Roatán's tourism is mainly focused on the western tip of the long, thin island and we hadn't travelled much further than the end of the beach - today we would do some island exploring. The island is 77km (48 miles) long and 8km (5 miles) wide so some wheels were required to get us around. Captain Van's had the cheapest scooters for rent and probably because they weren't the prettiest to look at. Seems like they had been thrown or dropped on the ground quit...

David had the morning dives booked with Coconut Tree Divers and decided to be a bit earlier today - he always seems to be last on the boat. Despite being what he considered to be extremely early, there were three more people who were obviously keener than David...or perhaps they were jet-lagged North Americans that were awake before the 5am sunrise. The dive sites are chosen pretty much at the last minute, literally, but there had been a request to dive at Hole...

David was diving again today, he opted for the morning double dive and jumped aboard the 9am departure. It was a bit overcast and the sea beyond the reef didn't look it's usual calm this morning. It wasn't long either before the boat was being tossed around like a cork and as usual, when the sea is rough, you travel slower than normal which just prolongs the time you need to keep hold of your breakfast. Texas is on the southernmost tip of the island, so about ...

We had been trying to book flights out of Roatàn for a few days but were having real problems with the airline's website. In the end, and on advice from the locals, we went to the airport sales desk. Firstly, we didn't expect the sales desk to be the be check-in desk and secondly, we didn't think they would close for lunch. We bought an iced coffee to help kill the 'island' hour before they resumed their service. It was a long process but eventually we walke...

The suns rises not too long after 5am on the island so there is no need for lights when you wake up. It was only when we decided to put on the coffee maker for breakfast that we realised that there was no electricity - and with no electricity, there was no pump to deliver water to the taps either. We gave it an hour but still without electricity, we headed down to the restaurants for breakfast. We were impressed with Earth Mama's so went back to their secret li...