Saturday, March 24, 2012

Beach day - March 8th 2012

We took the day off from working and planned a day of fun - West Bay, beach, snorkeling, diving and relaxing!

Thankfully it wasn't a 6:45 AM start today...breakfast at 8:30 and met up with the rest of the gang at around 9 AM.  We strolled by the West End and took the water taxi to West Bay.


The water taxis take you from the West End to West Bay (beautiful beach) for $3 per person and the ride takes about 10-15 min. Unfortunately, we chose a day when four cruise ships had docked in Roatan...oops!  The beach was packed (with cruisers as the locals call them).


Clear blue waters and a sunny day!  Perfect combination, but we had to put up with the crowds.  John, Josh and I decided to rent snorkeling gear and jump in to the water.  Mark, Jessica and Tanya decided to take a stroll on the beach. 

The mesoamerican reef (second largest in the world) runs parallel to the western end of Roatan.  West Bay beach has some great snorkeling spots.  It was a blast!


We had to head back to Seagrape Plantation resort for the afternoon dive that some folks had signed up for.  Stopped at Besos for a quick lunch, and walked back to the resort.

2 pm dive for Mark, Jessica, Josh and Tanya.  John and I joined the group for a second snorkeling session of the day.

We ended the day with a nice dinner at the Argentinian grill, followed by desserts at Creoles Rotisserie Chicken place.  Tres leches cake was really good :-)

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