green green peppers

Locally-grown produce from our garden.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras

been traveling...

I've been traveling on the Honduran mainland the last several days. My business trip took me to...

Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, and...

San Pedro Sula, the second largest city and industrial hub.

speedos... nude... whatever!

Good one, John! Thank you!

article: less clothing, more vitamin D – a simple health hack with profound benefits

That’s significant because you might be spending most of a day at the beach or by a pool, wearing only a swimsuit, and thinking that you’ll be getting tons of vitamin D, but that may not be the case if you’re constantly slathering on a strong sunscreen. Of course, it’s not good to get sunburned and you should actively try to prevent sunburning, but you also have to be careful not to go overboard or else you won’t get any vitamin D. Ideally, you should only wear sunscreen if you have a tendency to burn easily or if you plan on being out in the sun for a relatively long period of time. If you’re only going outside for a little bit or you typically don’t burn easily, then hold off on the sunscreen. Bring it along with you just in case, but you don’t have to put it on right away necessarily. I like to put a little bit of sunscreen on my ears, nose, shoulders, genitals, and butt – but only after I’ve gone unprotected for an hour or so.

Really it’s just best to get out in the sun unprotected until you get the slightest bit pink and then get out of the sun for the day. Over time your sun tolerance will increase. You’re melanin responses will eventually give you a darker tan that will act as a natural sunscreen. Vitamin D has also been found to have a protective effect against sunburn, so as your vitamin D levels increase that will provide additional protection from sunburn. Nature knows! Here in Florida I can be outside for several hours before I start to turn pink because, as a native Floridian, I’ve developed a pretty good sun tolerance.

So just remember, if you want vitamin D when you go outside you need wear the least amount of clothing comfortably/legally possible and hold off on the sunscreen unless you’re confident you’ll burn.

- nudespots.com

"Vitamin D." Get it?!

happy 4th of July, U.S. Americans!

May the United States of America always be the land of the free and the home of the brave! Cheers, mis amigos gringos!

ricas micheladas!

Paya Bay's restaurant and the Black Iguana beach bar are currently serving some exquisite ice-cold Micheladas! Make sure and try these spicy, deliciously-tangy Mexican concoctions on your next visit to Paya! You combine the tomato juice, lime juice, and spices "broth" with your favorite beer in a salted, frozen beer mug. My personal favorite beer for Micheladas is Corona, but they can be made with your favorite local Honduran brew, and those are also smashing!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Barack Obama warns against nationalism, says the “world is at a crossroads” in Indonesian speech

Speaking at the Fourth Congress of the Indonesian Diaspora in Jakarta while on vacation with his family, Former President Barack Obama touched on the rising wave of nationalism across the globe, and the dangers of intolerance.

“The world is at a crossroads,” Obama said in the country where he lived for fours years during his childhood. Obama said that the world needed to confront the threats of “discrimination against people based on race or ethnicity or religion.”

“We start seeing a rise in sectarian politics, we start seeing a rise in an aggressive kind of nationalism, we start seeing both in developed and developing countries an increased resentment about minority groups and the bad treatment of people who don’t look like us or practice the same faith as us,” he said.

Obama pointed to the Paris climate agreement as a promising strategy the world was willing to undertake.

“In Paris, we came together around the most ambitious agreement in history to fight climate change,” Obama said. Although President Trump withdrew from the accord, Obama said the agreement “will still give our children a fighting chance.”

- Salon 

happy 150th birthday, Canada!

As my Canadian buddy Ryan puts it: "Equality and respect for all!"