the garífunas!

This past Thursday the Garífuna show at the Black Iguana beach bar was vibrant!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

quote of the day

I talk about Sunday School, people don’t even know what I’m talking about anymore. It’s true, they don’t know what I’m talking about. When you look, instead of going this way, you’re going to be going this way. You may be going this way, but you’re gonna be going … we’re gonna bring it back. Because it’s a good thing. It’s a good thing, it’s a good thing, they treated you like it was a bad thing, but it’s a great thing, not a good thing. It’s a great thing.

- Donald Trump speaking to an audience of evangelicals (via Wonkette)

I didn't think is was possible to out-word-salad Sarah Palin, but apparently it is. It's shocking -- shocking! -- that this gentleman is a candidate for the most important and critical job on this planet. He has the vocabulary and ability to express thoughts of a fifth-grader, FFS.

going underground: the cave at paya

Our amazing property at Paya Bay Resort even has a little cave! A few days ago I took my camera underground.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

the fall in love series

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Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

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video: the health-safeguarding sea breezes of paya

Paya Bay Resort is located on a small peninsula that juts out from the northeastern side of Roatan Island. Near constant 15 to 25-MPH tropical trade winds flow across and through the property about 85% of the year, day and night. These balmy sea breezes keep ambient temperatures cool and insects at bay. This natural phenomenon results in Paya Bay being an extremely low risk place for insect-related concerns. This is particularly the case during the dry summer season. Here in Roatan, we call the easterly trade winds "Nature's A/C"!

hope illustrated

Source: politico.com

black iguana conservation

2016 marks the 7th year Tasha Pasachnik and her team have been working with the endangered iguanas of Roatan. Roatan is the only place in the world that you can find this type of iguana! They occur on less than 1% (!!) of the island area in high numbers. Paya Bay Resort is one of the sites where these unique reptiles flourish and are protected. For the past seven years these university students have been monitoring the populations of iguanas on Roatan through a mark/recapture technique that allows them to estimate population size and assess individual growth over time. They have collected DNA samples from all the iguanas they've captured and released, and have found the small populations across the island are isolated from one another. To date they have captured 890 iguanas! After they capture them, they mark them with a permanent ID chip so they can constantly check them in future years. This year they started a new program that focuses on capacity building and education, as well as continuing their monitoring study. They have two students from Guatemala and one student from Honduras participating in the program. Throughout future years they hope to expand this education program and work towards collectively protecting the endangered iguanas of Central America.

Tasha Pasachnik (center) initiated this wildlife conservation project in 2009 as part of her graduate studies at the University of Kentucky.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

the magic of paya

A sculpture that can be appreciated on the Paya Trail. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras,

efaristó universo!

We are very fortunate. Tropical Storm Earl tracked a few crucial kilometers farther north of the Bay Islands even as it intensified into hurricane strength before making landfall in Belize. We were only affected by the outer bands of the storm. We are happy and grateful to report we experienced virtually no damage here at Paya Bay. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to our neighbors in Belize who had to absorb the brunt of this storm. I took these photos as I inspected the property early this morning (note that the shade curtains were proactively removed from the cabanas in Buccaneer Landing to prevent damage to them). *Efaristó is how one says thank you in Greek.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.