Before leaving Roatan entirely, we decided to stop
at Lime Cay Bight where there are perhaps two or three homes and a tiny
resort named "Mango Creek Lodge". It is a very tranquil,
beautiful anchorage. We met the caretakers of the Mango Creek Lodge who
encouraged us to walk the grounds. They were very proud of all the work
they've accomplished in the two years they've worked there. The lodge is
owned by a Texan working in the oil industry and initially built the lodge to
bring customers. There are no roads here. The only way around is by
boat.
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| MANGO CREEK LODGE |
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| VIEW FROM LIME CAY BIGHT |
We desperately wanted to hike to the north side of
the island, however the trail is not from the lodge but from the green roofed
house. We were told; perhaps the man from the green roofed house could
show us. The trail seemed very steep high up on the hillside and it looked like it
would have been bush whacking the whole way. We opted to move our boat to
Port Royal anchorage, a very short distance away.
We just adored Port Royal anchorage. Only a
few people live on the shore of this anchorage. We tied our dinghy to a
private dock and asked if we could leave our dinghy here. Norm called the
owner of the dock and being an ex cruiser, he immediately said yes.
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| BILL AND SUSIE'S DOCK AT PORT ROYAL |
The following day, we walked the only road over
the hill passing the Port Royal National Park to Camp Bay on the north side of
the island. On the way, we met Bill and his wife Susie, the owners of the
dock we tied up to. They were so happy to meet us and offered to drive us
over the hill however; we really needed the exercise so we graciously
declined.
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| WE ATE AN AMAZING LUNCH AT LA SIRENA RESTAURANT AT CAMP BAY |
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| A SIGN AT CAMP BAY. WHAT TIME IS IT ELSEWHERE ON THE ISLAND ? |
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| WE FOUND THE S.S. MINNOW AT CAMP BAY |
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| SPRING IS IN THE AIR AS THE MANGO FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING, YIPEE !!! |
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| MORE SIGNS OF SPRING COMING SOON |
On the way back to our boat we also hiked at the
Port Royal national park where the views of the anchorage are
spectacular. This hike leads up the highest point of Roatan, we were told by park
ranger Larry Matouti.
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| OUR BOAT IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE ANCHORAGE, CAN YOU SEE IT ? |
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| THERE'S ALPENGLOW ! |
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| TOP OF THE HILL |
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| CAMP BAY TO THE LEFT AND PORT ROYAL TO THE RIGHT |
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| SUNSET AT PORT ROYAL |
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