Getting Ready to Hit the Road

[February 28, 2009]
I am at the lake with all the stuff I have acumulated throughout my
life. Most of it is going in the trash. Some of it I am and have givin
to friends and family to one day see again I hope although it is no
longer mine as long as it is taken care of I can move on. This goes
for my fish as well that I had to give away. But after this experience
I really don't want to start a saltwater aquarium again. There are
just to many organisims that perish in the end.
I have laid out most of what I will be bringing with me on this new
life adventure. It already looks like way too much. I already know I
will be struggling carrying all this stuff. The main extra weight is
my scuba gear. It's all good stuff and I know it will get used. That
is if it doesn't get pillaged on the way from the airport to the island.
The journey from the airport to Roatan will take a full 24 hours but
more than twelve hours will be spent in La Ceiba waiting to catch the
ferry. I'm not sure if I will stay at a grubby but fun hostel type
hotel or go for the comfortable clean but private hotel. I'm thinking
I should do the grubby accomodations and meet some other travelers.
This is most likely what will do. After all I am out for an adventure
and meeting people will make it the adventure I'm looking for.
When I think about being there I get very excited and can't wait! Only
four more days! Or is it five.
The first part of the trip I have pretty much done before two years
ago. But once I get to Roatan the totaly new journey will have begun.
I have a loose idea of where I will be staying but the final decision
will be made once I'm there and probably after a few days of scopeing
out the establishments and areas. Budget travel has to be done with a
lot of flexbility and spontinaity or it just wouldn't be in the budget!