February | 2013 | Vibrant Bean

Buenas Dias amigos!
Back for another update, woop woop!!

When I last checked in, I recapped our stay in Guatemala. As much as we enjoyed the historical sites and exploring the towns along the beach, we were beyond excited to arrive on the island of Roatan in Honduras. I will admit that I was a little nervous since Honduras isn’t the safest place (the mainland has the most murders per capita in the world), but the island does not feel the slightest bit threatening. It’s obvious with resorts on one side and cruise ships stopping in that they keep that ish under control
We stayed in the West End, across from the bay beach and what would soon become our favorite spot, Sundowners Bar. It was the perfect location to walk to everything .
We took a long hike down to the west bay one day and explored the fabulous resorts. It was an amazing area with a great beach, but a little too resortish for us.
Being known for its extremely large reef, Roatan attracts many divers. We weren’t willing to shell out the $$ or the time to get certified, so we took a snorkel trip with the craziest, funniest guide ever! This was the best snorkeling I have ever done. The coral was so large and colorful, it honestly didn’t look real. There were soooo many fish of every size, color, and shape. We even saw a little shark! Only downside, we got stung by several little jellyfish
We also got to see an incredible dolphin show!! They were so cute! Makes me want to be a dolphin trainer in a other life.
To top off the all the snorkeling and beach time, we discovered the Island drink, Monkey LaLa, which I am still craving. Far from healthy, but this thing was damn tasty.
I was sad to leave this little paradise, but I know we will be back. If you are ever looking for a tropical getaway, I highly suggest looking into a vacay there!!
Hope you enjoyed this recap! Be back soon

Well hello there! It’s been quite a while since the last post. My apologies. Erik and I are currently on a month long backpacking trip through Central America. It’s been an unreal experience so far. We are currently on our 4th stop in our third country. I haven’t been as good as I thought on the updating, but I’m popping in today to recap the first 2 stops in the first country, Guatemala.

We spent a few days in Antigua. Aside from being way colder than we had anticipated (we got so stinky wearing our only warm clothes every day) it was so beautiful. We explored old churches, went on a tour of a coffee plantation, chocolate factory tour, saw a random pop star Guatemalan concert, and went up to some amazing mountain viewing points. Our hostel had some really interesting folk, but offered warm showers and cheep beer!

After the city, we headed to Lake Atitlan. Aside from being the scariest drive down a mountain (this road would NOT fly in the US), the town of Panajachel and the surrounding areas were so sweet and vibrant. We took water taxis to smaller towns and explored for a few days. The highlight was finding a holistic center in San Manuel where we got acupressure massages. Much needed from backpacking. We also found an amazing vegan restaurant; it has by far been the best food yet.

As much as I thought Guatemala was a such a cool spot with such life and vibrance, I think we were both happy to get to the more tropical stops on the trip. I’ll be back soon with more updates on the other stops. Until now, enjoy the pics!!!

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