We made it to ROATAN

Well we have arrived. Actually the whole trip down on Wed the 12th went incredibly smoothly. We flew American Airlines out of Miami and I used some of my quickly declining traveling clout and status to upgrade us to 1st class. This avoided the lines and got the Jazz dog checked in ASAP. She did great no fuss no muss and away she went.

Cindy and I with worry in our hearts did the right thing and hit the Admirals club for a drink and sandwich. Then we got on the flight and went to San Pedro sully where we cleared customs with our bags, got our dog through quarantine in about 15 minutes and out into the airport we went. We had planned a 3+ hr layover just in case there were troubles with jazz so we had time to burn. Well we just hung out in the terminal with the dog drinking water from a cup. Jazz was a hit with everyone from the policia to the littlest amigos as we hung out. Then finally the time came and we caught the commuter flight to Roatan.

Again Jazz did fine, made it onboard and when we arrived at the aeropuerto de Roatan we collected our bags, dog and met up with our insurance agent Arlie Thompson who met us with the new car we had purchased sight unseen.

We were stoked. The 2004 Toyota Rav 4 was in perfect condition and very nice. A great deal for us and another relief for the day. All of our stuff fit and we headed to our new home. Santos our Gardner/handyman was waiting for us (he has been watching the house since Phil Weir and his family had moved out). Santos was great showing us around and helping with everything. He took off to go home and Cindy and I settled in.

The house was in great shape, Phil and Patty had left us the necessities to get by and we were ready to relax. The biggest problem was I could not turn the bedroom AC unit on for about 5 minutes. Right before panic was to set in, I found the AC remote and the final relief and some cool air was mine.

We slept well and awoke to amazing birds in the morning. That inspiration and watching the birds as we ate cereal with bananas from our own trees inspired us to name our new house. Hopefully you can come visit us at the Hummingbird House soon (Hummingbirds are guaranteed).