"Two Weeks Ago, This Time"

Daily I am reminiscing with Mom, a meticulous travel journal keeper, "Where were we two weeks ago this time?" She then recounts from her journal entries as we recall Roatan vignettes, events, laughter, landscapes, new friends, and feelings of our special times together. This practice keeps the memories alive a bit longer and implants them a bit deeper into the vault, for future recall.

Kara was the prize photographer of the trip.... by default. My camera died on the first day, Karen's died within a couple days, and Mom has long since given up on cameras and takes only disposable camera photos. Thus, no underwater photos and no videos.

Thanks to Mom and Kara for your contributions this Roatan Adventure blog, now a historical recounting, since the events were two weeks ago. Thus, this blog will not be real time, I may enter two to three days of events in a single day, fast forwarding through our two week adventure on Roatan.

Once I got over the initial shock, disappointment, grief and anger of my camera dying, I accepted my role as participant, rather than photo journalist, a true blessing in disguise. This way I was able to enjoy each moment for the experience and not through the lens of a camera or in thoughts of composing a blog entry.

Blogging on Roatan would have been an adventure in itself. Glad I missed it. Electricity would go out every couple days, no rhyme, reason or prediction. When electricity was up, the Internet connection was sketchy at best, due to router problems. Glad I was not blogging.... there was always something, or nothing better to do than sit in front of a computer, on vacation, with special ladies to hang out with, or a hammock to hang out on.