Greetings from Roatan, Honduras

Hello from paradise!

I'm on the island of Roatan, Honduras right now and it is gorgeous. Apparently it stormed here for a few days but in the last 24h since my arrival we've seen nothing but sunshine with the occasional overnight shower. I've found myself a solid accommodation and I'm totally happy where I'm at- staying right across the street from the beach on the West End, near all the bars and dive shops.

Right now I'm inquiring around the strip to find the best place to do my diving. Prices are pretty standardized here so the biggest decision I have to make is if I want to stay and dive here in Roatan (where the instruction is said to be superior) or catch a boat to Utila (which is a $50 voyage, and the diving is said to be superior).

I've had a blast so far. Cleared customs no problem yesterday and headed this way. At the sundowners bar I took some awesome photos (will post soon when I'm off the island and internet use is cheaper). Then I met a Danish guy and two English girls and we got an awesome fish/lobster dinner and hit the bars hard last night. Basically everyone here dives. They all get up early and go out once or twice, come home, nap and shower, and then party the place down til the bars close up in the wee hours.

Out last night I managed to meet a group of four awesome Americans- all Southerners from GA, TN, and NC- here on a summer program that their university (Wake Forest) does. Had a blast- spent the night out drinking with them and found out I was staying in the same place. We got up and got breakfast and hit the beach today and I decided to stay another night on Roatan. Hopefully I'll be able to stay in touch with them back in the states. I definitely felt like we hit it off, so we'll see.

Right now I'm trying to get this dive stuff all settled, and I'll try to post in a few days when I'm done diving. Hopefully I'll be able to upload some pics for you all then. For the time being I'm trapped on an island in paradise- where the beers cost a dollar and the sun and beach is awesome. The beard is getting longer and my skin is getting darker.

Much love,

Benny