After spending 8 days in Guanaja, we departed to Roatan. We had a short and easy sail to French Harbour, something we hadn't had for a little while.
We had a lot of expectations about Roatan, having heard from other cruisers and friends that the diving there was excellent.
French Harbour is nice, although I was a bit disappointed in the fact that the beach at Fantasy Island can only be used by people staying at the resort or marina. We did, however, have a beer at the marina bar where we met other cruisers and were introduced to Cheeky, the local monkey, who is wild but makes a point of making an appearance at the bar for happy hour expecting some peanuts.
We were anchored close to French Cay, a small private cay where tourists go and spend the day. They have a mini-zoo, 3 or 4 bars and restaurants, lots of kayaks and standing paddle boards to use, and, more importantly, a tower about 12 feet high from where to jump in the water. We paid $5 each and spent a whole afternoon there, where Camila and Matias spent hours jumping from the tower.
We moved to West End next, where we got reunited with the crews of La Smala and Gone Walkabout, whom we last saw in August of last year in Grenada. Both of these boats have kids, so we were all excited to see each other.
The town of West End is pretty but what got our attention was the snorkelling and diving around the anchorage. Anywhere we went, the coral reef was healthy and just plain beautiful. It's been one of the best spots so far.
We did some snorkelling and diving in Utila too but we preferred Roatan and are looking forward to going back in October/November.
After each dive, with a little bit of spare air in the tank, Ernesto taught Camila and Matias the basics of scuba diving. Camila absolutely loved it and she was doing so well that, after a few lessons, Ernesto took her down to 15 feet and she was super excited. Matias likes it too but he's having some trouble equalising.
We had a lot of expectations about Roatan, having heard from other cruisers and friends that the diving there was excellent.
French Harbour is nice, although I was a bit disappointed in the fact that the beach at Fantasy Island can only be used by people staying at the resort or marina. We did, however, have a beer at the marina bar where we met other cruisers and were introduced to Cheeky, the local monkey, who is wild but makes a point of making an appearance at the bar for happy hour expecting some peanuts.
We were anchored close to French Cay, a small private cay where tourists go and spend the day. They have a mini-zoo, 3 or 4 bars and restaurants, lots of kayaks and standing paddle boards to use, and, more importantly, a tower about 12 feet high from where to jump in the water. We paid $5 each and spent a whole afternoon there, where Camila and Matias spent hours jumping from the tower.
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| Matias jumping off... |
We moved to West End next, where we got reunited with the crews of La Smala and Gone Walkabout, whom we last saw in August of last year in Grenada. Both of these boats have kids, so we were all excited to see each other.
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| West End Beach |
The town of West End is pretty but what got our attention was the snorkelling and diving around the anchorage. Anywhere we went, the coral reef was healthy and just plain beautiful. It's been one of the best spots so far.
We did some snorkelling and diving in Utila too but we preferred Roatan and are looking forward to going back in October/November.
After each dive, with a little bit of spare air in the tank, Ernesto taught Camila and Matias the basics of scuba diving. Camila absolutely loved it and she was doing so well that, after a few lessons, Ernesto took her down to 15 feet and she was super excited. Matias likes it too but he's having some trouble equalising.
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| Camila on her first dive, using the octopus. |
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| Camila's second dive, with BCD and all |
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