Fred and his mom-in-law Deanna with some of the natives in costume that were dancing for us as we came off the ship.
Many little shacks like this up on stilts. Must get quite a bit of flooding - maybe during hurricane season.
Everywhere we looked, clothes were hanging on the lines to dry.
Jenny and Jordan trying to look 'cool' in spite of the heat! 
Local children going horseback riding.
A real shipwreck. Supposedly been there since the 80's. If I remember correctly, the ship was bringing lumber for the people to build homes.
The local people knew that cruise ships were stopping on this day, so this little family was set up by the side of the road selling little odds-n-ends. We bought some worthless Roatan money as a souvenir and the sweet little children picked some flowers for us women. Even though we didn't speak their language, it was amazing what expressions could communicate - especially a smile. Darling children - I just wanted to kiss and hold the baby. Would have loved to spend all day with them if we could have, even visiting their home. Brooklyn and the little girl were the same size - wonder if they were the same age? Debbie gave the children some sticks of gum and they unwrapped it and put it in their mouths as fast as they could. Must be quite a novelty to them.
The mayor's home. A bit extravagant compared to the majority of the people's. Next we stopped by an iguana farm. It turned out to be a bit of a miniature zoo.
Our dear tour guide, Reina, showing Brooklyn how to feed the iguanas. Lucky for us they're vegetarians.
Reina had seven of her own children at home on the other side of the island.
I didn't take any chances walking under a tree. They were full of iguanas. Didn't want one dropping down on top of me. No way!
Brooklyn getting friendly with a little monkey. He'd reach his hand out and hold fingers.
After viewing the animals, we could walk down to the water.
Sue and Jerry
Watching a float plane take off right in front of us.
One of many examples of sea-life we saw.
Fred, Debbie (Jolene's sis), Dick (her dad), Deanna (her mom) & Jolene.
Some of the older kids felt a little differently about snorkeling after seeing the barracuda in these waters.
Jolene and Fred contemplating the sea-life.
Ahhhhh......nothing like quenching your thirst with an ice cold soda.
Jordan, Kayla & Jenny having to drink it all so they could leave their bottles for recycling.
Parrots
Neil waiting patiently for everyone to pack into the hot van.
Lots of lush foliage. Saw many banana trees (reminded me of Hawaii) and cashew trees.
Gorgeous panoramic views.
Jordan and his usual smiling self.
Wish I knew what was amusing them...I feel left out. Think I was too busy taking a picture to catch the punch line.
Coming soon (since I obviously can't adhere to a "tomorrow" deadline): Belize, Cozumel and any other miscellaneous pictures of our cruise. There are very few left that I've taken so will beg some from other family members when possible.
1 comment:
Ahhh... these pics are great! I REFUSE however beautiful they may be to look at your next post with the snow. Not me, I'll just enjoy your cruise... You must have had so much fun. Thanks for sharing. My favorite pics are the ones of Brooklyn in the water with just the top of her head out and Keith laughing at something... Oh, and don't worry about the spider...it really was in my garage, but.. you should always suspect my photos as they may have been tampered with... heh, heh, heh.
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