New Year's Eve at Paya: "Roatan's burning man"

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

2018 memories: sand sculptures

Earlier this year a very artistic guest made several awesome sand sculptures on Bliss Beach!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Greta Thunberg's letter

My name is Greta Thunberg. I am 15 years old. I am from Sweden.

I speak on behalf of Climate Justice Now.

Many people say that Sweden is just a small country and it doesn't matter what we do.

But I've learned you are never too small to make a difference.

And if a few children can get headlines all over the world just by not going to school, then imagine what we could all do together if we really wanted to. But to do that, we have to speak clearly, no matter how uncomfortable that may be.

You only speak of green eternal economic growth because you are too scared of being unpopular. You only talk about moving forward with the same bad ideas that got us into this mess, even when the only sensible thing to do is pull the emergency brake.

You are not mature enough to tell it like is. Even that burden you leave to us children. But I don't care about being popular. I care about climate justice and the living planet. Our civilization is being sacrificed for the opportunity of a very small number of people to continue making enormous amounts of money.

Our biosphere is being sacrificed so that rich people in countries like mine can live in luxury. It is the sufferings of the many which pay for the luxuries of the few.

The year 2078, I will celebrate my 75th birthday. If I have children maybe they will spend that day with me. Maybe they will ask me about you. Maybe they will ask why you didn't do anything while there still was time to act.

You say you love your children above all else, and yet you are stealing their future in front of their very eyes.

Until you start focusing on what needs to be done rather than what is politically possible, there is no hope. We cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis.

We need to keep the fossil fuels in the ground, and we need to focus on equity. And if solutions within the system are so impossible to find, maybe we should change the system itself.

We have not come here to beg world leaders to care. You have ignored us in the past and you will ignore us again.

We have run out of excuses and we are running out of time.

We have come here to let you know that change is coming, whether you like it or not. The real power belongs to the people.

Thank you.

- CNN: "Teen tells climate negotiators they aren't mature enough"

Holiday Greetings!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

new roofing on the yoga pavilion

We are currently adding new roofing to the Ananda Yoga Pavilion, as part of the ongoing maitenance of the resort.

Old roofing sheets being replaced

Cesar handles on of the new roofing sheets

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

[repost] Paya's 2017-2018 fire warrior welcomed the new year!

This was the 2017-2018 New Year's Celebration...

Join us this year for the 2018-2019 Celebration!

At Paya, you don't just watch the fireworks, you're IN the fireworks!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Photos: Michele Rauter

photo of the day

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

massage therapy at Paya Bay

Our awesome wellness and yoga guru, Tatiana Rozsypalova, is available this winter and spring seasons for great massage and other types of holistic body work!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

new road mostly completed

The new Paya Bay access road is now mostly completed. It turned out beautifully!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Paya has a new twist!

Photos taken December 1st of the new access road project.

Beach view at the end of the tree tunnel.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

a new access to Paya

As part of a settlement agreement we have come to with former business partners of my father, we are ceding 4.76 acres to these people on the eastern side of the Paya Bay property (the Big Beach side). Part of the agreement is the construction of a new access road through the wetlands for the resort, which will remain on 17 acres on the western side of the peninsula. The new access road is now under construction.

Wetlands area where the new road will cross.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

guest photos

Special guests André and Sonia from Quebec shared these photos of their Paya Bay experience.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.