Guanaja Honduras - Later that Day......

Guanaja Honduras .... things move a bit slower down there, but it was finally time to say goodbye to our new friends at Manati. Guermo, our guide, said that we had to stop over and see Robert before we headed back to the resort .... hmmmmm..... I don't remember emailing to Robert, but as I get older, I find that I do suffer from occasional "mental pauses", perhaps we know him and I just can't remember....

Well, Guermo piloted the boat over to a modern looking home with a large boat house located just down from the Manati .... we hopped out and Robert came out and met us on the dock, introduced himself and invited us in for a cold beverage, truly an offer we couldn't refuse! What hospitality!

Turns out, no, we hadn't met Robert before, but he is good friends with Ronnie who owns the boat we were using ... in fact Ronnie's construction site is just next door! Robert was born in Honduras, but had lived in the United States since he was a child. He is a retired Lt. with the Hillsbourgh County Sheriff's Office in Florida and had always wanted to return to his homeland. Once retired, Robert returned, fell in love with Guanaja, bought an existing home and totally remodeled it. He now lives quite happily in his Caribbean hideaway!

Last on our tour of the day was to stop at the Castaway, a Marina development started in 2006. We were met by Kevin, the caretaker, and he showed us around ..... the bar area looked great, restrooms new...but no electricity running, so no cool beverages! The plans are to have a full marina, homesites and pool.

There was one home near completion that was for sale ... a 2/2 just a few steps from the ocean ... the wide porch opened up to a terrific view and the warm tropical breezes ... asking only $175,000 .... not bad compared to US prices. This was just the first of many properties that we would see in the coming week.

Evening was fast approaching, and it was time to head back for dinner. Tina had whipped up some fresh fish, french fries and steamed veggies ... topped off with banana cake for dessert...yes the bananas came right off the tree outside the kitchen door ... YUM!

One last beer of the day and we were in bed by 7:30pm! YIKES, what a day!

Our first day in Guanaja Honduras, a Bay Island Paradise .... things looked pretty nice .....