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| Posted On: | 18-Jun-2005 |
| From: | CBeachInn.....com |
| Subject: | [roatan] Safety, money, and Parrott Tree |
Money? Exchanges as something like 18.86 Lempiras for one US dollar. Now that you know this you can use your dollars and know you've got the right change, eh? That is if they have change. Be more worried about having small bills 'cause few places have change--than about what kind of bills they are and you'll do fine. Dollars are accepted everywhere--and most places come pretty close to the bank rate of exchange here. Don't go to the bank for exchange--will take hours and is a waste of time. We'll ALL take dollars--most of us prefer them! Safety? Without getting on a HUGE soapbox, I'm really tired of hearing about this. Here posting today on this list we have a guest coming to Roatan who is worried about safety at Parrot Tree to go to the Shrimp Festival? As anyone who lives here knows, this is NOT a problem. But when so much is made of the safety issue, people coming here haven't a clue where is and isn't safe and start jumping at shadows in the dairy aisle of Eldons when a guard watching for shoplifters walks by. Not to say that safety and fighting crime isn't an important issue--here as it is everywhere--just that I think there's been too much posted on the subject lately and not enough posted about other things. Have we forgotten? How pretty the sunset is when you drive down the mountaintop road headed east? Or when sitting on the beach in West Bay? How friendly the island is--how if you get a flat someone will stop to help you on the side of the road--often before you can even get out of your car? (My son-in law with car trouble--a visitor here--was given a long ride home the other day by an islander who shall remain nameless--but who would've never considered doing anything else.) How an awesome ocean view hilltop here still costs less that a tract lot stateside? How phenomenally tasty the Wasabi shrimp is at Dian's--the eggs rolls at The Vietnamese--or the conch fritters are at Lighthouse? How you can get a great ocean front, a/c room in a nice neighborhood here for $60 --or a house for under $100? Or how you can sit by the beach with a beer in a dozen places for a couple of bucks? Dive an awesome reef for $25? Snorkel from shore tons of spots? In what other world?!? How the wild parrots are in the trees are jabbering this morning--the water is clear and blue--the sun is shining. How the reef sparkles and the sea fans wave--JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE! So I must ask you--all of you--Is it all REALLY so bad here? In short, have some of us forgotten to pay much attention to what we have? Ok so it's human nature to NEVER be satisfied. But, really, can't we be a bit less negative and a bit more attentive to what IS good about our home? Noticed the full moon lately? Done it to music? Tried dancing with someone you care about while you watch? Living in paradise is NOT about a place--it's about YOU -- and how YOU decide to live your life. Be it here---or ANYWHERE you go! Really living also requires you do it NOW--not after you get the deck water sealed. Isn't this what we all came here for? Ok, so some will call me shallow--say I'm being silly--or even worse just rampantly promoting Roatan for my own gain. Have at it! In the end I'll still have a better day when the sun sets at the end of it, eh? Maybe at least try a day to post the "ups"--another for the "downs" of island life? Because the new folks coming here don't understand--and--quite frankly--neither do I. As always, we hope this helps! (Sorry, I guess I got on that soapbox after all) Waylon and Sandy Sims _Coral Beach Inn and Vacation Rentals_ (http://members.aol.com/athundersm/photos.htm) _http://coralbeachinn.com_ (http://coralbeachinn.com/) Growing old is mandatory--Growing up is optional! Note: Please never assume we have received your message. We answer ALL E-mail daily. Waylon and Sandy Sims _Coral Beach Inn and Vacation Rentals_ (http://members.aol.com/athundersm/photos.htm) _http://coralbeachinn.com_ (http://coralbeachinn.com/) Growing old is mandatory--Growing up is optional! Note: Please never assume we have received your message. We answer ALL E-mail daily. http://www.roatanet.com To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- : | |
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