View of the port from our balcony
Today, all 9 of us in our group are going on the "Roatan Fun-n-Sun Tour with Bodden Tours. Charlie and I toured with this tour company years ago when we stopped in Roatan. We enjoyed our day so I thought it would be day for this group
Come as Strangers, Leave as Friends...
Join others from your cruise ship for a nice cultural and sightseeing tour...and then an afternoon of Fun-and-Sun at West Bay Beach. Meet your Fun-n-Sun Guide, along with others from your ship, and begin your tour day in one of our air-conditioned tour vehicles. Your guide will share our unique landscape, local culture, as well as some Roatan/ Bay Island history. Your tour group will make several sightseeing stops along the way, allowing you to get outside of the vehicle for some outstanding photo opportunities. A stop at Roatan's Panorama Hill offers a wide open view of our island, villages and cruise ports. Some of the sights that we will share include: shipwrecks off the shoreline, the villages of Coxen Hole, French Harbor, Sandy Bay and West End, overlooks showing the jungles and coral reefs, etc.
As a special bonus, you will enjoy and 45-minute stop and free access to Victor's Monkey Business. Here, you can visit the monkeys, sloths, scarlet macaws, katamundi, parrots, island deer, and other animals, if you like. You will be albe to do some on-site souvenir shopping for Honduran products (including our mahogany crafts, wonderful coffee and vanilla!) If you'd rather relax on this short break, kick back on one of our hammocks or pic-nic tables surrounded by tropical trees and watch guests as they zip along on the Mayan Jungle Canopy overhead.
After a little more sightseeing, we will stop by West Bay Beach and the Bananarama Beach Resort. This is Roatan's most beautiful white sand beach, lined with resorts, restaurants and bars. This is a 2-hour stop and you will be able to explore the mile-long beach, snorkel, swim and relax! You will be provided with an arm-band allowing you access to a beach chair, restroom facilities and fresh water showers at Bananarama Resort! West Bay Beach, protected by the offshore reef, is a wonderful sea grass and rock-free beach with powder-soft sand unlike any other beach on Roatan...it is groomed and maintained daily.There are many water-activities available here, and you can rent most anything: kayaks, canoes, snorkel gear, jet-skis, parasail, bananaboats, etc. Or, you can always just relax and enjoy a cold beverage or a snack at one of the many restaurants or bars, including the tasty menu at Bananarama!
After your beach-break, we will load back up and do a bit more sightseeing on our way back to the cruise ship ports. Our Highlights tour is designed to allow for more shopping time in and around your dock upon your return.
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All 9 of our group went on this tour. We had a good time! We started on a circle tour of the island. Our guide, Élan Woods, was very entertaining and informative.
Our happy group
Next it was on to visit the monkeys!!
Gloria and I went to Cagney's Steak House for dinner. It was OK but I have had better!
At 9PM, we met with the cruise staff and were escorted to a private area of the ship where they conducted a service for Charlie's Burial at Sea. I didn't think I would cry but I did! Martha, Toynah, Louise, Donna, Susie, Gail and Gloria came with me. I really appreciate their support. I'm sure Charlie was looking down with a big smile on his face!
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