was highly skilled and loco! Sorry I didn't have an underwater camera and they were not easy to get:-(

The tarantula greeted me from across my room and hung out on the curtain. I asked some other travelers to help and one young brave man did a 'catch and release'. I also had him to check my rooms for cousins, aunts, and uncles. Thankfully, there were none and I slept well.

Currently on the beautiful island of Roatan where I plan to scuba and snorkel. My hotel room is across the street from the beach and the town is quite beautiful. I walked around last night and found a place called 'Barefoot Bar' and that's where the party was! I danced for over an hour with another traveler who was from Germany and he danced like a Jamaican! I ate a nice BarBQ chicken dinner for $5 and it was delish!

Roatan is definitely more expensive than Honduras in general and my room cost the highest so far, $25/night w/ air con., cable tv, and hot water. I plan to spend another night here before heading back to the mainland where I hope to do buy a few items before heading home.

I truly hope all is well with you and it would be nice to hear a comment or note so I can know if I'm even talking to anybody. Just say Hi, Bye, something?

Peace and Blessings,

Lonnie

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Stayed at the Jungle river lodge in Pico Bonito Nat.Pk and the highlight was the white water rafting trip down the river....Awesome! The river ran through the canyon in front of our lodge and I got to listen to it all day and night!

On our way to Tela, we passed through Progresso and the streets were lined with KFC, McDon, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Dunkin Donuts, etc. can't escape these american exports, eh?

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Me a John from Holland, Maria Antonia (local), a beach in the town of Tela and a Garifuna village.

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Another day in Paradise. Hiked into Azul Nat.Pk with a Swedish couple who were great company. The hike was long, hot, humid, but beautiful. The hanging nests were impressive and numerous. Met nice locals along the way and got a ride down the hill. Had a good plate of Chicken and veggies before we went separate ways...great day!

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These photos are the end of my stay at Pulanpanzak National Pk where I got to witness multiple baptisms while people prayed, sang, chanted, and celebrated. After the Park, I visited another national park and had to hike for hours to reach a falls that was small, cute, but offered no swim holes. I met a couple from Denmark who shared the hike, laughs, chats, and eventually lunch with me. We met a wonderful local couple who were visiting the park as a birthday present for the wife. They gave us a ride down the mountain we hiked up and were very impressed that we hiked upward on a winding mtn under blazing heat for about 8 miles! I was impressed and exhausted.

For the wife I sung the Stevie Wonder version of Happy Birthday to You! and it was a big hit! Thanks to my voice teacher Dean, I had the confidence and good notes and a hot melody!

and she had a birthday she´ll never forget... awwwwe
loveya,
Lonnie

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