Fantasy Island has two security gates: one at the main road and one at the bridge. The bridge security post is always manned by a couple of employees who call up to the office if there is anyone wanting in which cannot be confirmed as a guest. The other security post is always empty but […]
Easter Sunday started off rainy on Roatan. There were probably a few postponed egg hunts. We were watching the weather because we had plans to go to Parrot Tree Bay Resort for the afternoon. The sun finally broke through around 1 pm and we dinghied to Brooksy Point to meet up with our volleyball team […]
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 […]
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 […]
We spent yesterday snorkeling on the West End Bay reef. We saw lots of interesting coral and colorful fish. The Parrot Fish are the easiest for us to spot and id. We love to watch their fins fluttering so gently as the nibble the corral with their weird-looking mouths. After a couple of hours of […]
Last night, we were both sitting around after dinner talking about how good we were going to sleep after the all-night sail to Utila. Randall looked up and said, “We’re dragging!” We had been sitting there semi-comatose but those two words got us both in gear as the boat drifted precariously close to the neighboring […]
We left on Sunday for Roatan and just made it to Utila, a few miles short of our intended destination. We anchored the first night in Texan Bay and hit the prettiest part of the river the next morning with a beautiful sun breaking through the fog. Lily likes to get on the bow of […]
We had two remaining activities for our last day at Semuc Champey: the zip line and a hour-long float trip down the Rio Cahabon. El Retiro’s zip line has only been up for a week. It is a three cable zip line so you sort of zig zag across a small valley near El Retiro. […]
Sunday we got up early to catch a ride to Semuc Champey Parque. We packed our peanut butter and jelly and stopped for some sweet rolls on the short walk through town since we weren’t sure if food would be available at the park. We arrived at the little crossroad where rides up to the […]