Safe and Sound in Utila
Written by cindi on June 10, 2008 – 5:11 pm -First things first - we want to say a very special THANK YOU to Mary Beth Melton for the donation!! You are the best girl - we REALLY appreciate your love and support!
We finally made it to Utila after a long flight to Atlanta, then San Pedro Sula - we immediately hopped on a bus (1st class, the A/C was a must until we adjust!) to La Ceiba and spent the night there. Yesterday morning we caught the 9:30 ferry to Utila and arrived! Our dive instructor was waiting for us at the pier - we easily found our apartment and started our divemaster course at Utila Dive Center.
The name for our website bubbles and bugs is perfect as I’ve already gotten about 400 sandfly and mosquito bites and we logged our first 2 dives this morning! It’s extremely humid, something I thought I’d gotten used to living in the south the past 3.5 years, but the south has NOTHING on Utila! I guess Jason will just have to deal with looking at me sweat constantly for the next year - how sexy!
I came to this island first in 2003, fell in love with it and dreamed of returning. It’s very small, tons of backpackers, and everyone comes here to dive. I am a little nervous about the Divemaster course - has anyone else out there taken it before? Tomorrow is our skills review - and I am paranoid about removing my mask, but I guess I will have to buck up and put on my best poker face.
We’ve made some friends already and Jason tried his first Salva Vida. His first beer report will come in the next week or so. The island has progressed a lot since I arrived, the internet used to be over $5/hour and now it’s just over $2/hour - however, prices on everything else have seemed to go up. If you are interested, I kept a blog on my first trip to Utila here http://islandindigo.blogspot.com/2003/04/ill-take-you-there-imagine-yourself-on.html.
We managed to upload a few pics on this slow computer - we’ll take more later. Enjoy!
More on our picture page here….http://bubblesandbugs.com/pictures/
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By A-rod on Jun 10, 2008 | Reply
Nice….Cold beer as the evening winds down!!! The beer is cold right…or do they drink it warm there??? Is the sticker in the background a coincidence…tranquila…relax in spanish..hmmmm…cool!!!
By Laura on Jun 11, 2008 | Reply
You made it safe and sound. Don’t forget to drink a beer in the shower for me for every country you go to.
By Jen Z on Jun 12, 2008 | Reply
Yay! You finally made it. I’m so excited to see all your upcoming pictures. I’m curious to see how Utila’s changed since our last visit in ‘03. I wonder if Dave’s restaurant is till there, remember the yummy baracuda? You guys are goin to have the time of your life. What an awesome adventure ahead of you both. I’m glad you arrived safely & cant wait to hear about the dive master program. Hopefully this time around you’ll have better luck at spotting the infamous whale shark. Best of luck to you both on your travels, and stay safe amigos.
Cheers!