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What a fantastic week (Dec 27-Jan 4) at Turquoise Bay! This was our second trip down, we were there in July of 2019. There were many familiar faces still at the resort, Pablo in the dining room, Eddie and Osmond at the dive shop, Bob Herb taking photos. We enjoyed excellent food and friendly service. Differences from our trip 2019 trip compared to the 2023 trip: newer boats, more amenities at the beach (bungalows, pagoda, and cabanas). Dives on the South Side!!
TB is on the north side of Roatan, and this trip the swell and winds were strong from the north for most of our stay. The resort bused us over to the south side and we used the piers behind the owner's house!! We passed a sloth and monkey farm and there was a caged lion along the way. I am not kidding, an actual lion!! The diving on the South Side was great! all the usual Caribbean critters, including sea horses. My favorite though is the Caribbean Squid! The resort catered a wonderful lunch each day we were there. Unfortunately the coral in Roatan seems to have taken some heat stress since our last visit. Lots of bleaching, especially of the lettuce corals, but elk horn and other species as well. There was also some slimy algae growing on a lot of the bleached corals. That said, the reefs close to walls and deep water faired better. And there were many fewer lionfish at recreational depths.
We also ran into a large group from Kids Sea Camp, what a blast! They really seem to run a great program and all the parent's and kids seemed to be haveing a great time!
Overall a another great trip to Roatan, and we fully recommend the folks at Turquoise Bay Dive and Beach Resort!!
TB is on the north side of Roatan, and this trip the swell and winds were strong from the north for most of our stay. The resort bused us over to the south side and we used the piers behind the owner's house!! We passed a sloth and monkey farm and there was a caged lion along the way. I am not kidding, an actual lion!! The diving on the South Side was great! all the usual Caribbean critters, including sea horses. My favorite though is the Caribbean Squid! The resort catered a wonderful lunch each day we were there. Unfortunately the coral in Roatan seems to have taken some heat stress since our last visit. Lots of bleaching, especially of the lettuce corals, but elk horn and other species as well. There was also some slimy algae growing on a lot of the bleached corals. That said, the reefs close to walls and deep water faired better. And there were many fewer lionfish at recreational depths.
We also ran into a large group from Kids Sea Camp, what a blast! They really seem to run a great program and all the parent's and kids seemed to be haveing a great time!
Overall a another great trip to Roatan, and we fully recommend the folks at Turquoise Bay Dive and Beach Resort!!