It was a big day today!
We arrived in the island of Roatan just north of Honduras a little after
sunrise. I woke up to see us docking in
port. Then back to bed for a few hours
more sleep.
The excursion we signed up for was completely at our leisure so we grabbed a big breakfast on the ship and then packed a bag for our trip ashore.
We took a chair lift from the pier over to the private beach
nearby. When I say private, don’t
misunderstand to think I mean few people… it is privately owned by the cruise
ship but with two ships in port, there were a ton of people at the beach.
So we spent some time floating on rafts in the 81* ocean
water, then had a mocktail (that’s an alcohol-free cocktail) in our
cabana.
Next we took a ride on a kayak and headed out down this
quiet channel to a small strip of sand.
It was so beautiful to see the rocks and vegetation growing in the
channel. The power of the waves
undercutting the rocks. I so wish we
could have brought our camera.
After the kayak ride, we went out on our rafts to float for a while again. Then it was up to the bar for a late lunch.
We took the chairlift back to the pier area and did some
window shopping for jewelry and local crafts.
We reboarded the ship and headed inside to get cleaned up and take a
nap.
Scott then realized he had forgotten his medicines this
morning and began the downward spiral to a migraine. We did get out at 5:30 pm to see the ship
untie, push off and leave the port. We
took advantage of the time close to shore to make a quick call home to talk to
Tyler and Sammy. It was wonderful to
hear their voices... but makes missing them even more!
We got ready for dinner… reservations at a fancy steakhouse
at 8:00 pm. By 7:55 pm though Scott was
loosing steam and I suggested we do room service instead. So that’s what we did… Room service arrived and now Scott is
sleeping.
Tonight marks the halfway mark of our trip. We are really enjoying the time together but
are missing our kiddos… so much of what we see and do reminds us of them.
Good Night from the northern Honduras coast!
Weather: 86* (Felt
much warmer) Water temps 81*
