I can't belive we've already been here for a week. Internet has been hit and miss for the past few days so I haven't updated nearly as much as I will in the future. Sit back, this will most likely be a long post.
What can I tell you? Life on Roatan is different from anything I've ever experienced before. Kevin and I were pretty overwhelmed at first. It is a collision of old and new and seems to be having difficulty finding its legs. Power outages are common. Taxi drivers are crazy (where in the world aren't they?!) and they have the biggest bugs/lizards/cochroaches I've ever seen!! The day before yesterday I saw a HUGE lizard. I mean, it was gigantic and I was fascinated. Last night when we got home, I discovered a crab bigger than my hand sitting in the bathtub. It had fallen from the ceiling. It was huge...like Red Lobster style huge. They are land crabs though. I doubt they're very good for eating. Kevin had to round it up using a plastic bag and a mesh food cover. It was quite amusing but I stood faaaaar back!!
The diving here is fantastic. We have gone diving most days and have finished our Advanced Open Water Course. We are now in the process of becoming rescue divers and will be finished tomorrow. At this dive shop, it is intense!! Eight full hours at the surface rescuing divers and practicing skills. I've never had sunburn on my hands and scalp before. Tomorrow will have even bigger obstacles for us to overcome but it makes us 100 times better divers and more skilled. It definitely irks Kevin that I'm at the top of our class but I, of course, relish in the fact. Kevin likes to be the best at everything and so do I so our competitive streaks come out at times like this. He's still excellent though. He's turning into a really good diver. I'm proud of him and he's super enthusiastic. Anyway, once we're done our rescue course we become dive master trainees. For those who don't know, a divemaster is the first professional level of scuba diving. They lead dives, help instructors etc. It's involves an internship and it's a lot of work!! Heavy lifting and lots of diving are coming our way. We are excited and know we couldn't have picked a better dive shop to do it at (Coconut Tree Divers). Everyone there is fantastic and it really is like a great big family.
Hopefully we'll be moving into the place next door within the next few days. There we will have our own Internet and I'll be able to post photos and more updates. I've been using the internet cafe so far and it's not always reliable. Anyway, we need to settle in still...our stuff is everywhere and it's difficult to get organized. Once this rescue course is finished we are taking a few days to explore the island and get ourselves ready for the DM course. Should be tons of fun. Anyway, love to everyone...I'm going to try and send some emails before my internet time runs out! Will blog again soon!
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