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.

The many beds of Honduras

Spending time in Honduras has been quite the family adventure. We have experienced all kinds of new things including some interesting beds.

At Las Sirenas in Roatan, Honduras we stayed in a canopy bed complete with all the bells and whistles of white canopy bedding. It felt very exotic! I had never stayed in a canopy bed before. I definately see the appeal. It was a real shame you couldn't see the ocean from the bed, but the bedroom was all the way in the back of the condo!

Right now we are staying at Infinity Bay in Roatan, Honduras and the bed has palm tree bedding. It even has palm trees carved into the wood on the bed posts, it is so high off the ground I have to jump to get in it. It's very tropical and makes me want to change our bedroom at home into palm tree bedding. Bring a little of the tropical environment home to the desert.

Staying on base wasn't quite as glamorous. We were left sticking our kids on an air mattress complete with an air mattress frame. Did you know they made frames for air mattresses? I didn't, but have the frame did make it seem more like a real bed. Maybe I should get a frame for out one at home for when we have guests! The air mattress was actually nicer than the bed we had, seen below.