An early 5.30 am meet in the hotel reception for the short walk in the dark and on the wet cobble stone streets down the hill to the chicken bus terminal on the outskirt of town.

At 6 am we left. The driver drove slowly to avoid the potholes in the light on and off drizzle. At times it was like pea soup with a low fog like misty look.

To me the road and landscape reminded me a lot of Northland or the King Country with the narrow windy tarseal roads.

Passed fields of corn, Cattle, locals with the men in their white cowboy wide brim hats, locals waiting for the local bus standing by the side of the road, horses roaming freely along the road, other animals like ducks and chicken also roaming freely. The speed humps didn’t help.
I sat in front so that I could stretch my long legs. The locals came and went. More cows, pottery sold on the sold of the road, fields of vegetables and a timber milling yard were passed. The hawkers came on board trying to peddle their wares ... mainly food like burritos and beverage, soft drinks and bottled water. 
 
Out of the hills the road got better with now container trucks to content with.
 
At 9.45 am we had a unexpected 30 minute delay as the bus had motor troubles. Another bus turned up and how do you fit 2 full buses of passengers along with their baggage into 1 bus. Easy ... You just do as the photo shows! We were packed like sardines.

We had a 10.30 am bus to meet in order to catch the 4.30 pm ferry. This delay could mean that we will miss our ferry as that was the last one for the day. Thank goodness for cell phones as Bec called the bus company and they held the bus till we arrived!

On arrival at the industrial city of San Pedro Sula, It was a mad rush to get our bags onto the bus, a toilet stop then away. Wow. That was close. Yes, thanks for the phone call and the willingness of the bus company to wait for the 18 of us.

Our travel wows for the day was not all over just yet. An hour into the journey this bus got a flat tyre near Tela. Stopping by a road side tyre shop and right next door was a road side restaurant - oh how convenient to get a real cup of espresso coffee for just L 17 / NZ $ 1 / US $ .80c. Fifteen minutes later the tyre was changed and away we headed to La Ceiba. Lycees were being sold by the road side hawkers.
 
Finally at 2.45 pm we arrived at La Ceiba. Into taxis and somehow got most of our bags into the trunk / boot and off to the port we headed.

A wait till our 4.30 pm departure. We had made in plenty of time it but it was close. If we had missed the 10.30 am bus from San Pedro Sula, the next one at 12.30 pm would not have reached La Ceiba in time for us to catch the 4.30 pm ferry over to Roatan Island.
 
Some passed the 90 minute crossing by playing "heads up". Sea sickness tablets were issued for those who wanted it. I did plus I had already taken 2 Sea Legs tablets before plus had my wrist arm bands on. The crossing was near FLAT!

The sunset was nice ... Pity about the fast moving moving boat but I think that the sunset photos are fine.

For dinner at the Lilly Pond I chose the Fishermen’s Platter for US $25 and with a bottle of US $5 beer it came to L 600 / $35.90 / US $29.50. Actually, it was not a nice meal.

So this is ….

Roatán, located between the islands of Útila and Guanaja, is the largest of Honduras' Bay Islands.

The island was formerly known as Ruatan and Rattan. It is approximately 60 kilometres / 37 mi long, and less than 8 kilometres / 5.0 mi across at its widest point.The most populous town of the island is Coxen Hole, capital of Roatán municipality, located in the southwest. Other important towns include French Harbour, West End, and Oak Ridge.

The easternmost quarter of the island is separated by a channel through the mangroves that is 15 meters wide on the average. This section is called Helene, or Santa Elena in Spanish. Satellite islands at the eastern end are Morat, Barbaretta, and Pigeon Cay. Further west between French Harbour and Coxen Hole is Stamp Cay and Barefoot Cay. Known as Burial Key until 2001, Barefoot Cay now is privately owned and houses a luxury resort popular with celebrities.

Located near the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the largest barrier reef in the Caribbean Sea (second largest worldwide after Australia's Great Barrier Reef).
 
Roatán has become an important cruise ship and scuba diving destination in Honduras. Thanks Mr Wikipedia.