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Just about everything we eat or use has to be brought over from the mainland by ferry. We go into the bigger town, Coxen Hole, to a regular store (Eldons) that sells just about everything you can buy at Safeway.....if you are willing to pay! And if you see it and want it, it is best to get it as it will probably not be there the next time. Making "broom" has been a bit of a challenge, however we are able to get most of the ingredients. A two pound bag of walnuts and a three pound bag of almond cost the equivalent of $61 Canadian. It is the imported "stuff" that costs the big bucks. Hope they last a long time. Woody's is the local store where we buy most of our dry goods. It is about a 10 minute walk from the house. Sometimes the shelves are a little empty! They sell a little bit of everything, except meat. That we have to get in Coxen Hole. A bus ride in to town, and a taxi home with our goodies. We are also learning how...

Daryl and I decided to take the plunge and take Spanish lessons. We enrolled in "The Spanish Loft of Roatan". Classes start at 10 AM as the place is a bar from noon. There will be six of us. We will go three times a week. Daryl and I started a week late, so we had a couple of "make up" classes this week. Regular classes were cancelled due to American Thanksgiving. The Sun Downer is a bar/restaurant owned by a Canadian (at least that is what we have heard). Canadian flag outside might be a definite clue!! The views from the class are incredible. Love that there are no walls.... Time to have a good look before the work begins. So beautiful. Our teacher, Kelly, brought her assistant Indiana. Kelly is trying to teach us practical stuff.... how to add, make change, order food politely in a restaurant.... and such. Our text book is way too big, with even more work online. An h...

No this critter was not in our yard. The storm is pretty well over and he was washed up on the beach.... at least this part. It is amazing the amount of wildlife/critters of all kinds we have seen in our yard. This little fella, an Agouti, was in the back yard. He is a rodent and was sitting up like a squirrel eating. By the time I realized what it was I barely got a picture.... and felt lucky to get this. The last three days we have an an incredible amount of rain. As soon as it gets dark those little frogs get busy. The amount of racket they make is incredible, Daryl did a great job of keeping us entertained with his lip-synching. This is a blue land crab, guess those critters like the rainy season. They only have one big claw, and are a good size, about 6 inches across the shell. We have holes around the house and the shed out back. They dig the holes and dive right in.... full or water or not. Hard to get a picture as they are quite shy an...

One of my retirement goals is to do volunteer work at a clinic while we are living on Roatan. During previous trips I had been to a clinic and knew this was possible. Now that my tummy troubles are all over I was good to go, so bright and early Monday morning....well more like 9AM...... I got on the bus and went to the clinic. Up a short walk and you can see the clinic through the trees, on the right. It is in a beautiful location with both an inside and outside waiting room. There is also a playground and a food vendor. It is a full service clinic, I was told 80 babies were delivered there last year. My interview was two minutes...or less. There was no paperwork. Very friendly people and I started right away. My job was to count pills.... apparently everything comes in large containers and is decanted into small plastic envelopes of 30 pills each. Then they are ready for dispensing as needed. Reminded me of preparing meds 40 years ago. The pharmacy is...

Friday November 9, 2018 Everyday since we have been in West End it has been sunny and hot.... surely can't last as this is the rainy season. The last few days has been spent doing tons of cleaning. I would never have thought of myself as a neat freak but Daryl disagrees. Also a touch of travellers tummy keeping me close to home:( I could not begin to tell you how many hours went into cleaning the stove alone..... both of us taking a turn Might not be North American standards but working for us!! After trying my best to walk through the front door... and I have the bruised forehead to show for it.... we put some sticky butterflies on the glass. Lyche fruit from a road side vendor so tasty. Our two "major" purchases, old school BBQ works like a charm, and not a chunk of ice in the papaya smoothie! What evening would be complete without having a gelato while sitting on the beach. Well earned relax time. Re...