Some of Utila's richness.

Brain Coral and some Christmas Tree Worms.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Basket Sponge

Soft corals, sponges, Sea fan, Crinoids and much more.

Azure Vase Sponge

Utila was amazing!

Utila was amazing. The place we stayed was incredible. The staff was helpful and friendly, the food was delicious and sinful, and the dive operation was perfect. The temperature was perfect and the coral reefs were very healthy. Though there wasn't a ton of fish in abundance as you would expect, the corals and sponges were overpowering. A lot of variety was seen and a list is on our photo sharing website if you want to check it out. Pictures from the trip are also on the website if you want to look at them.

If you are looking for a place to relax and soak up the sun plus enjoy a very healthy reef, Utila is for you. We will definitely go back to this place. We still enjoy seeing other new places but this is one that if we can't go someplace new, we'll go here.  Next major trip will be to Little Cayman next February. The reefs are suppose to the be best in all the Caribbean. A friend of Bob's, who manages a hotel on Grand Cayman, said that Little Cayman Beach Resort is really nice and that his wife always dives with the dive team from LCBR.

Utila here we come.

For years, Bob has wanted to travel to a nice, warm tropical place when New England was suffering from a cold winter. Usually this idea would come up about October and we would never be able to find a good deal that late in the game especially during a school vacation week and the high peak season for the Caribbean.

So when we were booking our 10th Wedding Anniversary trip last year, I kept an eye out for flights to Honduras. As soon as the week of Feb. 18 came available, I booked round trip flights from Boston to San Pedro Sula and then contacted Amy at Caradonna Adventures to book a dive trip. We are heading to Utila, one of the bay islands off the coast of Honduras and will be staying at the Laguna Beach Resort.

Of course the winter here in New England hasn't been anything like it has been in the past. Usually this time of the year we are sick of snow and cold temperatures. I haven't complained at all this winter because the temperatures haven't really gotten too cold and there hasn't been any snow. It is a little odd but I'll take it.

We are hoping to see Whale Sharks while in Utila. Now is about the time they start showing up and the last full week of January had the Dive Master from the resort posting on the site's dive log, that they spotted a whale shark already. Of course because we want to see one, we probably won't but hopefully we will. These creatures are the LARGEST fish in the ocean and they move slowly through the water taking in tons of plankton. Just to be able to see them in their natural habitat will make the entire trip for me. Bob wants to see sea horses and Utila has a lot of sea horses.  We both just want to relax in the sun and warm Caribbean Sea for a week.

So it's off to grab the dive gear to check it out, charge the underwater camera battery and Nikon battery, gather other necessary items and start packing. This last week of school can't happen fast enough where I am concern.

Don't worry, I'll post some pictures of our latest adventure when we get back. Have a great week.