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Hi Korner,
In answer to your questions ...
How much is the ferry from La Ceiba to
Utila?
>>I'm not sure, since I never do boats! I get seasick just looki=
ng at
calm water. I know it's cheap. I'm sure someone else on this list will=
be
able to fill you in on the ferry prices. Dean, are you out there?!
Would I be better off staying on Roatan and doing day visits?
>> If you only have 5 or 6 days total for your trip, I would sug=
gest
you just pick one island. I think you'll feel 'rushed' if you try and cram =
in
two islands in such a short visit. (my opinion). If you have about 10 days,=
I
would suggest a couple of days on Utila and the rest of Roatan. Keep in min=
d, if
you travel by ferry to/from Utila, you will have to travel back and forth t=
o
LaCeiba and then out to Roatan or visa versa. The travel time on the ferry =
from
Utila to LaCeiba is about an hour and a half (I'm guessing on this) and it'=
s
another 2 hours from La Ceiba to Roatan. So, if you travel by ferry, you wi=
ll be
spending a lot of your time on a boat or sitting around waiting for a boat.=
Another thing you might consider is the new Princess ferry from Utila =
to
LaCeiba. They have an early morning departure and you would be able to catc=
h a
morning flight from LaCeiba to Roatan (about a 15 min flight costing about =
$25
or $30 - again, don't quote my on this price, but from LaCeiba to Roatan, i=
t's
cheap and you don't need reservations. SOSA, Atlantic, Taca/Isle=F1a)
You said if you went back you would check out one of the smaller
islands...which one? Is it known for good snorkeling?
>> I'm not sure what the names are (or if they even have names).=
There are hundreds of little islands around Utila but none that you can sta=
y on.
Once you're in Utila, you'll find notices posted by locals or bars that off=
er
day trips, including boat trip, BBQ, drinks, or just boat trip out and back=
to
one of these smaller cayes.
Utila, itself, is not known for it's snorkeling. It's much more popula=
r
with divers, although you can snorkel from shore. It was our opinion, Roata=
n was
nicer for snorkeling. If/when we return to Utila (and some day we will) we=
probably wouldn't snorkel at all. We would probably just hang in a hammock =
and
be lazy, check out the iguana station, pig out on the best gelato ever and=
people watch over.
Any info on the whale watching trips?
>> There are no wahle watching trips. There happens to be some w=
hale
sharks in this vacinity of the Bay Islands. At certain times of t=
he
year, they can be spotted while out diving. For those divers, I understand =
it's
a real thrill. (We don't dive and unfortunately, we've never seen a wh=
ale
shark.)
Is Utila known for more bugs than Roatan?
>> In my opinion ... no more - no less. We found just as m=
any
sandflies on the beach in Utila as on Roatan. The thing Utila has goin=
g for
it is that the main street through the center of town, which is where every=
thing
is located, is concrete. There is not as much sand or beach areas, so =
maybe
there are a few less sandflies. It is our opinion, the mosqu=
itoes
were worse on Utila than Roatan and with the first hint of sundown, fo=
und
them to be extremely bothersome.
I'm no expert on Utila, since we've only been there once, but I&n=
bsp;
hope I've helped a little. Any other questions, feel free to post them. I'm=
sure
there are others out there who can put in their two cents as well - or feel=
free
to contact me off the list.
Enjoy!
Sue ( sep.....net )
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Hi Korner, In answer to your questions ...
How much is the ferry from La Ceiba to Utila? >>I'm not sure, since I never=
do boats!
I get seasick just looking at calm water. I know it's cheap. I'm sure someo=
ne else
on this list will be able to fill you in on the ferry prices. Dean, are you=
out
there?! Would I be better off staying on Roatan and doing day visits? >>If=
you
only have 5 or 6 days total for your trip, I would suggest you just pick on=
e island.
I think you'll feel 'rushed' if you try and cram in two islands in such a s=
hort
visit. (my opinion). If you have about 10 days, I would suggest a couple of=
days
on Utila and the rest of Roatan. Keep in mind, if you travel by ferry to/fr=
om Utila,
you will have to travel back and forth to LaCeiba and then out to Roatan or=
visa
versa. The travel time on the ferry from Utila to LaCeiba is about an hour =
and a
half (I'm guessing on this) and it's another 2 hours from La Ceiba to Roata=
n. So,
if you travel by ferry, you will be spending a lot of your time on a boat o=
r sitting
around waiting for a boat. Another thing you might consider is the new Prin=
cess
ferry from Utila to LaCeiba. They have an early morning departure and you w=
ould
be able to catch a morning flight from LaCeiba to Roatan (about a 15 min fl=
ight
costing about $25 or $30 - again, don't quote my on this price, but from La=
Ceiba
to Roatan, it's cheap and you don't need reservations. SOSA, Atlantic, Taca=
/Isle=F1a)
You said if you went back you would check out one of the smaller
islands...which one? Is it known for good snorkeling? >>I'm not sure what t=
he names
are (or if they even have names). There are hundreds of little islands arou=
nd Utila
but none that you can stay on. Once you're in Utila, you'll find notices po=
sted
by locals or bars that offer day trips, including boat trip, BBQ, drinks, o=
r just
boat trip out and back to one of these smaller cayes. Utila, itself, is not=
known
for it's snorkeling. It's much more popular with divers, although you can s=
norkel
from shore. It was our opinion, Roatan was nicer for snorkeling. If/when we=
return
to Utila (and some day we will) we probably wouldn't snorkel at all. We wou=
ld probably
just hang in a hammock and be lazy, check out the iguana station, pig out o=
n the
best gelato ever and people watch over.
Any info on the whale watching trips? >>There are no wahle watching trips. =
There
happens to be some whale sharks in this vacinity of the Bay Islands. At cer=
tain
times of the year, they can be spotted while out diving. For those divers, =
I understand
it's a real thrill. (We don't dive and unfortunately, we've never seen a wh=
ale shark.)
Is Utila known for more bugs than Roatan? >>In my opinion ... no more - no=
less.
We found just as many sandflies on the beach in Utila as on Roatan. The thi=
ng Utila
has going for it is that the main street through the center of town, which =
is where
everything is located, is concrete. There is not as much sand or beach area=
s, so
maybe there are a few less sandflies. It is our opinion, the mosquitoes wer=
e worse
on Utila than Roatan and with the first hint of sundown, found them to be e=
xtremely
bothersome. I'm no expert on Utila, since we've only been there once, but =
I hope
I've helped a little. Any other questions, feel free to post them. I'm sure=
there
are others out there who can put in their two cents as well - or feel free =
to contact
me off the list.
Enjoy!
Sue ( s [mailto:sep.....net] ep.....net )
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