Little Cay:
Last left off on Utila Jan 7th with Jade Seahorse. On the 8th we went back with the gopro mounted to my son's head because it was so awesome. Also the site of Treehouse Bar which is supposed to be world ranked. We bought $400 worth of groceries, produce, booze at Bush's supermarket and a couple others on the main drag for seven days on a deserted island. This is where we were going: http://www.utilacaysrentals.com/ , to Little Cay. We had some apprehension about safety, being alone on an island in Honduras but that was no problem. Barry, the owner, was on top of things and in a pinch delivered a bottle of good local rum one night. The house has solar panels and limited lighting as well as flushing toilets, a stocked kitchen, and running water from the catchment system. But the negatives were no hot water, everyone got sick while there, critters getting into kitchen at night, birds waking us up at 4:30 every morning, dealing with mosquito nets and stinky old sheets, etc. That stuff got old, particularly for the SO quickly. The island itself and the outside was stunning. Surrounded by pristine reef, pelicans hunting day and night, thousands of hermit crabs coming out every night, glowing fish surrounding the docks at night, green coconuts for the taking, nearby islands to explore, seawall and docks for kids to explore. Our kids absolutely loved it. Best things we did were to rent a kayak at Bush's to bring on the trip, a machete and g3 straps to make a coconut grabber, a solar shower and a mosquito netted hammock. There is charcoal there and a nice grill. Fishing guide picked me up there and found a couple bones but didn't catch any and it wasn't the mecca I was hoping for. The dive shop on Pigeon Cay will pick up there for trips and the ladies dove one day. Would be a great/unique diving hangout if you don't mid dealing with a little adversity and the house was big enough for 10-15 people.
One last word about Utila, if you go there, make sure to go to Camila's bakery. It was sublime. Their croissants were better than anything I get at home and she is making from scratch in a tiny kitchen. amazing for breakfast, the ladies loved it so much we almost missed a ferry back to Roatan over it at the tail end of our trip.
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