Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Guanaja - One more Day of Paradise!

Guanaja Honduras, this is our last full day in this "Island of the Pines" as Christopher Columbus christened it when he landed on Guanaja in 1502. There are so many things that we could do, but we are pretty sure that we will return to this island paradise so why not save them for later. Instead, we decide to take a boat ride with our host Roger, enjoy some of the island sights and listen to Roger's interesting stories.

We visit his wife, Deana's house that she owned pre-Roger, and sat on the deck and watched the boats go by on the water, then take a walk around the property.

Next, we make a quick run up to Graham's Place to have a cold beverage and talk with some of the other locals as well as some sailors that we had met earlier from the sailboat INFINI. They talked about some of their cruising adventures and, all in all, it was a very pleasant afternoon in this little tropical paradise.



We made it back early to the Nautilus Resort, the place that we had called home for the last week and just relaxed. It was great to sit with Ronnie, Gary and Roger and talk about island stuff . Ronnie had just returned from a shopping trip to La Ceiba on the mainland and had purchased a great deal of materials for the house that he is building .

Gary, on the other hand is trying to decide which piece of property he wants to purchase for his retirement get-a-way and is getting advice on what type of home would be best to build. Alfred and I are just listening and enjoying time spent with our new friends.
Guermo, who has been invaluable this trip as our boat driver and travel guide finally lets me take a real picture of him. He is a little bit shy and it took me a while to convince him.

Our last lazy afternoon spent in Guanaja Honduras, it is five o'clock somewhere and out comes the Rum! CHEERS!

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