Today was a bit blustery and gray, so we bailed on diving and spent the day playing tourists with the thousands of Central Americans that have descended on the island. This week is Semanta Santa, or Central American spring break. Nothing quite like adding 3000 people to an island with one major road, one bank, and a dozen bars. Traffic has become unbearable with the visitors renting dozens of scooters, golf carts, and ATVs to race from the beach to the bars and restaurants, all without any regard for the many pedestrians, kids, dogs and bicyclists that normally occupy the ten foot wide roadway. We’ve been told that this week may color our view of paradise, so we are trying to embrace the change.
We decided to visit this eclectic bar and restaurant named Treetanic or the Jade Seahorse. It is the brain-child of an amazing artist that created a multi-level bar, restaurant and inn among and within the trees on the hillside above Utila. The artist has painstakingly taken numerous mediums and shaped, cut, glued and formed them into art motifs in the building. The effect is actually amazing and cannot be adequately represented in the photos. I personally love the Chinese Dragon.
Being up in trees on the hillside, there are some interesting fauna on the premises as K found:
I was able to put together a short video of the swimming lagoon in front of our house. It is about 4 feet deep and full of fish, so lap swims are wonderful. The link to the YouTube video is here.
Thanks to Anita and Cheri for taking time tonight to let us video chat with our “kids” We miss them. Thanks for the picture of Clair with her new blanket.