:coolingoff::doh:I just got back from Roatan where we stayed at Fantacy Island Beach Resort and as promissed here are the paticulars! Upon arrival to the resort we were greated by the friendly staff with cold punches, nice and refreshing. The next thing to do was check in and get a room, we were in 105 right beside the check in. I opened the door and all I could smell was a wet damp mouldy musty smell, the wife and I looked at the swollen snaplock flooring and then each other and thought, Oh, no, what have we gotten our selves into! We put our bags in and headed to meet the others at the bar for a drink were we found out that the domestic beer, juices, pop and rum based drinks were on the all inclusive menu. Drinks like wine, rye and mix, pina coladas, and margaritas would have to pay extra for. The choices of beer are Imperial and salva vida which get old, Corona is and extra cost. The view from the bar and beach was nice. The next day we had our briefing, Robert was helpful and a very nice man. We didn't take the plane ride but others in our group did and they said that they just loved it! The diving the first day was congested but we got though it. The 25 other divers with us dove in 3mm full wet suits to stay protected from jelly fish stings and the reef. My dive buddy and I dove in 2.5mm shorties, we were both fine and get this, the water temp. is an amazing 82' F. The diving is like a lottery or maybe the skill of the DM not sure which, our boat saw a couple of eels, six lion fish, one small turtle and a small octopus. The other boat saw many eels, larger turtles, a hammerhead shark and in general seemed to get better pics than we got, so who knows! One thing for sure is that if you go, the shark dive and the ziplining are an absolute must!!! The facts are, the food was good, the bar closed between 10
;30 and 11:00 and the selection could have been larger. The staff want you to have a good time but, could be friendlier. The diving was great for the small stuff and at the end of the day we had a good time and would probably go back. I forgot to mention that on the second day the line to the cold water tap in our room broke, we had a flood, my wife shut off the cold water shut off tap, we reported it twice and, to this day I believe it is still broken! Don't plan on great showers and spray your bed with bug spray at the start of the week! The monkey's add an interresting sense of humour and the Iguanas are neat! Oh, at approx. 4:30 - 6:30 in the morning your wake up call is a man outside your window with a gas powered insecticide fog machine which sounds like an industrial sized wood chipper running at full capacity! We were rushed back to the airport at 10:00 am where we stayed in the terminal enjoying $5.00 hotdogs untill 4pm and then got flown back to Atlanta on a layover. Then the next day flew on stand by from Atlanta to Philladelphia to Detroit ( thanks Delta ) and amazingly we were back home just a short 40 hours after we began our departure from Fantacy!
P.S. Sorry for all the wine and cheeze but, the facts are the facts and I hope this post helps people with their decisions!:coolingoff::doh:
