Just got off the ship and it is hot, hot, hot in Isla Roatan
Better on the beach in the shade under an umbrella
Jump right in and dig away
Just perfect
Can I live here at the Parrot Tree Resort?
Daddy and Savannah cool off in the lagoon
Seth chooses to stay put in the shade and the sand
Sitting in the shade
The swimmers
Getting ready to kyack from the first time.
And they are off and Daddy does all the work
Put your feet up and relax while Daddy gets the job done
Seth's turn. At first he did not want to go, then threw a fit when Savannah went.
Hooray for Daddy and Seth
Finally Seth decided to go in the water
My three favorite people in the world
Back on the ship saying good by to Roatan way too early. We were only there from 8-3.
Reading is the thing to do on the deck of the ship
Views of Roatan
The have a chair lift to take you to the beach across the way
Very welcoming
We are here and are trying to stay cool. 90 plus degree day.
Checking out the water right away
Mommy loved the 5 interconnecting pools at the resort
Seth actually went in the pool too
Loved swimming with my babies
There was nobody else in the pool and she could swim freely in her life jacket and shallow water
Keep going daddy
Checking out the driver
When people say "What was your favorite port?" it is hard to answer, because I really loved each one and what we did there. But there was something very special, very beautiful, and very relaxing about Isla Roatan, Mohagony Bay, Hondorus. I really did not know what to expect from this port, except that as soon we docked you saw lush gardens and mountains and the beach in front of you. It was 90 degrees at 7 a.m., but we fell in love with the clean, safe town, beautiful beaches, friendly people, and atmosphere of Roatan. It may not be a place I return to with lots to do and see, but deefinitely the most relaxing and serene, get away from it all place we visited. I enjoyed it very much and wished we stayed longer than 8-3. I would have loved to walk around the town, but the tour got back 5 minutes before all aboard. Felt very jipped, but had a fabulous day.
Again, I had changed my original plan of an excursion here in Roatan due to past guest reviews who raved about going to the all-inclusive Parrot Tree Resort. This place was massive, gorgeous, relaxing, and top notch in every way. The best thing was that it was two hours earlier in Roatan than ship time, so our 9:00 a.m. tour was really 7 a.m. in Roatan so there was nobody but us around. We had the beach and the pool to ourselves. This place was truly like a Sandals or Beaches resort. They have all types of water sports, activities, restaurants, and entertainment. My favorite were the five pools that all interconnected and looped around and had waterfalls and a small water slide at the end and a kiddie pool too, even though the pool never went over 5 feet. The beach had all types of equipment to rent, including a kyack that Rich and the kids took out for the first time. The nice thing was that the swimming area on the beach was protected by a break wall from the Caribbean Sea so the swimming area was wave free, shallow, and warm. But you could go under the bridge for more of a challenge. You could also snorkel. We spent the day at the beach and pool and had lunch. They played music and did line dancing and it was just a great day. We totally relaxed and unwound. It would be a nice weekend getaway to forget about everything. Stress free for sure.
Our tour guide gave us the low down on Roatan. He said the West End has lots of restaurants and night life. There is even an Applebees (for Savannah), but he doesn't recommend it. There is no Starbucks though. But, we did sample Hondorian Coffee and it was quite good. I loved visited Hondorus, again, so close to Guatemala, but a very different feel. On Isla Roatan everyone speaks English and it is their first language and it is very upscale. Even Tiger Woods has a place that he frequents on Isla Roatan, so it is more of a paradise for the rich and famous and we thoroughly enjoyed sampling it for a day.
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