Jimmy Buffet once sang a song that said that said, everybody has a cousin in Miami. Well, I just came into Guanaja Honduras via the ferry, or the “yacht”, as some call it, and I would swear that everybody has a cousin in Guanaja!
The Island Tours leaves from Trujillo, on the coast of Honduras on Sunday afternoon. Sometimes the ferry leaves at 1:00pm and then sometimes at 3:00pm. It depends on the mood of the Captain. The lady selling coconut bread comes on board to sell her wares before the ship leaves port so you do not go away hungry! This is Honduras, folks and you just never know what will happen next!
The ferry is a special type of water craft. It is equipped with seats from an old airplane and as you wait for the boat to leave the dock you read that your tray table must be in an upright position and your seatbelt buckled for take off! OK, you have the picture? All the locals know the drill and they take the extra seat cushions from the chairs to pillow their heads while laying crossways on the seats. This is also handy in case the boat decides to sink as then you would have extra flotation devices at your disposal. Somehow, you just know that they have done this crossing before! At this point I am ready for anything.
First, we hear four blasts from the horn, followed up by two more five minutes later. My husband, who has his Coast Guard captains license, said that he has no idea what this means. YIKES! This must be some special Honduran signal. Ten minutes later we back out from the dock. Soon, one of the mates starts up the entertainment. Today, it is a movie that we can watch during the crossing. Believe it or not, it is a kung-fu film in Chinese with Spanish sub-titles, HOLY COW! Now I am really lost!
The seas are quite calm while we are traveling, but there is a definite roll to the boat, enough so that many passengers look a bit ill. Oh No! Well, long story short, most of the green people have moved to the railing and at least are not in sight or sound. This is a good thing!
The distance from Trujillo to Guanaja is about forty miles and soon the shadow of island comes in to view. The cruise time from port to port today was about three and one half hours, not too bad. As we slowly move into the municipal dock I look out the window and there must be at least a hundred people waiting for the ship to arrive. Water taxis are zipping around us to get in a good position to pick up passengers and their cargo. WOW, what a hopping place for a Sunday afternoon in the middle of nowhere in Central America!
There are not too many ways to travel to the island of Guanaja and we wanted to try the ferry at least once. This is just the beginning of our adventure in Guanaja Honduras and it looks like we will have a great time. Maybe everybody does have a cousin in Guanaja.
Denise Clarke a retired Paramedic, is now a blogger, writer, photographer and internet researcher. Follow her latest adventures by visiting her blogs:
http://www.Guanaja-Honduras.blogspot.com
http://www.Fish-Guanaja.blogspot.com
http://www.Honduras-Guanaja.com
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