We arrived at Roatan in the Bay Islands of Honduras on Sunday 15 Feb. four days exactly from Jamaica. The trip was entirely downwind in 15 to 20 knotsof wind and occasionally 30 knots but that was only at 3 o'clock in the morning and in the black dark. The full moon had just passed so we had moonlight most of the way.
Roatan is a beautiful island and the spannish speaking local people are delightful and very friendly.
We are presently anchored in Old French Harbour which has been a safe haven for ships since the pirates were here. It is a fishing port and the main catch is prawns or shrimps to some.
The customs and immigration were a dream compared with the Bahamas and there is no charge.($300 in the Bahamas with major bad attitude). There is a ferry service to mainland Honduras and we plan to go next week.
The pictures below are of the main street,the anchorage, the reef that protects the anchorage and some local people on a Sunday afternoon on a sailboat