Day Three - Brick Bay

Because the no-see-ums were trying to take our lives last night, we went to bed really early. 

Being up so early this morning made for lots of photos- get ready!

I'll spare you the details, but here is the list of what we did today:

• A wonderful man we've become online friends with brought our Kia Sorrento rental car to us just after 8:00 this morning. Great to finally meet in person.

• Met with our business Attorney at her office in French Harbor at 9:00.

• Went to a bank and opened two accounts- one in USD and the other in Honduran Lempira. There were armed guards at the entrance who stuck a metal detector wand in my purse. We used the required hand sanitizer and stepped on a tray of disinfectant and finally, the door to the bank was unlocked so we could go in. The girl who waited on us was very polite and spoke good English.

• Then we had lunch at a gas station. The rice & beans + vegetables were great!

• Off to the Daniel Johnson's Monkey and Sloth Hang Out. Be sure to check out our experience in the photos, especially the part about a run-in I had with another mama.....

• After all that Mike asked, "you feel like going for a ride?" and he jumped right into the Roatán way of driving. Read Here if you want to know more about that. You'll see all the photos below.

• I just asked Mike what time we got home today and after a pause, he said, "I don't know."  Island time. 

• At the very end of all these photos, there is a 5-minute YouTube you might want to check out!

Enjoy the pictures. 

I'm going to bed! 7:03 PM, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021

First Appointments of the Day were here at the Jackson Plaza

Then off to see the Monkeys, Sloths, and Birds!

Mama got a little jealous nervous when Baby left the safety of her back 

to make eyes at this human Mama. 

Mama Monkey did what she is supposed to do in protecting her Baby. 

She bit the threat!

(look through the trees- do you see what logo is on that boat?)

The photos that follow are from our first drive around the island with Mike at the wheel.

From Mike: Roatan Roadway – oddly enough ~ on this 40-mile long island, 3-miles wide at the most, with only one main road called “Carretera Principal” (CP). There is not one red light. A few stop signs, some bent yield signs, but no traffic lights. They’ve tried their hand at round-a-bouts.

There are offshoots of the main road, which include one road paralleling CP named “Hot Sparrow Highway” along the North Shores opposite Carretera Principal. They join to the East, but they do have one road that cuts North to South called Henry Jackson Hwy.  It’s really a pretty ride with ear-popping climbs over the mountain. 

Los Fuertes wins hands down as the most difficult community to motor through. There are no road rules here, just drive offensively.

Happy Driver

Note the USA Flag

Sadly, the dump

Building a road by hand.

Round-about gone wrong.

Henry Jackson Highway Shortcut from Southshore to Northshore.

Home! 

Be sure to watch the 5-minute video of our drive in through the Jungle from the main road.

https://youtu.be/xDSzvtoxEvY

Goodnight from Roatán

Day Two- Brick Bay

 

Good Morning, Roatan!

Sunrise on our first morning was at 6:18 AM. I'm glad we were out taking photos before 6:00 because the sun was quickly hidden by heavy clouds. We were in awe of the beauty.

Mike was soon in the water with his GoPro, testing it out underwater.

We had to go to the telephone store for a new phone with a number we could share with family and our petsitter, for emergencies. Our cab driver was awesome. This trip to the phone and grocery stores took nearly four hours. Island time is a real thing. Our driver got out of the cab and sat outside the phone store waiting (they only allowed Mike in so I also waited outside). then he waited right outside the grocery store for us. All that, $20. 

You can see Mike (yellow shirt, seated) inside the Claro phone store. Our cab driver is standing behind the truck, white shirt.

This is the Mall.

Shots of our current location.

Never seen a lizard quite like this one!

For all this beauty and peacefulness of nature, we've been met with a huge challenge here at Brick Bay: Constant attacks of the noseeums. If you've never dealt with them, read THIS. While we have these nasty biters in Florida, at least there is the air-conditioned refuge of a home to escape to. Here in Bamboo Cottage, there is no A/C so the windows have to remain open (yes, there are screens but noseeums are smaller). We were in bed at 6:00 last evening to escape these vicious beasts!

But first, we caught the sunset!

End of Day Two