First trip to the mainland

We had an amazing trip to the mainland!

Cangrejal River
Getting around Roatan can be expensive or not.... so at 5:30 in the morning we took a 'colectivo' (a multistop minibus) to the ferry terminal.  The ferry ride was about 90 minutes to the mainland.  A driver met us and it took an hour to get to the mountain resort.  We went through different areas of La Ceiba. All the way up the mountain we drove besides the Cangrejal River.                                  



This lovely little resort, Omega Eco Resort, was tucked in amongst the trees.  It sure did not disappoint.   Everything was either made on site or locally.  It also employes locals.
      





The dining room had tables in multiple little rooms.
Food was superb!







The rooms were from dorm style to luxury... we were somewhere in the middle.






The grounds were spectacular. The pool is continuously fed by a mountain stream.... so no chemicals. Once a week it is drained and scrubbed.
Someone told us this worker has been trying for a year to get permanent work at the resort, and apparently pool cleaning once a week does not pay very well.












The rock table made a lovely resting spot.... but who rested!










This is an out door shower, totally made from rocks.
It is hard to see, but the shower head is a conch shell.























The highlight of the trip was definitely white water rafting. The pictures do not do justice, the rocks were massive.... some as high as a house. The river has gone down considerably, when it is higher the rafting is over 7 kms. we only did half of that..... so we got to climb rocks and swim..... the swimming in swift current was definitely not in my comfort zone.... but hey, it is now crossed of my bucket list.
The walk from the lodge down to the river was a tad challenging.


Sometimes we had the option to jump and swim.... or walk around the rocks. Guess there is no surprise in our choices.








And then it was over! Back to the resort for a carb loaded lunch.... I for sure had a ton of adrenalin shooting around my body!!











In the afternoon, Daryl and I walked back to a suspension bridge that we had gone under on our rafting trip. Were just happened to see another raft doing the same trip. We were probably a hundred feet above this raft.











This is a little craft shop just outside the resort.
We wanted to get a bottle of this hooch
A fermented root....never heard of it!
But there was no one around to buy it from.








































The grounds were extensive.
First time I have ever seen star fruit growing wild.... and we got to try it.















Also sour lemon, supposed to make a great marinade for chicken.












The hiking trails ranged from easy to really tough....

Daryl did the most difficult in his flip flops.





A well earned local craft beer

Too bad the picture doesn't show just how lovely the waterfall was.





All in all a really great trip to the mainland.

And we did get to bring a local drink home.

Cheers

Ruth









Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 6, 2019 at 1:28 PM

    Well done Ruthie and Daryl. Any other comments about the main land. Is the danger over rated?

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    1. RuthkennedysretirementblogMarch 6, 2019 at 6:37 PM

      We had no concerns....we were picked up at the ferry terminal and taken to the resort.

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  2. UnknownMarch 6, 2019 at 5:33 PM

    Oh boy, that looks like such fun..

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