cacti blooming

This is time of the year when the the cacti growing in the rocky terrain around the property bloom. Interestingly, the flowers open at night (there must be nocturnal pollinators they depend on for their reproduction). Cactus flowers can be astonishingly beautiful and complex for what appear to be rather primitive types of plant life.

I returned after dark to take these photos of the open bloom.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

island horsemen

Late this afternoon I spotted Omar and his buddy riding their horses on the Big Beach.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

video: nature is speaking

punarhanma

Punarhanma, our newest trail at Paya Bay, is named after the sanskrit word for rebirth. It starts at the Ananda Yoga Pavilion, as it should. It is a spiritual, magical. mystical trail.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

so excited to be alive

As you make gratitude a way of life, you will wake up each morning so excited to be alive. You will find yourself completely in love with life.

- lessons from The Secret

refreshing sea breezes

Paya Bay Resort is located on a small peninsula that juts out from the northeastern side of Roatan Island. Near constant 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"!

amazing neighbors

Good fences make good neighbors, the proverb advices. We should have (and be!) some amazing neighbors because we've made some very beautiful fences! This effort has been undertaken, of course, to protect and ensure the privacy of our naturists clients. The message is clear: textile interlopers sneaking into naturist zones of the property is no longer tolerated at Paya Bay.

We are also rehabilitating the facilities on Big Beach so non-naturists visitors have a nice, obvious, immediate alternative.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

slow down and relax

Sometimes finding the answer is as easy as taking a break and stepping back from the situation.

Sometimes we can get so wrapped up in our thoughts that we wind up going round in round in circles, finding it difficult to concentrate on things and, because we are so distracted, not really accomplishing much. There may be signals—mental, emotional, and physical—that tell us we need to slow down and relax. Since we are so involved in things that are external to us, however, we may easily overlook what is really going on inside of us. It is during these times that we need to step back from the things that occupy our minds and take time out to connect with our inner self, giving our minds, bodies, and spirits the time they need to reenergize and heal.

- The Daily Om 

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awesome roatan!

Recent guests shared these great photos of their overall Roatan experience...

Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

stronger together

I'm with her!

brexit: shocking news

Wow. I certainly did not expect this outcome, but I can relate to being fed up with the status quo. The Brits are a strong, resilient, and courageous people. I'm sure this will all play out just fine.

I come back to this essential truth: It's all good.

Cheerio, ol' chaps! (I guess?)