Roatán Discovered Our Way
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Sunday, June 6, 2021
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Excursion.
Here is the story from Mike's perspective:
We met a fisherman on the beach during the morning walk. He spoke in the Island tongue, which was English - but with a dialect, I could capture 3-6 words of a sentence. Enough to piece it together, or ask him to repeat for capturing a few more words.
In our morning meeting on the beach, two or three times to date now, he asked where we were staying. We said we were looking for a property to buy and then build, or a home to buy. Had to have beach access, etc.
He said he knew of a couple of places and would get in touch.
Monday or Tuesday he came by the Lodge and found us. I told him not today, but maybe Thursday.
Thursday morning he came by the Lodge and asked if we are ready to see the properties.
I wasn’t “ready”, but Cathy stopped breakfast on the stove - secured the food so the dogs wouldn’t get into it. We got dressed then went out the door, leaving the fur babies at home.
We went to our truck. Cathy sat in the back, Orlando sat in the front with me.
Head West was the only direction given.
Wow - we went for 2-3 miles. “Turn here” as I passed the road to turn. Brakes! Reverse! Motorcycle and car coming up behind me - turn signal (they rarely see here), then we went where Orlando said to turn.
I had NO IDEA where we were going or what was to be found. I was SHOCKED to discover this was a neighborhood I would never have known about if it weren’t for Orlando.
Then a little bend emerged a wooden structure/home and a protected boat tied to the plank-made pier.
Saturday, May 29, 2021
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Thursday, May 27, 2021
Found it!
Mike discovered our trusty truck had a broken tailpipe. Of course, we went to Shorwen for a repair guy referral. Remember, there are no addresses here . . .
. . . There's a painter and a mechanic right next to where the big noah ark are before getting to punta gorda there is a guy there by the name of David he can do that for u.
There was Dave, who speaks no English, and his son, Jonathan, who translated. There was another worker busy painting a car in a different area. A cute young kid brought out some dusty old chairs for us to sit on while we waited for the diagnosis. Nice people.
Wow, right?
They want us to bring the truck back on Monday and leave it for two days. $450 USD.
Mike checked in with Shorwen who said that is "too much. way too much. you must negotiate it down."
Yesterday was the first trip down island we'd made without the dogs. We let Marba know we were leaving and asked her to call if their barking got crazy. I did check in with her at one point and she said everything was fine.
We decided to take advantage of our time alone by having lunch at Bella's Place. Her restaurant is unique in that it has a swimming pool for the guests to use. We sure wished we'd had our suits with us. The heat can be oppressive, especially when dealing with a $450 truck repair bill!
Remember how everything is done very slowly here? Nobody is in a hurry. No rush. Manana.
That's all fine and well unless you are overheated, overly hungry, and dealing with a $450 truck repair bill.
We stewed during that hour-long wait for food. But we also enjoyed the breathtaking views!
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Where will we live?
They say it is difficult to grow vegetables in this (salty) climate, so we are just experimenting. |
Friday we did all the regular "down island" errands: Banking, ACE Hardware (their fly traps work!), Eldon's for groceries - and then a special trip to a wood worker's shop to pick up our custom made desk and two chairs!
These are beautiful, beautiful pieces of furniture and our first purchases here! There is only one problem- I wonder if you can see it?
But where will we live?
We were all set for a trip over to St. Helene to look at some property, but inclimate weather is expected so we had to postpone that (boat-access only) trip. And after more discussion, we might be rethinking such a remote location.
- Our eyes are wide open for opportunity
- We will not be rushed
- Giving up on our dream location is not an option
Where will we live ?
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
PHOTOGRAPHS
from the last five weeks
We made cookies and bread yesterday. Transitioning from Fahrenheit to Celcius is interesting, too! Mike estimated the indoor temperature to be about 92 degrees when we finished. |
Sneak peek at how we live. We outgrew our allotted 400 sq ft real quick! |
We had visitors. |
Free-ranging Chickens |
And the free-ranging beach bum |
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