{"id":3275,"date":"2020-03-20T16:25:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T21:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cruisingonthemaryt.com\/?p=3275"},"modified":"2021-08-24T11:17:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T16:17:57","slug":"marooned-in-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/marooned-in-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Marooned in Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 15, 2020<br \/>\nby Amy<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"metaslider-id-3289\" style=\"max-width: 900px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-3289 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Roatan\" data-height=\"506\" data-width=\"900\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_3289\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_3289\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3295 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-16 19:39:06\" data-filename=\"20200221_090430-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200221_090430-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3295 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200221_090430\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Monument to the banana in Independence, Belize<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3367 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 15:35:30\" data-filename=\"roatan-map.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/roatan-map.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3367 msDefaultImage\" title=\"roatan map\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Roatan is about 30 miles off the coast of Hondouras<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3294 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-16 19:39:05\" data-filename=\"20200224_054129-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200224_054129-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3294 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200224_054129\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Arriving at West End, Roatan, at daybreak--February 24<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3355 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200224_180040-scaled-e1584739012196-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200224_180040-scaled-e1584739012196-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3355 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200224_180040\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">West End mooring field with Honduran mainland in background<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3356 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200224_180010-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200224_180010-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3356 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200224_180010\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">West End through the eyes of a pirate<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3354 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200225_140837-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200225_140837-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3354 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200225_140837\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Everyone is out to make a buck<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3357 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200224_175220-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200224_175220-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3357 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200224_175220\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">West End sunset<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3352 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200225_181514-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200225_181514-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3352 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200225_181514\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">West End sunset<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3351 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200226_103701-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200226_103701-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3351 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200226_103701\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Sailing east toward French Cay Harbor<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3363 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:49\" data-filename=\"20200301_162205-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200301_162205-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3363 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200301_162205\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Anchorage at Brooksy Point<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3335 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:47\" data-filename=\"20200304_174424-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200304_174424-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3335 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200304_174424\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Fantasy Island Marina south side<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3338 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:47\" data-filename=\"20200304_172222-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200304_172222-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3338 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200304_172222\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Fantasy Island marina north side. This is where we are waiting to figure out what's next.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3331 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:47\" data-filename=\"20200311_163613-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200311_163613-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3331 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200311_163613\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Cheeky monkey<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3330 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:47\" data-filename=\"20200311_163616-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200311_163616-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3330 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200311_163616\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3332 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:47\" data-filename=\"20200310_144958-scaled-e1584738884658-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200310_144958-scaled-e1584738884658-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3332 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200310_144958\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3333 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:47\" data-filename=\"20200309_135059-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200309_135059-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3333 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200309_135059\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Lunch at Gio's in French Cay Harbor<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3365 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 15:21:34\" data-filename=\"20200305_145145-scaled-e1584739099982-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200305_145145-scaled-e1584739099982-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3365 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200305_145145\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Cal's Cantina<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3340 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:47\" data-filename=\"20200304_170357-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200304_170357-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3340 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200304_170357\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">View from Cal's Cafe looking south<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3336 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:47\" data-filename=\"20200304_173947-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200304_173947-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3336 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200304_173947\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Agoutis have the run of the resort<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3329 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:47\" data-filename=\"20200304_173146-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200304_173146-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3329 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200304_173146\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3360 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:49\" data-filename=\"20200315_133535-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200315_133535-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3360 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200315_133535\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">The beach at Fantasy Island resort the day before the shut-down<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3369 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 16:04:53\" data-filename=\"20200317_133610-scaled-e1584739133739-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200317_133610-scaled-e1584739133739-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3369 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200317_133610\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">After the shut down<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3341 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:47\" data-filename=\"20200301_151544-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200301_151544-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3341 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200301_151544\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3342 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:47\" data-filename=\"20200301_141109-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200301_141109-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3342 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200301_141109\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Old Harbor, French Cay <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3344 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200301_140727-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200301_140727-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3344 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200301_140727\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">French Cay Harbor reminds us a little of Gloucester, MA<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3345 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200301_140712-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200301_140712-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3345 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200301_140712\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3347 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200301_133359-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200301_133359-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3347 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200301_133359\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Arch's Iguana Reserve<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3292 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-16 19:39:05\" data-filename=\"20200301_125219-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200301_125219-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3292 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200301_125219\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3293 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-16 19:39:05\" data-filename=\"20200301_124818-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200301_124818-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3293 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200301_124818\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Arch's Iguana Reserve<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3348 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200301_124025-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200301_124025-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3348 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200301_124025\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Sherman Arch and friend<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3349 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200301_120355-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200301_120355-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3349 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200301_120355\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">WTF? For some reason, they keep tigers at Little French Cay resort<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3350 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:48\" data-filename=\"20200301_115956-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200301_115956-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3350 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200301_115956\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Caged in paradise<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-3361 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2020-03-20 14:36:49\" data-filename=\"20200314_090807-scaled-900x506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clickbert.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200314_090807-scaled-900x506.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"900\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-3289 slide-3361 msDefaultImage\" title=\"20200314_090807\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">No toilet paper shortage here.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\nCoronavirus. <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Coronavirus.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Coronavirus!!!<\/span> Can anyone think of anything else? We kind of have it made being on our own boat docked at Fantasy Island (Yes, that&#8217;s it&#8217;s name!) in Roatan, Honduras. The snorkeling and diving are world renowned, the weather is pleasant, and there&#8217;s a friendly, international group of boaters at the marina and in the anchorage. But it&#8217;s difficult to enjoy any of it when you read the news and know so many are suffering. And it&#8217;s hard to decompress when all you can think about is the last surface you touched; always wondering if any cruise ship passengers or infected tourists have recently been in the restroom, restaurant or grocery store you just visited. We struggle to open doors or pick things up without really touching them and ponder the best moments to use the hand sanitizer \u2013 right after leaving the grocery store; after getting out of the cab or collectivo; just before entering the boat; all of the above? What about all the surfaces of the goods from the grocery store? Do I have to wipe them off before putting them away?!! And mind you, we&#8217;re in a place without one confirmed case of COVID-19! What is the 19 about, anyway? Never heard of the first 18.<\/p>\n<p>The other night I awoke in the middle of the night, convinced I had the virus. My head kind of hurt, my stomach was a bit queasy, and I sensed a fever was coming on. Little sleep followed. In the morning my saner self prevailed and I wrote it off to too many cocktails, the wrong kind of food, and night sweats. Rationing our news intake seems to promote better sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Today all the tourists left the Fantasy Island resort. Tomorrow it will be closed. The electricity will be turned off and water will only be available intermittently. It&#8217;s just us sailors left. Thank God we all have water tanks and solar panels. We can survive without these luxuries. We have rules now too. The dock master has put an end to domino games, yoga, and Saturday potlucks in the marina palapa\/bar. (I trust they will still serve drinks)! This afternoon there is a meeting for resort employees and those of us staying at the marina. Maybe we&#8217;ll learn about our fate concerning electricity and water. But aren&#8217;t we supposed to avoid large gatherings?<\/p>\n<p>The government is also enacting restrictions. Schools are closed and children are forbidden to play in public spaces. The airport and ports close today. We could leave in our own boat, but where would we go? All the ports of entry in nearby countries are closed to Americans. At the moment it doesn&#8217;t even matter that we haven&#8217;t touched US soil since November 29, 2019. There is talk that this rule will change and the content of one&#8217;s passport will trump its origin.<\/p>\n<p>We just heard a rumor from a fellow sailor, who heard it from another sailor that yesterday a cruise ship full of 1800 Italians disembarked in Roatan yesterday. What??? They each paid five dollars to get off the boat. In whose pocket did the money go? The poor Italians and Chinese. All considered pariahs at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>So even though we are in paradise, we are still effected by the pandemic. We made our last shopping foray the other day in relative calm. Today the supermarket is completely overwhelmed. Our only regret is not buying a case of beer, body wash, sardines and chips, but somehow I think we&#8217;ll survive without those luxuries.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m having trouble getting into a productive flow these days. The pandemic has engendered inertia and a kind of emotional malaise. Our rhythm has been thrown off and the creative juices stymied. Kenny was going to write a blog recounting our last days in Rio Dulce cruising on Lago Izabal and our adventures in Belize, but now it seems like a distant memory. I still haven&#8217;t finished editing the little movie I made with my 7-year-old friend on Hideaway Caye in Belize. Maybe I&#8217;ll dive into it today, while the current is still flowing&#8230;but it seems so meaningless in the face of this all-consuming THING.<\/p>\n<p>ENOUGH! I&#8217;m not going to let this pandemic rule my moods, my energy, my creativity. If there is one thing I can control it is my own mind. And that goes for everyone of you too. The more challenging the situation, the greater the opportunity for spiritual growth. So whatever your beliefs or non-beliefs, let us use this time to learn to be more patient, more kind, more wise, more compassionate. May all those who have been affected by the virus quickly heal and may all of us who are healthy help those in need. May a vaccine soon be discovered and may all beings be at peace.<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t worry about us. We have provisioned the larder and water supply sufficiently for three weeks or more and the grocery store has declared it will remain open. We consider ourselves to be very lucky and do have quite a bit of freedom. We will swim, snorkel, create and laugh. And wash our hands like there&#8217;s no tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>ADDENDUM:<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a couple of days since I wrote this. We did manage to get back to the grocery store with a young couple at the marina who live here and are dive masters. We loaned them our generator to charge their boat batteries and they gave us a ride in their car. Like everywhere things are changing rapidly here. We are no longer free to move our boat to other ports around the Bay Islands of Honduras until March 30. And then we&#8217;ll see&#8230;No gatherings of more than four people are allowed. Folks here are self-isolating like everywhere else, but all the sailors take walks and we stop and chat with each other, keeping the requisite distance. We do have water, but there will be no electricity. I ran into the resort owner&#8217;s father on the beach the other day and inquired if we might be getting electricity from time to time. \u201cNo that&#8217;s impossible.\u201d \u201cOh really? Why is that.\u201d \u201cNo diesel.\u201d I countered that there happened to be a diesel truck over at the marina as we were speaking, filling up boater&#8217;s tanks. \u201cWell that will be the last one!\u201d he declared and stormed off. We still have our beach and if we run out of food and water, there are plenty of coconuts!<\/p>\n<p>Most of the photos above were taken before things started getting so restricted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 15, 2020 by Amy Coronavirus. Coronavirus. Coronavirus!!! Can anyone think of anything else? We kind of have it made being on our own boat docked at Fantasy Island (Yes, that&#8217;s it&#8217;s name!) in Roatan, Honduras. 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