![]() ![]() The record is also clear that Europeans traveled to Roatan and enslaved many of the locals. The historic record has the Paya Indian living on Roatan and trading with the mainland. The history of Roatan is filled with stories of colonizing, enslavement, liberating, and ultimately settlements. This makes Roatan perfect for Scuba Diving and also many other water sports. The waters around Roatan are a combination of open water and sheltered water. The reef system around Roatan has all three types of coral reefs and in it live countless marine creatures as it is comprised of many marine ecosystems. The Mesoamerican Reef System extends from the Yucatan Peninsula in southern Mexico, down past the Bay Islands of Honduras. Only the Great Barrier Reef is larger in scope and size that is the reef in the waters around Roatan Island. It is the largest of its kind in the northern hemisphere and second largest worldwide. The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef is world-renowned. But the Bay Islands do not show any evidence of volcanic formation in its history. The iron shore can easily be confused with lava rock because of its dramatic texture and dark color. ![]() The Iron Shore is a fossilized coral reef rocky shoreline found on the water's edge at various points along Roatan's coastline. Hillside homes receive steady sea breezes while waterfront properties enjoy sandy shorelines, beaches, Mangrove Forrest, and or an iron shore. Roatan has an east-west orientation, and its northern and southern coastlines are both visible from several points on the island. ![]() ![]() Roatan's highest point is 900 ft above sea level. Roatan is 40 miles long and at its widest its only 5 miles wide. The weather alone, and the fact that Roatan is seldom in harm's way of a hurricane make it ideal for home ownership. Roatan is outside the hurricane corridor and only sees a hurricane at a rate of one every 26 years. The bulk of the rainfall occurs during the rainy season where rainfall can be consistent and can last for days on end. But these rains are usually scattered showers. Roatan receives rain, on the average, on 112 days of each year. If you're looking for a dramatic scene, be sure to visit Roatan during the rainy season, which starts in October and runs through January each year. Roatan manages to stay green year round, even though its dry season. The annual humidity for Roatan is estimated to be 77%. The tropical weather in and around Roatan is inclusive of sea breezes which keep the annual temperatures within a range of 70F to 80F. I keep records of average revs., hours and fuel usage.Roatan has a tropical climate. The gauge normally agrees reasonably well with estimated usage based on hours run at known revs. I did not consider it to be whinging to warn others and provide confirmation of an earlier post.ġ) My tank is quite small at 126 litres and I can get 130 litres if I include the filler hose to a point safely below the overflow.Ģ) I have monitored my fuel usage for 10 years and also calibrated my tank gauge fairly accurately. I'm not certain how my comment can be labelled sloppy hearsay as it did happen to me and I reported the facts accurately. I have a lot of photos if anyone wants to see the 'work' that It turns out the AKATIO marina allow a few tradespeople to operate in their yard but the only reason they are approved is because they pay a kickback to the marina. In a nutshell I had just paid €1000 for four small pieces of plywood simply left untreated and unfixed to boat.Īgain, in 50 years in practice as an Architect and developer I have never seen such dreadful 'work'. It took two of us a whole morning to clean up the mess and the work was simple appalling. We returned to the boat this May 21 (seven months later) having been assured that the work had been done. After all he is an 'approved' tradesman for the Marina. So for the first time in 50 years I fronted all the money for the work (€1000). He listened to me and said he understood perfectly and said specifically that I should trust him because he knew exactly what to do etc. OK so far, I met the carpenter last October - 2020, (he also runs a joinery and upholstery business), and we talked about the work. Last year I wanted new wooden lockers built into the welldeck and was told by the Marina that I would have to use one of their 'approved' tradespeople. We are in AKTIO dry storage marina off Preveza and had no complaints for years whilst not requiring any work completing to the boat. Hope this not too whingeing for our earlier sensitive contributor! So, unfortunately another story of ripoff. ![]()
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