Honduras: Around the Island

The CoCo View Dive Resort is on a little island of its own off the little island of Roatan, one of the Bay Islands of Honduras.

We stayed in a little cabana over the water.

There was always life right outside the door.

If we wanted to take a meal with the eels, crabs, and fish they were generally happy for our company (if we were buying).

This fascinating creature was waiting for us topside after one of our last dives.

We think he's a Rhinoceros Beetle. He was about three inches long.

Uh ... Wow!

Here's the Coco View dock. A boat (or a swim) is the only way in and out of the resort.

On the last day of our trip we rented a car and took a drive around Roatan.

At the top of our topside agenda: the "iguana farm." This isn't so much a farm as an amateur iguana sanctuary/petting zoo.

It's filled with dozens and dozens of hungry iguanas. And a few parrots. And a monkey. But you only get to feed the iguanas.

Next on the agenda: a "canopy tour." This isn't so much a tour as a cheap adrenaline rush.

We jumped off high platforms and put our lives in the hands of Third World zip lines.

As a dive resort, CoCo View knows its clientele are suckers for wildlife. So, they have a hummingbird feeder next to the restaurant.

During the day you do see a few hummingbirds gently sipping at the sugar water.

But after dark ... it turns into a bat feeding frenzy!

Our neighbor tells us that three percent of bats in New York State carry rabies. I wonder what the percentage is in Honduras?

On our next trip we'd better check our travel insurance coverage. And not tell the agent about this website.

Aggghhhhhh!

Rabid flying mice hopped up on sugar!

Every morning the feeder would be completely dry.