Passport sufficiently stamped(for now) we headed over to Infinity Bay in West Bay. We rented from a condo owner via VRBO.com She was more helpful and insightful. We were excited to have a kitchen, fridge and basically a temporary home. Infinity is also the "greenest" place at this time on Roatan. Their septic systems put zero pollutants in the ocean. The 1st Roatan resort with 100% potable tap water and purified ice makers. The hot water heaters are also solar heated. The property is not only beautiful but responsible....... and whats right beyond it is something that words don't quite capture. Water that looks like a damn screen saver. You know what annoying one that you stare at all day saying " one day, screw this job...one day" I found myself thinking, I found it! The reef ( second to only the Great Barrier Reef in Australia) creates a contrast of blues that you didn't even realize existed
All along the bay and behind the property is an array of restaurants and grocery stores that provided everything you could need. On our first full day we decided hit up Mangiamos for groceries then off to eat breakfast at Celeste's, a small outdoor restaurant and hotel... they had a some extra "help" on hand... and by help i mean food thieving parrots. Birds! My favorite! If you know me at all you have heard me state numerous times that I firmly believe monkeys and birds are surely direct decedents of the devil. They are just too smart ya know? Like I can see them thinking evil shit. Anyway, I digress.
In an effort to spare you any redundancy the next few days were spend doing this:
In case that wasn't clear enough, days were filled with sun, drinks, and lounging with not a care in the world and a full Ipod. However, that's not the only thing to do. The snorkeling is ridiculous, you can get lost for hours scouring the reef for Bone fish Grouper, Parrot fish, Angle fish ...oh and one day Jelly fish, awesome! Luckily they were small and relatively harmless. Kayaking, paddle boarding and diving are all also wise choices.
Take the water taxi ( $3 each way) over to West End, a lively town about 5 min from West Bay. A perfect combo of locals, backpacking divers, great restaurants and fun bars. Number one bar? The Reef Rider. A floating bar/ barge thingy. Best damn place for a drink in West End. Run by the crazy ex-Canadian Captain Perry and bartenders that will make you get "your own damn drink" ask you to bartend and flip you off all in 20 minutes . Fire dancers that accidentally set the palapa on fire and a fitting plank entrance that is great on the way in and a scary exercise in faux-sober balance on the way out. Excellent.
Day 5 we went out fishing. 6 AM start (yikes). Well worth it. At the Reef Rider we met a local fisherman who took us out for the day. I caught my first fish! Hard to believe after dating a fisherman for 6 + years ...eh, better late than never. Fish 1 a ugly Barracuda. Fish 2 a grouper. Andrew quickly trumped me with a MUCH larger one. It was a great day and we kept one for ourselves and gave the rest to the captain and his deckhand to eat/sell whatever. We went home and cooked up our catch. Delicious!
As the trip came to an end it seemed we spent the last day sitting at the Palapa bar staring silently out to the ocean occasionally shaking our heads in disgust that it was already over. This trip has been one of a kind and i cant wait to go back. Leaving Roatan was really difficult and I would tell any friends and family to make it out there! Ill put up a few helpful links up if Honduras is on your horizon.
www.vrbo.com (Property #328964)
Gorgeous!!
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