Whenever you get an invite to visit a sailboat in some foreign harbor, you can expect “the list.” Boat parts are somewhat hard to ship overseas, get lost in transit and, after a long wait, subject to a lot of fees which can be avoided if someone packs them up with a couple of bikinis, […]
Semana Santa starts this week. The week before Easter Sunday is one of the busiest Central American holidays. The hotel is prepping rooms they normally don’t rent and Suzi on the cruisers net reminded everyone this morning to do their shopping today or tomorrow or expect bare aisles. Also on the net, one of the […]
We returned to volleyball this week. Actually, we call it volleyball volleyball volleyball because that is how Susie announces it during the morning cruisers’ net. Something about her “volleyball volleyball volleyball” call makes us all eager to hit the court for the daily 3 pm game. Susie is also working up a sand volleyball game […]
By Lily Fuchs There are three monkeys here at Fantasy Island. The monkeys here are cute. They love to get on people and pull their hair. They also like to bite, so be careful. The monkeys use their wrists instead of their hands to pick up things. The adult monkeys bite hard but the kid […]
We rented a car last weekend so everyone could see a little more of the island. Carl, Faye, Toni and Randall spent Saturday exploring Sandy Bay and West End. Lily and I were both getting a sore throat and stayed behind to rest and read. The Carambola Botanical Gardens was a great place to get […]
What to do first? Well, the first matter to attend to was a boat tour and discussing where everyone could fall blissfully to sleep after a couple of rum-laced sleeping aides. We had priced hotel rooms and discussed logistics beforehand. We had suggested that everyone could stay aboard if they thought they would be comfortable […]
Mamaw, Papaw and Toni arrived for the much anticipated Roatan visit last Wednesday. Apparently, the Oklahoma City-to-Houston leg was terrible due to weather. To cap things off, the pilot for the Houston-to-Roatan flight was a little hesitant to apply brakes until right there at the end of the runway. Apparently, Faye is not a fan […]
By Lily On the 12th Cheyenne, Haley, and I played at the beach all day long. Haley and I got out the floaties and paddled out to sea. Then we started a sand castle competition.Haley and me helped Cheyenne on her sand castle by making a pond. Then Cheyenne did not finish hers so there […]
Lily has found three chums to hang with this week. They swim, play “wax statues” on the beach, chase monkeys and giggle loudly. Ok, well, Lily seems to be the principal giggler. That will surprise no one back home. Also, one monkey will chase back and has sharp little claws. Lily is also chums with […]
Most nights, we hit the sheets pretty soon after the sun goes down. Between volleyball, playing on the beach and the nightly cool-down cocktail, we are ready at nightfall to surrender to the gentle rocking of our berths. However, Friday night we soldiered up and stayed up until 11 pm to watch the Fantasy Island […]