Roatan, Honduras (May 2007)

Roatán, Honduras cover page.	Map of Honduras with the star indicating Roatán.	View of part of Anthony's Key Resort which is located in northwest Roatán on West Bay facing the Caribbean Sea.	Sign for Anthony's Key Resort.
Boats tied up along the dock at Anthony's Key Resort which is popular for diving.	More boats at Anthony's Key Resort. It is also well known for its dolphins.	Nice view from a hill looking down at the boats.	Another nice view from the hill.
This group passed by in a motorboat.	I liked this stained glass window of the parrot at Anthony's Key Resort.	As I was exploring along the West End, I captured this family cooling off together at the beach.	An idyllic shot of some boats docked on the beach at Roatán's West End.
Close-up of the boats.	An appropriate name for a boat in the serene beauty of Roatán.	Some piers along the beach on the West End.	The West End beach was flawless when I was there, with white sand, blue sky and water, and it was practically deserted!
A typically quaint shop along Roatán's West End.	The shop had some interesting Honduran art and souvenirs.	One of two macabre looking statues (with a bandana) standing at the door of the shop.	Another lovely view of the West End shoreline along West Bay.
This is one of many houses that are built on stilts along the water.	This is the hot spot to be on "DJ night!"	Sign for Pura Vida (Pure Life) Dive Center. Diving is the main attraction of Roatán.	I hired a driver who drove me along some hills with this view facing the South Shore of Roatán.
More views of the South Shore. You can see how lush the rainforest is in Roatán.	We came to this wooden path leading down the hill to some quaint houses below.	From this South Shore view, you can see the deep blue color of the water off of Roatán.	More water with tropical foliage in the foreground.
The driver took me to the South Shore Canopy Tour.	I thought that I was going on a gondola ride, but I wound up doing this instead which was more fun!	Here I am riding down on the cable high over the rain forest.	There were about a dozen runs to get to the bottom. I made it in one piece!
A view of the beautiful coastline on the South Shore of Roatán.	This pink house is offset by the blue of the sky and the water.	Another South Shore view with bushes growing in the water.	The picket fence and the rusty pile of metal captures the feeling of Roatán's South Shore.
The picket fence and the rusty pile of metal captures the feeling of Roatán's South Shore.	South Shore surf. You can see that it was windy that day.	A little boy was standing at the water's edge with the waves crashing around him.	My driver took me to Stone Castle Cameo Factory. Unfortunately, it was closed that day.
Nice shade tree along the water on Roatán's South Shore.	This is the first of two shipwrecks that I saw off the coast of Roatán.	Close-up of a shipwreck. It is very old and rusty looking!	This is the second shipwreck that I saw off the coast of Roatán.
Later, this friendly group took me to Fantasy Island Dive Center where I ended the day by snorkeling in the coral reef.