Tough but Honest Life
James Wendell Pouchie lives on the small cay in Calabash Bight. He was born there 90 years ago and raised was there.
Roatan’s Beauty, Truth & Wisdom
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Blackbeard or ‘Thatch’ on Roatan
On the beach, roughly three quarters of the way from the west end of the island to Roatan airport, is a place called Thatch's Point.
Road Rant Extraordinaire
Until the recent road repairs/construction I had not really noticed the volume of vehicles on the island.
Tattoo a la Jonathan
Roatan saw many pirates in 1600 and 1700s, but those pirates didn’t sport tattoos, it was Captain Cook's voyage to New Zealand and Polynesia in 1771that started the tattooing trend amongst European sailors. Cook recorded the process at “tattaw” or “tattau” long before the
The Five Colonias of Sandy Bay
There are now five colonias in Sandy Bay and each one has its own special flavor. Balfate, the oldest Colonia, is relaxed with a smooth-functioning patronato, a well, and no establishments selling alcohol as alcohol sales are seen by the community as attracting violence
The Perfect ‘Faux’ Police
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. With all the new police on the island the crime has not really fallen, but in cases increased.