Where to next?!
I am writing this from the island of Roatan, Honduras. It is one of the three main islands that make up Bay Islands. Another is Utila - it is also habitable, but much less developed. We've heard good things about both, but we haven't met any travellers who have been to both. The main reason is it is difficult to get from one to the other. Normally, one must go back to the mainland, then go to the other island. So, like everyone else we had to make a choice. We weren't sure which one we would go to, but our means of transportation decided for us that Roatan would be our destination. And it is beautiful - this has to be the happiest place on earth. Highly recommended. We had a really nice christmas here - at the last minute, deciding against all the turkey dinners offered for a feast of king crab and lobster instead. After all, how many times is that a christmas dinner option? All in all, it was a very relaxed, laid back week, except for the car that started on fire christmas afternoon...but that's another story...
But alas, the time has come to move along, so we devised a plan...we'd take the ferry back to the mainland and from there head out on chicken buses to Gracias - we could be there before nightfall. Good. Done. Or was it??
Nope. The day we planned to leave, the ferry couldn't run as the waters were to rough. No big deal, we'd just stay another night and leave the next morning. Good. Once again - Done. Or...?!
Nope. That night before bed, we decided to stop for one last beer on the island and started chatting about how we would be sad that we didn't get to see Utila being as we were so close. Then I decided to get another round and also threw in a question to the bartender out of curiousity..."Do you know if there is any possible way to get to Utila without going to the mainland and back again?" Just a question. Or was it?? It could have been. But again, no. She said, "well, why don't you wait until the day after tomorrow and come with us?" I stared blankly back, after all I had no response, the truth was, well, I hadn't really thought of that particular alternative.
Long story short, tomorrow morning we will sail to Utila because the particular bar we sat down at was opening a new bar in Utila so they had made arrangments for their staff/friends to sail over for the grand-opening and could easily fit a couple of straglers with their backpacks and muddy old shoes.
The joy is the journey after all. Gracias will just have to wait...
But alas, the time has come to move along, so we devised a plan...we'd take the ferry back to the mainland and from there head out on chicken buses to Gracias - we could be there before nightfall. Good. Done. Or was it??
Nope. The day we planned to leave, the ferry couldn't run as the waters were to rough. No big deal, we'd just stay another night and leave the next morning. Good. Once again - Done. Or...?!
Nope. That night before bed, we decided to stop for one last beer on the island and started chatting about how we would be sad that we didn't get to see Utila being as we were so close. Then I decided to get another round and also threw in a question to the bartender out of curiousity..."Do you know if there is any possible way to get to Utila without going to the mainland and back again?" Just a question. Or was it?? It could have been. But again, no. She said, "well, why don't you wait until the day after tomorrow and come with us?" I stared blankly back, after all I had no response, the truth was, well, I hadn't really thought of that particular alternative.
Long story short, tomorrow morning we will sail to Utila because the particular bar we sat down at was opening a new bar in Utila so they had made arrangments for their staff/friends to sail over for the grand-opening and could easily fit a couple of straglers with their backpacks and muddy old shoes.
The joy is the journey after all. Gracias will just have to wait...
posted by Tanya K at
2:46 PM
1 Comments:
One should take every opportunity that presents itself for new experiences. congrats on being willing to go with the flow and experience as much of life as possible. You and Sean must have had good parenting to be so wise.
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BevK, at 30.12.06
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