Honduras...

Flounder, anyone?

This coral reminded me of a super-fuzzy and soft blanket.

A type of fan worm

Blue tang

Peek a boo! Spiny lobster

Boarding the boat after our shark dive

Sponge vases and coral

Some kind of fish!

Green-blue vases with yellow interior

Burr fish

Matt on the right, I am to the left with the white fins

The Bay Islands of Honduras

Swimming with the sharks!

Corkscrew anemone with a crab

Just before taking the zip line in the jungle

More corkscrew anemone-with blue/clear Pedersen Cleaner Shrimp

Fresh fish? On the dock of the restaurant we ate at on our last night on the island.

Seahorse

Can't remember the name!

White anemone

Some local housing and boats

Triggerfish?

More local housing

Fish frenzy!

Coral

Our dive boat for the week

A coral "sculpture"

Monkey see, monkey do?

Our divemaster, Henry, wore a different hat every day. It helped us keep track of him!

Brain coral

Matt and I going through a narrow canyon

Needlenose fish

Beach at the resort

Our room. Simple. Quiet. And air conditioned!

Resident iguana. There were quite a few lumbering around the resort.

Canopy bed/lounge on the resort beach.

Dental fees at Clinica Esperanza. A lempira is approx. 18 to one US dollar.

Honduras Weather To This...

I dang near froze to death the first few days home.
But it is beautiful here too.
Just very, very cold.

Monkeys And More Monkeys...

Cute and oh so mischievous! They would try to steal our drinks right out of our hands!

Some of the pics are foggy from the camera trying to adjust from a cool room to humid heat outside.

Clinica Esperanza, Roatan, Honduras

Front Entrance. A guard is on duty 24/7.

The waiting room. Chairs were donated from a cruise ship:

Pharmacy:

Main clinic exam room:

Sterilization room for whole clinic:

OB exam room:

Pediatric exam room:

Dental cart and equipment, circa 1970's. The handpieces are air driven and are hooked up to two scuba tanks:

The dental clinic:

Matt and I were overwhelmingly humbled by and grateful for the opportunity to visit Clinica Esperanza. It is one of the largest providers of health care in the Bay Islands off the mainland. The clinic has a small support staff and one doctor and dentist. It is not enough for the needs in the area, however, and so the clinic relies on volunteers to provide many of the services. The clinic was built by volunteers and is run solely through the donations of others. Matt and I would like to go back sometime in the next year and work there for a couple of weeks. We would bring the boys with us, too.