My Roatan - Adventures in Creating Nirvana: September 2020

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

September Bliss

These photos are an attempt to capture the world-famous BLISS of Bliss Beach...

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Independence Day

This 15th of September the noble citizens of the Republic of Honduras celebrate 199 years of our existence as an independent country.

Saturday, September 5, 2020

I spotted this juvenile Yellow-Crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) doing day duty in the Wetlands Reserve area of the property. With acres of undisturbed nature to explore, Paya Bay is a great place for birdwatching.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Update on Paya Bay's 2020 reopening plans

In compliance with the latest governmental travel and operational restrictions, Paya Bay Resort will remain closed during the months of August and September, 2020. If it is possible at that time, we will plan for a "soft reopening" in October, followed by a full reopening in November, 2020.

Learn more about the 2020 Paya Calendar.

Friday, September 4, 2020

Spider lily fireworks

In July, August, and September all the patches of Caribbean spider lilies (Hymenocallis caribaea) around the property put out their long, elegant flower stalks topped with delicate white lilies in various stages of blossoming. We enjoy several weeks of slow-motion floral "fireworks."

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Outer bands of Nana

This morning the outer bands of tropical storm Nana started moving over the Bay Islands. Storm clouds and stormy conditions have their own unique beauty.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Taking my family's resort to the next level and beyond.

• This story only gets better every day.
• An attempt at 100% honesty in every aspect of my life.
• When in doubt, I ask myself, "What would Silky do?" (Scott "Silky" Hayes is a soul brother and an angel of a man. He helps me truly understand that It's all good.)
• "We don't have to have all the answers today." - Kevin Hernandez (my closest soul brother)
• "Many paths lead to the Divine." - M. Balagera (Mumbai, India, 2006)

• "Que nadie te lo cuente. [Don't let anyone out-experience you in life.]" - Luis Perez-Eguiarte (my "enfant terrible")
• "If you are not growing, you're dying." - Karl-Heinz Mueller (my only Swiss friend)

• "Sometimes you just gotta say 'F_ck it.'" - Michelle Groover (my closest soul sistah)
• "Nobody's perfect." - Madonna (another soul sistah)

• "Love is the answer. The only answer." - Bob Marley
• ~~Impossible.~~ I'm possible.

• Be courageous and fearless.
• It's all good.

• It only gets better!

"Life is all about perspective. Amazing thing is, we have 100% control over the angle from which we view people, things, events, and circumstances. Sometimes a minor shift of a degree or two can make all the difference. If Life is not rosy for you, question your perspective. After all, with 360 degrees in a circle, there are at least that many possible perspectives on anything. Thinking three-dimensionally, one quickly realizes that the number of possible perspectives on any one life event or circumstance is infinite and - most likely - beyond our immediate comprehension. In this Universe of infinite possibilities, the possibilities we choose become our reality. We must choose wisely."

The highest in me bows to the highest in you. May this be the happiest day of your life.

And so it is.

-DM