"hurricane" atlanta (summary)

In addition to a day trip to Utila, the Atlanta birthday group enjoyed...

...  relaxing moments on Bliss Beach ...

... exploring the bay and barrier reef by kayak ...

... tribal dancing ...

... leisurely three four five margarita lunches ...

... the dress-up birthday pic (everyone cleans up nice, eh?) ...

... and moments that perhaps can't be described.

Happy Birthday, Cal and Scott! I LOVE you boys!

"hurricane" atlanta (cont)

Next, the Birthday Group took off for an overnight trip to Pigeon Cay!

Everyone boards the Kiton at Paya Bay's dock...

... and there's lots of excitement in the air about the adventure ahead. There was also perhaps a bit of apprehension regarding the overnight aspect of this trip (no one knew what quite to expect with this wild idea of spending the night on a small uninhabited Caribbean cay).

After arriving at the cay, "sleeping camp" was set up under the trees on the breezy eastern end...

... and a "beach bar" set up about mid-cay.

A beautiful afternoon of snorkeling and exploring slowly turned into a beautiful sunset. The feeling of having this beautiful little cay all to yourself is hard to describe.

When darkness falls, things really ramp up. A roaring bonfire lights a beach party that runs late into the night!

 

 Good times, good times! Love, love, love!

(to be continued...)

"hurricane" atlanta

Readers who follow this blog must be wondering why I've not posted hardly at all this past week. The reason is simple: I've been too busy to blog! I had a large group of friends come in from Atlanta and Phoenix to celebrate the birthdays of three of us who are turning 40 this year. As my friend Scott Hayes of Atlanta aptly put it, it was as if "hurricane Atlanta" hit Roatan!

There was a big welcome sign for the boys as they exited customs at Roatan International.

Highlights of the visit included the mangrove canal tour in Oak Ridge/Jonesville.

A crazy show the Atlanta birthday boys put on for everyone's entertainment!

As well as awesome dinners at Paya.

(to be continued...)