Our second port of call was at Roatan, Honduras.
Our cruise ship docked there his morning.
Instead of getting into a tender boat to get to shore, we simply walked from our cruise ship onto the pier of Honduras.
We were greeted by people in colourful costumes.
This group of singers just finished their singing and taking a break.
We were at the pier shopping plaza at around 10:30am
Our cruise ship docked there his morning.
Instead of getting into a tender boat to get to shore, we simply walked from our cruise ship onto the pier of Honduras.
We were greeted by people in colourful costumes.
This group of singers just finished their singing and taking a break.
We were at the pier shopping plaza at around 10:30am
I wished I had my computer with me so that I could haave checked my emails as the wifi was available for purchase at the Roatan terminal.
The tour we signed up for was not until 12pm. We had time to walk around the shops at the pier.
I was interested in local crafts and looked for them specifically when we visited the shops.
This motorcycle made out of a recycled pop can caught my eyes.
We even had some time to walk the
trail for a little bit.
Walking the trail was comfortable as it was shaded by gigantic tropical trees.
The trail was also lined with green bushes of vibrant colour blooms.
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There were flowers we never saw before
Usual flowers shaped like birds
A few park benches were placed along the trail for visitors to sit and rest.
There were even a few hammocks on the trail. How thoughtful was that?
For those cruise passengers who did not sign up for the Mayan ruin tour there were lots for them to do as well.
Lots of passengers got off from our ship and many went to the visitor centre to get information.
The Mahogany Beach is within walking distance from the Roatan terminal .
Visitors and passengers from the cruise ship could easily walk to the beach without buying a land tour ticket.
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| Mahogany Beach is within walking distance from the Roatan terminal . |
They could enjoying hiking on the Mahogany Bay trail, riding the lift chairs and relaxing on the beach.
There were about 20 of us in the tour group and we were heading to Maya West Beach.
I hadn't even sat down in the tour boat yet, my hat flew off my head and landed in the water.
I thought that I had lost my hat.
One of the tour guides from the Maya West Tour made a call.
A young man on a speed boat appeared within minutes
He was able to pick up my hat from the water and another guide handed it back to me.
Talked about service for their customers! Outstanding service!
After a short ride on the boat, we arrived at Maya West Beach.
It was time for lunch. We had a traditional local lunch by the beach with passengers form three other cruise ships.
One of the tour guides from the Maya West Tour made a call.
A young man on a speed boat appeared within minutes
He was able to pick up my hat from the water and another guide handed it back to me.
Talked about service for their customers! Outstanding service!
After a short ride on the boat, we arrived at Maya West Beach.
It was time for lunch. We had a traditional local lunch by the beach with passengers form three other cruise ships.
As we shared a table with another couple from Minneapolis, Minnesota, we shared our travel experience with one another.
We also chatted about everything.
It was an enjoyable conversation!
Our tour was at 2pm. The tour guide took us for a tour of the Ancient Mayan ruins and introduced us to some history of the Ancient Mayan culture.
We learaned that the Mayan king also acted as the high priest of the nation.
His method of ruling was through fear.
The Mayan religion relied on sacrifices to placate the gods. The best would be sacrificed to their gods.
It meant that high status humans were sacrificed on a regular basis. An interesting example was the game of Mayan football called pelota.
The captain pf the winning team was often sacrificed because he was considered the best, and only the best was offered to their gods!
However, I was disappointed to find out that these ruins were replicate of the real ruins only.
After the tour of the ruins, we went to see the rescued animals at the zoo.
We saw colourful parrots and monkeys.
We saw puma as well.
Our tour finished at 2:30pm leaving us a lot of time to enjoy the time and the beach on our own.
The island was not busy at all.
There were a lot of lounge chairs set out on the beach for those wishing to use them.
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| We observed crabs and other wild life in this marine park. |
We also observed life on the beach at this marine park.
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| A picture perfect tropical island scene in Roatan |
A picture perfect island scene!
It was a sunny warm afternoon. A typical tropical day with blue sky, palm trees and lounge chairs.
I wanted to snorkel as much as possible on this trip. So I went and bought a set of snorkeling equipment from the gift shop.
While I snorkeled for a little and practising my breathing under water, my better half was enjoying the beach and keeping time for us.
We went back to the boat which took us back to the pier.
We still had enough time to pick up a piece of souvenir made of sea stones from the craft shop.
It was a fun day at Mahogany Bay, Roatan, our second port of call on this cruise.
Looking forward to our 3rd and 4th ports of call in the next couple of days!
R.T.
Mahogany Bay
Roatan, Hondrous
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