After three months in Pedasi, with the temperature around 30C-31C every day, lots of sunshine and not a drop of rain, we arrived on Roatan to cool temperatures (25C), cloud and rain. How sad is it to say, I was ‘freezing’ for the first couple of days we were here.
We have stayed up this street (it doesn’t have a name) three times now.
The first time at the very end, about a kilometre, with a good size hill to climb.
Then we stayed about half way to the end, still a good hike.
This time we are about a minute walk to the sea.
And this is our view! It’s good medicine for the soul.
This little town is busy! Basically we have spent the first few days walking around, getting acclimatized, seeing what’s changed in the three years since we have been here. There has been a lot of change. One constant is the calm, spectacular Half Moon Bay, both during the day and at night.
When we arrived in Panama, early last December, practically everybody wore masks everywhere. That seemed to be the only ‘visible’ restriction. By the time we left there was definitely fewer masks in our small town when we were out and about.
In Roatan, life seems to be normal. My first impression, only cruise ship people are wearing masks, and not many of them! It’s full on vacation mode. Shops do have signs up saying to wear a mask, but it doesn’t seem to be a thing, not even for the shop keepers.
There is a story that goes with this falling down dock.Several years ago it was still fairly intact. Daryl spent many, frustrating for him I am sure, hours teaching and encouraging me to jump in the water wearing my snorkel gear. This was a valiant attempt on his part to help me overcome the fear of jumping off a boat. (Probably also to stop me from clinging to him in deep water). I am not sure it fully worked, but I am able to go snorkelling without a floatie, and enjoy it. The resort behind the dock was closed down and falling into disrepair. Now it looks fabulous and is booming.
The first time we came to Roatan we met Eddy when he was selling tours from a little kiosk on the beach. We went zip lining! The next couple of visits Eddy had a bar/restaurant across the road from the beach. This trip he has a big place right over the water. I know it doesn’t look busy but it was, I waited and took a picture of one side without people because nobody was turning their face away!
Good luck Eddy!
We are now into our fourth month of feeling mostly insulated from the goings on in the world…. no TV, some online news, occasionally a radio station in Calgary….. Is that a good thing???
Cheers
Ruth
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