Day 4 - Roatan, Honduras

Wednesday - I think we arrived at Roatan, Honduras, very early this morning as at around 1:30 am or so, I couldn’t feel any movement or vibration from the engines. Roatan is on an island quite a way from the mainland. And, we are as far south as this cruise goes. We will head north after making two stops in Mexico before heading back to Galveston. 

It is warm and wet today with light rain in the forecast throughout the day. We had breakfast in the large buffet. It was less “zoo-like” than other times but still busy. Most people were focused on getting in and out in time for their shore excursions. 

We left the ship around 9:30 and I spent some time wandering around the port including about 1/4 mile in each direction from the cruise terminal. Not much outside of the terminal area and all of the shops and restaurants in the terminal area charged cruise prices. It was raining for most of my walk so I headed back to the ship and headed for the hot tub in the solarium. It was nice. A light breeze, some rain, and only a couple of other people. On my walk outside of the terminal area, it really felt third-world. No traffic signs of signals. Sidewalks were barely there and all of the sideroads were mud. 

I had stopped by the room earlier and they were cleaning it so I headed elsewhere. Lunch was a make-your-own salad (or more accurately you tell them what you want and they make your salad) and a tuna-provolone grilled panini from the Park Cafe. Sitting outside in the park was a nice change from the hustle and bustle of the buffet. And the salad was just what I needed after too many multicourse dinners and buffets.

The dinner theme is Caribbean. So coconut shrimp and jerk seasoning are on tonight’s menu. The jerk pork chop was the star of the meal. No picture of the meal but it was very tasty.

Tonight, we saw an ice show. Yes, there is a small ice rink on the ship. The show was based in France in 1887. At least that’s was the start. There were several jumps back in time but since I don’t understand French, the story was hard to follow. But the skaters were fantastic with multiple spins, jumps, and lifts. And a variety of costumes. 

This post was done on the computer rather than the phone. So much easier...