Roatan

Going to the Bay Islands is a lot more like the Bahamas than the main land of Honduras. There are actually tourists there, and English is the main language, though the accent is definitely Caribbean and the music is reggae. It was the long Independence Day weekend, so after an hour on a 20 passenger prop plane, the other teachers and I find ourselves on a hot and humid island with an amazing coral reef a two minute swim from shore, long sandy beaches, mangrove forests and canopy tours complete with macaws and monkeys. So I snorkeled, kayaked, zip-lined and enjoyed island time away from second graders.

Lightning off shore. It looks like a black and white sunrise picture, but I swear it's not!
The Canopy tour was a perfect combination between working on the boat (all harnesed up and double clipped in) and forestry, (eye level with the monkey in the tree). I think I'm addicted!


Kayaking into a small mangrove forest was a treat. There were over 30 egrets and herons hunting, crabs and jellyfish in the water and a nice shady spot to watch it all.