Pool Parties and Karaoke (Sept 26)

It has been a fun few days. After curfew was lifted on Tuesday afternoon, we all went to the shop to celebrate. Poker and hilarity ensued! We even had a guy from another shop in our rinse tub with one dollar bills on fire sticking out of his ears. We know how to have a good time! Pretty soon we moved our crew to the local pool bar to chill out for the rest of the evening. Even though I had a bikini on underneath and planned to swim, Simon (another DMT) got the festivities started by throwing me into the pool fully clothed. Here are a few pics...it was one night neither Kevin or I will ever forget.

The day after the pool party we had our weekly 80's night...where one of our instructors, Monty, is a DJ. I did a solo interpretive dance to Step by Step by the New Kids on the Block. I may have been the only one on stage and the only one who knew the words, but I'll do it again damnit. Thursday night was Kevin's night to shine when he brought it home for all of West End during Karaoke. I can't remember all the songs he sang, but he brought out some old favourites and the gang cheered and banged on the tables as loud as we could in support. He even recruited three ladies to come in to try scuba...how I haven't asked!! HAHA!

The days keep ticking by on this strange and intoxicating island. Today it's been exactly four weeks since our arrival. I can honestly say it has been a series of ups and downs. The first and third week were difficult and the second and fourth ones have been fantastic. Slowly we are finding our equilibrium here...making great friends...and balancing Roatan's stunning beauty with its seedy underbelly.