Arrival in Roatan as seen from Deck 7 on the Norwegian Spirit.
ROATAN NOVEMBER 4, 2010 - A VISIT TO THE BAY ISLANDS
After two full days of sea travel I have arrived in the Port of Roatan located in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras.
As mentioned by the Captain during yesterday’s update - it is raining as we tied up in the port.
As this is my first visit to this port I am taking a Best of Roatan Island tour - about 3.5 hours.
I did bring an umbrella and rain jacket - just trying to decide whether to wear long pants or not - it was fairly cool by local standards as we sailed into port.
We have arrived about thirty minutes early and I have about an hour before my tour leaves.
Our first scheduled stop was for a short boat ride through a mangrove garden and pass some old wrecks.
As we arrived there a thunder storm hit and no one wanted to set out in the boat so we continued on our way to out first stop - a scenic overlook where we can see the barrier reef.
From there it was on to our next stop - an authentic native village of the Garifuna people who migrated to this area a couple of hundred of years ago - they put on a show for us - the village produces local products which they sell to the tourists who stop on the sightseeing tours.
Our last scheduled stop was another part of the Garifuna people’s display
This was our turn around point - then it was back to the resort for the boat ride since the weather had improved
After this it was back to the ship - I spent a little time walking through the village and through the Port facilities. Tomorrow our last port of call - Cozumel
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