Jaimes Jeep and Jumpin Lucky Dog

Meet Jaime Stathis. Jaime works with me at Roatan Life on the Real Estate side with Steve Hasz. She moved to Roatan this year around the same time as Cindy and I.

There is quite a bit to talk about regarding Jaime but I am going to start out with Old Red her trusty 1990 Jeep Cherokee Limited. Old Red has been on Roatan since 1996. Jaimie purchased it from a couple who bought a house that included the jeep. Jaime paid the princely sum of $1,500 for this classic island vehicle.

Some of the standard features on a 1990 Roatan Cherokee include No Headliner, No turn signals (Jaime uses her childhood bicycle arm signals instead). Shredded leather seats, No AC (tried to get this fixed but Walter at the garage said "wire been cut long time ago" . Radiator much like a tropical plant necessitates frequent watering. And most importantly the driver side window does not roll up.

This last feature was no major deal till the rainy season began. Jaime always the inventor has given her trusty poncho the responsibility of stopping some of the water. This open window with optional poncho brings us to the 2nd part of our story.

Jaime came to Roatan from Missoula Montana with her dog Lucky (part wolf, part Lab). Lucky is one of the biggest dogs to ever step foot on Roatan. Just getting Lucky to Roatan was quite a chore because of the size of her Perro Casita Mas Grande (JUMBO Dog Carrier).

Luckys head is the size of cinder block but he is one of the nicest sweetest dogs I have ever met. lucky has such a soft heart that when Jaimie leaves her house for a short trip to the mainland she always gets a dog sitter.

during a recent trip for 3 days to Tegucigalpa the dog watcher Tree (local dive master that is real tall, Much like Kramer of Seinfeld fame no one knows Tree's real name but that's another story), watched Lucky. When Jaime talked to him the day after her return Tree inquired how did your car smell? Jaime said bad as usual why do you ask? Tree went on to explain that Lucky chose to jump through the poncho and sleep and hang out in Old Red while his master was away. Jaime was amazed and quickly put this story to the test and coaxed Lucky to make one more leap. The technique was sound according to Jaime as only his back paws barely touched the window seal.