A Long Weekend On Isla de Roatan
One of the things that I love doing is telling people about The Real Honduras. Like any country, Honduras has its challenges but too often those challenges are all people pay attention and that’s unfortunate because Honduras also has A LOT going for it — its stunning beauty is one of those things.
A few weeks ago my family and I spent a relaxing long weekend on Roatan Island, one of the Caribbean islands here in Honduras, and it’s not a stretch to call it paradise. Our family took a boat out to one of the reefs that surround Roatan and had a snorkeling adventure, some of us (the crazy ones) went parasailing, we swam a lot in the warm, clear water, did some more snorkeling at closer reefs, took sunset walks, and did a lot of relaxing. We stayed in an all inclusive resort right on the beach, Paradise Beach Hotel. If it had just been me and Eric we would have found some tiny remote spot but all inclusive makes life so easy when you’re traveling with kids — they can eat and drink to their heart’s content and they have a bit more freedom to roam the resort on their own. And I definitely didn’t hate the unlimited margaritas! We had an amazing time and wonderful adventures! This is #therealhonduras

Sunset walks on the beach with drinks were our nightly ritual (and, yes, our youngest is in that phase where every pic is met with a crazy face)

My kids are a little wacky

Nothing like sending your three most precious beings hurtling hundreds of feet into the air

Aisleen got to go twice, once with her brothers and once with her Granny

Roatan Island from our parasailing boat

My boys on the beach

I don’t even know what my kids are doing in this photo

Our hotel

Our last day was stormy, still gorgeous!

Selfie with my honey

Relaxing on the porch of our room

Selfie with my sweet boy, who pretty much owns my heart (and he’s actually smiling instead of clowning it up!)

Liam is just a tad bit taller than I am …

Our awesome bartender, Jeremy

Selfie with my beautiful girl

This was pretty much the moment I decided I never wanted to leave

The incredible water of Roatan

Wacky selfie

Leaving paradise is never easy …

This is #therealhonduras, folks! Don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise!