Martha
Contributor
We had a direct flight out of Houston. The airport was a complete zoo
the worst part about holiday travel. Good thing we got there with plenty of time to spare. The flight was smooth and getting through immigration once we arrived in Roatan wasnt too bad this time. It was MUCH faster than when we went in June during the H1N1 chaos. Then it was off to Fantasy Island Beach Resort. Check in was quick
not too many people staying at FIBR from our flight. Thanks to the helpful suggestions from my ScubaBoard friend, Cajuncru Diver, our room was in the main building this time and was much bigger than the room we stayed in last time. Thanks so much Cajuncru Diver, your help & information has been invaluable! We met up with our friends, Will & Becky, later that afternoon. It was great to see them again!
Diving:
Our captain for the trip was Moses and the DM was Derry. We really enjoyed diving with Derry. He is superb at finding seahorses. We went to the following dive sites:
Too Tall, Too Small pipe fish & very healthy corals. Nice first dive!
Inside, Outside a very relaxing dive.
Pirates Point two seahorses & a turtle, along with a very strong current.
Johns Spot three seahorses and a free-swimming green moray. Wow, I really loved this dive site. We didnt go here last time, but itll be on my request list from now on.
Valley of the Kings a lot of really big groupers.
Docs Dive juvenile smooth trunkfish (so cute), nudibranch, whip coral shrimp, chimney & tunnel swim throughs.
Marys Place stayed shallow & didnt do the swim through this time. I enjoyed puttering around looking for little critters. Came across a very cool jellyfish.
Drift Dive from Missing Link to Forty Foot Point awesome dive! Two seahorses, many large schools of fish, and moray eels.
Carib Point a coral that appeared to be blooming. Current was pretty strong, but it was a very nice dive nonetheless.
Prince Albert We had Moses drop us off at the wreck. I always enjoy just puttering around and watching things.
French Cay Cut my least favorite dive of the trip.
Forty Foot Point my other favorite place. Three seahorses, a squid, and eels.
Miscellaneous:
We had quite a bit of rain from the time we arrived on Saturday until the sun made its appearance on Wednesday. It was a little chilly with the rain & wind, but I had a sweatshirt with me that got quite a bit of use. What a difference the sunshine made!
We splurged and took a seaplane ride. It was truly amazing! I highly recommend Bay Island Airways. Im going to save my money up, so the next time were in Roatan we can do the Pigeon Keys Escape Tour. Bob, the owner, and his son-in-law, Clay, were wonderful tour guides/pilots. We also did the Pirates of the Caribbean extreme zip line. That was a lot of fun too, but its probably not something Id do again, although both kids said they would in a minute. The guys from the zip line tour took us on a free tour/shopping excursion to Coxen Hole. Glad I didnt pay for it (although we did tip them generously). Id definitely skip that the next time. On Christmas Eve, we had a special sit-down dinner. They had a seafood soup that was delicious, as was the first course of ceviche with a side of plantains. Mmmm mmmm good!!! The monkeys were quite entertaining, as always. I just love those monkeys! We had a wonderful time and we met some very nice people. Well definitely be back.
Diving:
Our captain for the trip was Moses and the DM was Derry. We really enjoyed diving with Derry. He is superb at finding seahorses. We went to the following dive sites:
Too Tall, Too Small pipe fish & very healthy corals. Nice first dive!
Inside, Outside a very relaxing dive.
Pirates Point two seahorses & a turtle, along with a very strong current.
Johns Spot three seahorses and a free-swimming green moray. Wow, I really loved this dive site. We didnt go here last time, but itll be on my request list from now on.
Valley of the Kings a lot of really big groupers.
Docs Dive juvenile smooth trunkfish (so cute), nudibranch, whip coral shrimp, chimney & tunnel swim throughs.
Marys Place stayed shallow & didnt do the swim through this time. I enjoyed puttering around looking for little critters. Came across a very cool jellyfish.
Drift Dive from Missing Link to Forty Foot Point awesome dive! Two seahorses, many large schools of fish, and moray eels.
Carib Point a coral that appeared to be blooming. Current was pretty strong, but it was a very nice dive nonetheless.
Prince Albert We had Moses drop us off at the wreck. I always enjoy just puttering around and watching things.
French Cay Cut my least favorite dive of the trip.
Forty Foot Point my other favorite place. Three seahorses, a squid, and eels.
Miscellaneous:
We had quite a bit of rain from the time we arrived on Saturday until the sun made its appearance on Wednesday. It was a little chilly with the rain & wind, but I had a sweatshirt with me that got quite a bit of use. What a difference the sunshine made!
We splurged and took a seaplane ride. It was truly amazing! I highly recommend Bay Island Airways. Im going to save my money up, so the next time were in Roatan we can do the Pigeon Keys Escape Tour. Bob, the owner, and his son-in-law, Clay, were wonderful tour guides/pilots. We also did the Pirates of the Caribbean extreme zip line. That was a lot of fun too, but its probably not something Id do again, although both kids said they would in a minute. The guys from the zip line tour took us on a free tour/shopping excursion to Coxen Hole. Glad I didnt pay for it (although we did tip them generously). Id definitely skip that the next time. On Christmas Eve, we had a special sit-down dinner. They had a seafood soup that was delicious, as was the first course of ceviche with a side of plantains. Mmmm mmmm good!!! The monkeys were quite entertaining, as always. I just love those monkeys! We had a wonderful time and we met some very nice people. Well definitely be back.
