take the good with the bad

well, we're still in roatan. we thought we were leaving today but sometimes stuff just doesnt work out. thus far everything has just gone our way (knocks wood),but yesterday was just not our day. mere and i rented a scooter to cruise the island and to go to the airport to pay for our plane tix outta here. our very nice hotel operator had an employee call and reserve us tix, as we thought since we're only down here a few weeks (most people you meet are on VERY extended travels) we should avoid the ol' 13 hour bus ride back over to guatemala and treat ourselves to plane tickets. strangely, as we tried to pay for them at the Taca air desk, they had no reservations for us, and were totally booked. o, we've spent the last 24hrs scrambling to figure alternate plans. we could have left today, but we'd have missed our bus, and would have been stuck in La Cieba overnight. so, we're still here and catching the 7am ferry tomorrow, then bussing all day back to Antigua in Gautemala. Then, we'll wake up and finish the journey to panajachel, which is one of the cool little towns around lake Atitlan. whew, gonna be another long day on the road, but better to be one instead of two. another sad note was yesterday we accidentally erased all our photos, so today we've been trying to recreate as many as we can. like i said, yesterday was not our day.

so, all in all, this island has been great. done lots of stuff and met lots of good people, but we're ready to move on and to see some different things. it's real hot and sticky here, and we're looking forward to some cooler temps up in the mtns. yes, we're spoiled coloradans. thankfully, tho, we've managed to escape the hurricane season down here with sunny weather. it's been real nice.

also, our friend emily emailed us and let us know she has some friends running a kitchen up the road from the west end here in roatan. unfortunately we didn't check email until a few days ago, but we went by yesterday and said hello. they've got a real cool little spot, with the grand opening tonight. we didnt think we'd be back, but since we're here still, they told me they'd have the uga/tenn game on their 47inch samsung flatscreen. so, we're on our way after this. we're bummed we're not flying today, but at least I get to watch the game! see, there's a silver lining in every cloud.