Tag Archives: honduras

Roatan, Honduras

20130218-122552.jpg

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 :-)

20130218-125922.jpg

20130218-125932.jpg

20130218-125939.jpg

20130218-125943.jpg

20130218-125948.jpg

20130218-125953.jpg

20130218-130001.jpg

20130218-130025.jpg

20130218-130035.jpg

Ciao!

Dolls! I’m just popping in to say hello and goodbye for a bit. I’m heading down to Central America tonight for my month long backpacking adventure with Erik! I’ll try to do some recaps in each spot with pics. Until then, stay healthy, happy, and fabulous!

20130131-210446.jpg
One backpack for one girl! Goodbye girlyness!

Path

Not much to report here on the home front sugars, except that it is tons warmer today than it has been in weeks!! You can go ahead and roll your eyes if you have snow in the ground since the social media world is totally making fun of us babies here in southern California.

Spring flowers in the Asian garden

Anyway, I thought this quote was perfect to mark 2 weeks until I leave for an epic trip with Erik.  I haven’t mentioned it yet, mostly because we were still figuring out dates.  Now, tickets have now been purchased and arrangements made; in 2 weeks we are leaving for a month-long trip through several countries in Central America.  The path may be somewhat mapped out, but I am so looking forward to the unknown adventure and where the path may lead.  I was able to spend the first 3 months of last year in Costa Rica with a trip to Nicaragua, so this time around I cannot wait to see some new spots!

Of course this means The Vibrant Bean will be MIA for the most part.  I will have some posts with pics and such, but until mid March (I get home March 3 but head straight to Washington DC for a week) the usual business will be mostly on hold.  Please bear with me and stay tuned for hopefully some epic travel photos and adventure stories!

P.S. if you have any must see/do/stay at/eat at things in Guatemala, Hondaras (only Roatan), Nicaragua, and or Panama, please share!!! Thanks friends!