The civil judge ruled on this situation and served Dullie with a summons to appear in court with his boat. If he didn’t, they would confiscate the boat. Dullie wrote on that same summons - “you might take me from the boat, but you won’t
In 1958, my dad owned the property at the entrance to French Harbour lagoon. From French Cay channel to where the bluff of big blue rocks
Imagine being an eleven-year-old boy in 1960, strolling through French Harbour on a blustery weekday afternoon. The noise of “ching chings” in the coconut trees is drowned out by the thunderous sea swells crashing against the reef line.
The stretch of Roatan between French Cay and Jonesville Point is a joy to pass on a boat, kayak or paddle board. It’s also a delight to dive there or bird watch.
Nelson Jackson, the son of Oliver Jackson and Leona Jackson nee McNab, was born on July 22, 1928 in a wooden house on a Roatan hill facing big French Cay.
The history of boat building on Roatan is as long as the history of the island’s inhabitants. Paya Indians used to make large cayucos, dug out canoes up to 30 feet in length. These boats were used for turtling, fishing, and transport of goods &