Come to the Island, Mon....
3/22/14
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| sunset on East Harbor |
It has been way too long since my last blog and I apologize for that, but too much fun was being had by Island Sol and her crew. We left the Rio Dulce last November and had a lovely sail to Utila, the first island of the Bay Islands. As much as we enjoyed the Rio Dulce we were just itching to get back to salt water an d the water in the NW Caribbean is BEAUTIFUL and not to be missed. Utilia is a great little island full of young people backpacking and diving. Utilia offers great prices on diving and on diving classes to be certified in all aspects of the profession. There is a great vibe in Utilia, very different from Guatemala and as it should be as it is a different country and culture. The entrance to the anchorage was pretty straight forward and we anchored among 4 other boats. We met s/v Leap with Charlie and Karen on board and have enjoyed their company on to Roatan.
The architecture on the island is somewhat like New Orleans or Key West, of course not as nice and on a much smaller basis. The streets are very narrow and crowded with people walking, riding bikes, motorcycles and ATV's. Not to be missed is the Jade Seahorse, a extremely
funky hotel owned and decorated by a German guy, who was busy working on the art as we walked around admiring everything.
We found a great resturant, The Driftwood, run by a Texas that had the biggest pork chop we have ever seen. The beer was cold, "so cold it will hurt your teeth" and the food was good. Our good friends JD and Linda on s/v Kokopelli arrived and we enjoyed snorkeling with them and having some beers.
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