Paddle boarding in Roatan, Honduras

Roatan Sights and Attractions invited us to come out and paddle board with Steve's Paddle Shack over in West End of Roatan., Honduras. 

Paddle boarding is surprisingly easy. My four year old was too small, but the boards are so steady that he sat on the front while my husband paddled. Our ten and seven year old both learned and had fun.
My balance is not great, but I was still able to do it. It's quite a work out.
Once we were done we headed over to a nearby baleada restaurant that had been recommended to us Chapi Catrachas.  They were wonderful, especially the avocado baleadas!

Roatan Sights and Attractions is an awesome resource for everything you need to know about Roatan.  They also offer giveaways and free activities and a regular basis. 

Islands Fire: Fire show in Roatan, Honduras

This was a fire show we got to see while we were on vacation in Roatan, Honduras. I was blown away by how good they were.  Best of all it was a free show at the restaurant we were eating at, Thirsty Turtle.

10 Things I will miss about Honduras

10 Things I will miss about our Honduras family vacation

1. Snorkeling

2. The beach on west bay in Roatan

3. Delicious food

4. Fresh tropical fruit

5. How cheap everything is

6. The friendly people

7. $4 manicures, $12 pedicures and $32 1 hour massages

8. Sunsets on the beach

9. Zip lining in Copan

10. The beauty of the entire country.

10 things I won't miss about Honduras

Highway in Honduras (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

10 Things I will not miss from our Honduras family vacation!

1. Living in a hooch with no bathroom and no running water.

2. Almost dying any time we set foot in any type of moving vehichle.

3. Riding in buses with no AC for hours at a time.  (if only I had come across these travel tips for riding buses in Central American a little sooner!)

4. Throwing up or having upset stomach every other meal.

5. No one speaks English. (I know I should just learn spanish)

6. Wondering what kind meat I'm eating.

7. Going 36 hours with no electricty.

8. Mosquitos

9. Termites

10. The way my hair looks in 100% humidity.

Utila Island, Honduras

Tour Honduras

As I have mention, my husband is deployed.  I hadn't mentioned where he was because I wasn't sure if it was okay to talk about.  Turns out I can talk about it, so I thought I would share a few of the picture he sent me from his visit to Utila Island which is one of Honduras's Bay islands.  He is not deployed to this island, but was lucky enough to take a little weekend trip there. 

He and 4 other guys flew on this tiny little plane over to the island.  I don't think I personally would have been able to work up the courage to fly on a plane this small, but I hate flying.

He stayed at a dive center while he got his scuba certification.  The stay was included in the price of the lessons.  Apparently they had quite the chef here preparing delicious meals for them everyday too.  I will have to get the name of the dive school from my husband since I can't remember it!
The dive school



Here he is a hammock. As you can see he is really suffering on his deployment.  Mean while I am stuck with three kids back home dealing with all the fun that comes along with that! NOT RIGHT!