Guanaja Honduras - Hummingbird Paradise!

Guanaja Honduras is truly a bird lovers paradise .... from the wild hawk that visits the Manati Restaurant to the colorful parrots flying from tree to tree in the jungle forests. I never thought that I would see a hummingbird land right in front of me. These little guys eat about every ten minutes, the heart beats approximately 1,220 times a minute and then slow to about 50 BPM during sleep.... sometimes called "flying Jewels", they are amazing birds indeed!This picture is from Guanaja Sharon, but we actually saw these little guys land right on her husband's Mike's hand on their porch! Way Cool!

We visited our friends Sharon and Mike for a Monday lunch and to get a tour of their three acres. They have lived on Guanaja for many years and weathered out hurricane Mitch in 1998. They have terrific before and after pictures of the destructive storm, and at this point, you would never never know that it beat the island up for 48 hours.

Sharon is really into gardening... they must have over 200 pineapples plants ... their worker, Gregorio, has taken pride in the plantage and has both the pineapple as well as banana/plantains .....Sharon prepared a delish lunch of "floppy-doo's", as Mike calls them and a couple of fresh salads....then to top it all off, a key lime pie with limes right off their own tree ..... YUMMY!

For the afternoon's activities we hopped into their boat and headed down to the Brick Point area to look at a development that is just in the beginning stages from a man named Bill Pullum. The townhouses that he plans on building look to be top notch and the views from the property perched on the hill are second to none. The development also includes a marina that is protected from the strong winds and waves. You can check out their progress at:

http://www.brickpoint-plantation.com

Next to the Pullum project are Bill and Kate Driscoll's home. Retired Canadians, they have been coming down to Guanaja for many years....their home is a comfortable island style that sports a Super "man cave" for Bill with his guitars and computer! What more could you possibly want?

Spirited conversation and good wine, the wind began to kick up a bit and we knew that it was time to cut our visit short and head on back in the boat. We bid our new friends, Bill and Kate, goodbye and headed back for the nautilus resort. Another full day and we had a wonderful dinner from Tina to look forward to!

This is Guanaja Honderas at its best......affordable retirement ... a definite possibility .....