There's only one place I recommend to travelers looking for the absolute ultimate in luxury during their stay on Roatan, and that's Barefoot Cay Resort. A private cay? A gourmet restaurant only open to resort guests? The highest staff-to-guest ratio around? A spa, marina and private palapa + house reef? A 5-star PADI dive shop on site with high-end gear, boats and facilities? Yes, please! Barefoot Cay is a four-acre private cay on the south shore of Roatan. With the dive shop + gorgeous ...
My Diving Christmas Wishlist
Happy Holidays from the Caribbean! It doesn't feel much like Christmas here at the beach with the sun shining and diving in 81F water. That being said, if Santa is making his rounds tonight and wants to stop in Roatan, I've put together my diving Christmas wishlist for him (and maybe it will help you divers with your Christmas lists too).Here's what I'd love Santa to bring me:Dive Torchsource My last underwater light died on me and I've been doing a lot of night dives lately. ...
What Type of Diver Are You?
I've been diving around the Caribbean for about four years now, and in that time I've met thousands of divers. Yes, literally thousands.Part of what makes being a divemaster fun is getting to know new people each and every week (and also the return of some favorites once or twice a year). That being said, while the people are all different, you do tend to see similar types of divers.This list was brewed by some fellow dive pros and I during random conversations over the years, but I've ...
What To Do On Roatan: 1-Week Itinerary
Most travelers arrive on Roatan for a week. We only have a few airlines that run direct routes from hubs in the USA (Houston, Atlanta, Miami) and you can usually get the best deal by booking a week-long return ticket. The Canadian charters (Sunwing + Air Transat) have also started for the busy season and the Milan charters as well, and all the charters run on a one week schedule. A week is the perfect amount of time to explore Roatan!(Only have one day? [Hi cruise shippers!] Check out my 1-Day ...
Dutty Love, Drunk in Love or Delusional Love: Dating on the Island
One of the first things that readers ask me when they meet me in real life is: why don't you ever post about a boyfriend/dating/etc.?accurate.Other than the fact that this part of my life is usually not very entertaining (you can read my girl Shannon's recent post if you want to see a somewhat similar rundown), it's something I've always been hesitant to put out there for the world to see. Since I started this site, I've seen many other bloggers include this part of their life online, ...
What To Do On Roatan: 3-Day Itinerary
Three days is not a lot of time on Roatan, but you can still get to know the island! Most travelers come here for a week (many of the flight schedules to Roatan run on a weekly basis), but some independent travelers and those coming from close Central American and US cities do sometimes come for a long weekend.(Only have one day [hi cruise shippers!]? Check out my 1-Day Itinerary here!) (Have a whole week? Check out my Full Week Itinerary here!)What can you do with three days on Roatan? ...
Roatan Roundup: Month 39
What to say about 39 months on a tiny island in the Caribbean? A few things...What's new?This roundup almost didn't happen...because I almost left.I made some admittedly bad financial decisions during the last high season that left me with exactly zero dollars to pay my rent last month. Straight up panic city. I only had a couple weeks to either get a large chunk of cash, or buy a plane ticket home and give up on the Roatan dream (hey, it's been three great years!). I don't want this to ...
Why I Don’t Want to Tell You About Diving the Seamounts
I have been really lucky to be able to do a few dive trips this year to the seamounts (deep reef formed by underwater mountain ranges) called Roatan Banks, which is located halfway between Roatan and Cayos Cochinos (a group of islands located between Roatan and the mainland of Honduras). This is a relatively unexplored area and you are basically guaranteed a fantastic dive, with loads of fish, current, and amazing, healthy, vibrant coral. We've been lucky enough to spot sharks and massive eagle ...
Roatan Roundup: Month 38
38 months sounds like a really long time. Feels like it too!What's new? Not much actually - it's slow season here right now, and man is it SLOOOOOOWWWW. This is the slowest I've ever seen it here. This time of year is great because it finally starts to cool off and those of us who live here get to enjoy all the things on the island that we don't get to do in high season because a) we don't want to deal with tourists on our day off and b) we have no days off in high season and c) let's ...
A Trip to Tegucigalpa
A friend of mine recently invited me to tag along on a trip to the mainland of Honduras with her and her boyfriend. I had some paperwork to take care of, and since I didn't make it to Canada this year I thought it might be a nice break to go to a big city for a few days. (Read: I WANTED SOME MCDONALDS AND AIR CONDITIONING.) So off to Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras, I went. It's not a popular tourist destination due to safety concerns, but if you have to go on an embassy run or are ...