Well I'm still here in Utila... It has been a nice week with lots of diving and chilling out. The weather has been up and down, usually nice in the morning then rainy in the afternoons. On Saturday the weekly booze cruise at Altons Dive Shop was cancelled (again) and it was replaced with a dock party to celebrate Hurricane Dick which was meant to be hitting Utila around midday on Sunday. The weather was pretty rough on Saturday afternoon then it calmed right down in the evening. I learned later that the island had a curfew at 9pm because of the hurricane and the only place open on the island was Altons. Then yesterday there was not much to do while we waited out the storm so the debauchery started very early in the day - kind of reminded me of when we were snowed in when I first arrived in New York.
Hurricane Dick turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. After everyone on the waterfront evacuating their rooms and everything being locked down, he was nothing more that a rough storm for a few hours in the morning, passing about 90kms off Utila by lunchtime.
The plan was to leave this morning but it was all too hard, so, manana. Today the weather is perfect - the best weather since I've been here and the water is crystal clear. I'm heading off on the afternoon boat for what will be my final dives here in Utila.
Hurricane Dick turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. After everyone on the waterfront evacuating their rooms and everything being locked down, he was nothing more that a rough storm for a few hours in the morning, passing about 90kms off Utila by lunchtime.
The plan was to leave this morning but it was all too hard, so, manana. Today the weather is perfect - the best weather since I've been here and the water is crystal clear. I'm heading off on the afternoon boat for what will be my final dives here in Utila.
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