Wes - Day 2

Wes Anderson

Day 2

​It’s day 2 of our long awaited “sea kayaking” trip. After our 3 hour plane ride turned into a six and a half hour one due to bad weather and our pilot almost skimmingsome houses, we were forced to make an emergency landing in Belize. Can’t say it was nice, seeing as how we weren’t allowed off the plane for the next three hours as our plane was refueled and our pilots waited for the weather in nearby Roatan to clear up. Upon finally arriving in Roatan we were greeted by an airport unfit for even a third-world country, luggage that had been soaked to the core by the rain, and a friendly but rushed fellow named Banjo who whisked us away to an Eco-Resort minus some amenities, but complete with all necessities, including, thankfully, a dinner worthy of five stars which consisted of grilled and seasoned Wahu, rice, steamed vegetables, fresh salsa, and a heavenly dessert of brownies, ice cream, and chocolate syrup. After dinnerwe spent our night playing Spades and a picture telephone game before getting a hot shower and turning in for the night. Breakfast came at 9:30 and was followed by our first Theory of Diving class, which was instructed by a Mr. Leif Shaver (Yes his real name), a retired Physicist from Tuscon, AZ. Though we were hoping to do a lot of snorkeling and kayaking, the horrendous weather continued, the sun noticeably absent, rain falling from the sky like Mother Nature had a score to settle. The rest of the afternoon and night was spent playing more games such as Speed, Farkel, and still more Spades, waiting for the rain to stop, drinking sodas, throwing darts, waiting for the rain to stop, trying to teach the resort owners’ parrot to say Hawk’Em (successfully), and waiting for the rain to stop, but it was of no use. Two days in to our “tropical vacation” and all we had to show for it was rain and cold, and more rain. So much for a dream vacation. So far this experience has really made me rethink my desire to travel to Hawaii. Here’s to hoping things take a turn for the better tomorrow!