You can almost see the straight strokes of colors emanating from the sun behind the clouds

Interestingly, if we went across the water in the direction of the setting sun from where we were, we would land up in where we were in Belize last year this time!

I am glad I caught this picture when I did because the sun quickly disappeared after this behind the clouds before going anywhere near the horizon line.

Water was warm. With the sun directly in front of us, we could not see the beautiful blue color as much (too much of direct shine from the sun). For that we will have to wait till tomorrow morning when the sun is on the other side of the island.

This place reminds us of India at every step. Hot and humid. Strangely, not much of wind which makes it feel really hot. But very rich flora. We can see many flowers that we grew up with – Geraniums, Gul Mohurs …

It was hot enough that the first thing we all did was to jump into the pool.

Roatan airport. Looks very much like the other island airports we have seen around the Caribbean Sea.

We had aligned to the runway and was dropping altitude very quickly, skimming over very clear waters of what I believe is the Flower Bay. And then I saw something very incongruous. See if you can notice it – there is a helicopter submerged in the water!!

From the position of the helicopter, it is clear that it did not crash there. What is it doing there? Remember a few months back, I had posted the picture of the submerged airplane off the coast of Jordan? The idea was to make it a diver’s spot there.

What could this be all about? All my searches in the internet has yielded nothing. Need to ask some locals here.

That is the westernmost tip of the island we can see. Next to the bright pool on the left side of the picture, if you can spot some red roofed buildings – I believe that is where we are staying. The water looks great!

Here is a country I so badly want to visit… Looks so beautiful from the air. If what I hear and read in the media is correct, then the disparity of the beauty of nature and poverty of citizenry can match the memories of India I have from half a century back. But just like then, I have to believe that the people, though poor, are very nice.

Need to put this on the list and find ways to go there with all the complications of a US passport.

It snakes thru the keys before ending about 90 miles away from Cuba. If you have driven on it, you will remember the breathtaking water and beaches all along it. And some marvelously engineered long bridges connecting islands.

… and immediately hit my favorite color! Down below all those islands are the Florida Keys.