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Hard to believe almost five months volunteering at the clinic has come to an end.My last day was interesting as I got to go on a field trip with a couple of other volunteers and the community health nurse, Karla. It was kind of like a well baby clinic. The mom’s brought the kids, theyContinue reading “My last day at the clinic”

We had an amazing trip to the mainland! Cangrejal River Getting around Roatan can be expensive or not…. so at 5:30 in the morning we took a ‘colectivo’ (a multistop minibus) to the ferry terminal.  The ferry ride was about 90 minutes to the mainland.  A driver met us and it took an hour toContinue reading “First trip to the mainland”

Throughout my career I have had the privilege of working with many wonderful people. Have to say, my first volunteer “job” has been quite the experience, I again have had the privilege of getting to know the most lovely, dedicated people.With permission, I was able to get pictures of some of the staff and volunteers.Continue reading “More about the clinic”

On New Years Eve Daryl and I rented a car and decided to do a bit of exploring on this beautiful island. A little car is not very good as the roads can be quite rough! The island is not very big (Wikipedia says it is 59 km long), however most of the time theContinue reading “This beautiful Island”

Blue Tang Keeltail Needlefiish, they swim directly below the surface to the water. I missed it but Daryl has eagle eyes. After a week of rain and stormy seas, Daryl and I were able to go snorkeling both Wednesday and Thursday.The fish were incredible, probably the most I have ever seen in Half Moon Bay,Continue reading “Snorkeling in Half Moon Bay”

Our neighbour has cocoa trees in his yard, and last week we were given a couple of cocoa fruits. We were told to put it in the blender as it makes a very good drink…however we thought chocolate…. Google has a ton of information readily available, and all kinds of instructions. Way up at theContinue reading “Making Chocolate….sort of…”

What do you do when you finish Spanish class on a Friday?Well chocolate ice cream seemed like a really good idea. We had already been to this place a couple of times in the evening and it was always closed, so thought we would try during the day. We were in for a very informativeContinue reading “The Chocolate Factory”

Just about everything we eat or use has to be brought over from the mainland by ferry.We go into the bigger town, Coxen Hole, to a regular store (Eldons) that sells just about everything you can buy at Safeway…..if you are willing to pay! And if you see it and want it, it is bestContinue reading “Buying food….and stuff… on the island”

Daryl and I decided to take the plunge and take Spanish lessons. We enrolled in “The Spanish Loft of Roatan”.Classes start at 10 AM as the place is a bar from noon. There will be six of us. We will go three times a week. Daryl and I started a week late, so we hadContinue reading “Spanish Lessons”