June 8th, 2009
After a very rough day of sailing, about 6 hours to be exact, we arrived at the chain of Islands known as Cayos Cochinos. We moored in an area next to Cochino Grande where the water was 5 different shades of blue. This was an absolutely gorgeous setting and we where the only ones around. This was by far the best snorkeling experience that we had on our visit to the Bay Islands.
We were able to identify over 50 different varieties of fish with the highlights being two very large Queen Angelfish. We also spotted a good size lobster but because we were in the nature reserve we could not catch it. The visibility underwater was excellent which made for very good video footage of the reef and its inhabitants.
After snorkeling we enjoyed a gorgeous sunset and a great meal prepared by Captain Kenny of the Island Time. We looked forward to the next day knowing that we were going to be arriving in Guanaja.
Tags: Cayos Cochinos, Guanaja, Snorkeling
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June 2nd, 2009
We arrived in Roatan from the states and were greeted at
the airport by our captain Mr. Kenny Lundy. He brought us
to Barefoot Cay which is where his boat remains when he is
not out sailing the seas. He took us on a tour of the Cay
which has a high end hotel that had a swimming pool and a Dive Shop.
After we got our provisions for the trip we set sail due west
towards the island of Utila. This was a 4 hour trip and was
by far the best day of sailing that we experienced. Captain
Lundy put up his Spinnaker sail which creates a feeling of
surfing on the waves via the boat.
We arrived at the island in time to go to the popular pizza
place on the island which was very tasty. After dinner we
then proceeded to a bar called the JadeSeahorse which was
quite a place. It was an elaborate bar with several levels decorated in different colored glass. The decor at this establishment made for an entertaining evening.
We awoke the next morning and went into town to shoot some
video and do a little grocery shopping. We saw several backpackers while we were on the island. We then boarded captain Lundy’s boat in order to set sail for the nature reserve of Cayos Cochinos.
Tags: Bay Islands, Cayos Cochinos, Sailing, Utila
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May 28th, 2009
A 7.1 magnitude quake with an epicenter 80 miles northeast
of La Ceiba, Honduras awoke the residents of the Bay islands this morning at 3:24 am.
I have spoken to a resident of Guanaja and they
said that they had experienced a very big shake but that all
seemed to be well on the island. This resident also said that
residents of Bonacca were very concerned about a possible
Tsunami warning which had been issued. This warning has since
been rescinded.
After doing some research I was able to find the last date
of a powerful quake to hit Honduras. This quake was 6.5 in
magnitude and occurred in 1999.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all affected by this tragedy.
Tags: Bay Islands, Earthquake, Guanaja, Honduras
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May 25th, 2009
Hello,
Melissa and I have been home for a week from Guanaja and we are already wanting to go back. We had an excellent time catching up with our friends on the island as well as meeting some new
folks. The only unpleasant experience was the battle with sand fleas. We were told of a remedy while on the island which we will try before we visit again. The remedy is to take a B1 Vitamin daily along with Garlique, this combination apparently is not very appetizing to the sand fleas and they will leave you alone.
We were fortunate enough to visit Utila and Cayos Cochinos on this trip thanks to
Captain Kenny Lundy, captain of Island Time ( http://www.islandtime-charters.com/aboutus.html )
Once we arrived on the island we split time staying at Bo’s Island House and Grahams place. We hiked to the waterfall by Bo’s in a torrential downpour because my wife would not be denied. Once arriving at Grahams I did lots of fishing seeing literally hundreds of Bonefish but I was not fortunate enough to catch a single one. I have decided that I am going to have to master the art of fly fishing before my next visit so I dont spook the Bonefish.
Guanaja is a very special place and we cant wait till we get to visit again. More details to come, we hope you are enjoying the site.
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May 4th, 2009
One of the places I can’t wait to visit on our trip is the Cayos Cochinos. It’s a group of 13 cays and two islands between the Bay Islands and the mainland of Honduras. I will post photos when we get back from our trip. We land in Roatan, then head to Utila, then to the Cayos Cochinos, then Guanaja!
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May 3rd, 2009
We are going to have a unique experience at the end of this week. We are traveling to the Bay Islands and upon our arrival in Roatan we will be boarding the Expectations 43 captained by David Lee ( www.expectations43.com).
We will be sailing to the island of Utila for Thursday evening. We have hopes of spotting whale sharks and getting some video footage of them.We are excited about checking out an island we have never visited.
The next day we will sail about 5 hours to Cayos Cochinos, which is a Honduran nature reserve. It is a chain of 12-13 cays. We will spend Friday night in Cayos Cochinos and then we are onto Guanaja. We should arrive in Guanaja sometime in the morning on Saturday after a 6-7 hour sail. Captain Lee has outriggers on his catamaran so we will be fishing on all of the sails hoping to catch Yellowfin Tuna.
Cmon Thursday
Tags: Cayos Cochinos, Guanaja, Honduras, Sailing, Utila
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April 25th, 2009
I have acquired the equalizer lobster snare which I plan to use when I visit Guanaja during May. This device should assure
many lobster dinners on our visit to Guanaja, the finest of the
bay islands in the country of Honduras.
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April 19th, 2009
Recently, my husband and I went to a steak restaurant in Austin and ordered their special of surf-and-turf. It was delicious and totally decadent - steak and lobster in one meal!
It made me think of something I saw on the Travel Channel about a hotel in the Caribbean that offers ‘lobster hunting’ and then will grill the fresh lobster you catch for dinner.
When we asked the restaurant where the lobster was from, they said somewhere in Central America. I immediately asked if it was Honduras and they said yes! So….it makes me think. On our next trip to Guanaja, I wonder if we could try to find our own lobster for dinner? Also, how big of an export is lobster for Guanaja?
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March 15th, 2009
This is the first blog post - let’s see if it works!
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