Roatan, Honduras

The weather was not what was reported when we left the island of Guanaja for Roatan. We had the wind and waves on the nose and the going was slow so we stooped into Port Royal bay. This was a very pretty bay but unfortunately there was a lot of shredded plastic trash floating in the water. We later found out in comes from the Honduras mainland where they dump their trash in the ocean. The next day we complete the trip to French Harbor. A little tricky getting into but a real nice protected anchorage. There is a barrier reef that breaks the ocean surge on one side and land on the other 3. Ashore we see a real American like grocery store with great prices and only a short walk away. The town is small and very nice. We went to a nice little dinner were we ordered cervesas and got soup also, not a bad deal for a buck. We really enjoyed the laid back atmosphere here. The place we need to go the check out of the country we decide to take a cab to instead of moving the boats and we split the cost with our friends from Serene. We go over to Coxin Hole which is the main town on the island and not real great. A busy town with a bit of crime we just want to get checked out. The port caption is just a difficult person and likes to give people a hard time. He takes a vital piece of paper from us then sends us to the airport to immigration where they ask for our crew list that the port caption kept. Back to the port captions office he reluctantly gives us our customs clearance without immigration first which has our crew list. While waiting for Mel i discover there is and immigration office behind the building we were in. Why did this guy send us to the airport if there is an office in the same building? Finally finished we take a taxi to the far end of the island and check out West End. This seems to be the tourist area. Lots of shops and restaurants on a rutted dirt road, it has a pleasant feel to it. Back to the anchorage we get soaked on the ride back to the boat where the waves had built up while we were away. 38NM. motor and motor sailed 9 hours total.