Day 6 on the Cruise

Roatan, Honduras

Carnival has its own port in Roatan called Mohagany Bay. They have lots of little shops there. We got off the ship and walked down a road to find our guide for the private tour of Roatan. Her name was Cynthia and she took us all over the island of Roatan. She showed us the biggest house on the island. She took us to one of the highest spots on the island to take pictures. She told us that there are about 100,000 people on the island. Many of them work on the mainland of Honduras and it takes about 1-1/2 hour by boat to get there. People also go to the main island to do their shopping and go to the doctor. Occupations that make the most are captain of a lobster boat and construction workers.
I thought it was beautiful in Roatan. It was so green and the water was beautiful. There were two shipwrecks right off the coast. The coral reef that surrounds the island of Roatan is the second largest in the world.
We also went to park where we got to go into cages with monkeys and parrots. The monkeys would just jump on and off you. They loved the sunflower seeds that the guides fed them. The parrots had really sharp claws. The men had holes in their shirts after we left the bird cage!
We were told that the iguana is becoming extinct in Roatan and that many people will eat them. We heard that they taste like chicken. If we would have had time, it would have been interesting to taste it.We spent an hours on the West Bay Beach, the prettiest beach on Roatan. It was so breathtaking and fun to play in the water. It's just amazing that water can be that clear and blue. We were hoping to find big waves to body surf, but there weren't very many coming in.
There were lots of little kids walking along the beach trying to sell things to the tourists. I bought a sea horse for Cooper from a little kid. He told me that he caught the sea horse himself. He was cute and I was glad to help him provide for his family. Plus, Cooper loves the sea horse.
After we played on the beach, we headed back to Mahogany Bay to do a little shopping before we had to get back on the ship. That night was our second formal night. We decided we would all get virgin Daiquiris this night. They were really good, but expensive. Every night, when the lights would dim, the waiters and waitresses would dance and sing to us in the main room. It was always a fun time to watch them and to listen to our Maitr' D, Pablo!