Saturday March 23 - Arrival in Roatan

Excitement abounds as we prepare to depart.

FIRST TIME FLYERS GET THIER WINGS

On the tarmac- And it is warm!!

 Greetings Family and Friends!  The Chaperones are writing to you from the lobby of Anthony's Key Resort.  We are all very tired but still keyed up talking and journaling about our first day.  Time here is two hours earlier so by 2:00 pm local time we had already traveled all day, checked in to our rooms, had lunch and were heading to the beach to snorkel around the Key.  Everyone is comfortable in the water and ready to head out to the reef tomorrow morning!  Let us know you are keeping up with our adventures!  And thank you for so many comments already!
    Buddy pairs will be taking turns each night this week creating the blogs so stay tuned!
Love Miss Palmer, Mrs. Brosnick, Mr. & Mrs. Dole
 

Arrived Safely & On Time!

We are all here in Roatan with all of our bags. It's hot! No one is complaining though....

Warm Water

The waters surrounding the Mesoamerican Reef exceeded the all time monthly record temperature for January in 2013! (Check out figure 1 in Jeff Master's recent post) Today's water temperature is near 81 F. This will make visiting the reef more pleasant in a few weeks but may be big trouble for the struggling corals...

On The Origin of Venom

On The Origin of Venom (link)

Invasive Lionfish with venomous spines

At the February 28, MBC meeting we will be looking at pictures of the handful of venomous marine creatures we may see in Roatan. The group is quite diverse but all have relatively mild venom that gives a painful warning to leave them alone! Click on the link above to read about the origin of venom.

Anthony's Key Resort

Here is a map of Anthony's Key. See below for the key....

1. Showers & Restrooms

2. Shore Dive

3. Key Pavilion, Kayaks 

4. Dolphin Cafe

5. Roatan Institute for Marine Science (IMS) & Roatan Museum

6. Gift Shop

7. Business Office

8. Reception & Lobby

9. Dining Rooms

10. Frangipani Cafe

11. Sunset Viewing Deck

12. Taxi Stand

13. Water Taxi Stop

14. Guest Gear Storage

15. Dive Shop

16. Snack Shop

17. Photo Roatan

18. Clinic

19. Restrooms

20. SCUBA School

21. Hitching Post

22. Swimming Pool