Bobbi...I wish we could send you some warm weather...they have plenty to spare in Honduras!
What a great tour we had today. Our FlightTour to Copan was exceptional. Early this morning they wisked us off to the aeropuerto (sp?), less than 5km from the dock. I can't wait to upload my photos, this is such a beautiful part of world.
Anyway, there is an International Airport here on Roatan Island and after we cleared security (my sneakers kept making the detector beep) we waited about 20 minutes for our charter flight to Copan. There were 17 (passengers and crew) from the Navigator on our tour. With only one empty seat on the plane we took off for the mainland. Just one hour later we were landing outside of Copan...imagine our surprise as we glided to a bumpy landing on a gravel airstip in a cow pasture. The owner rode up on his horse to greet us. But in true Radisson style, two vans were parked along side and as the plane taxied into the grassy area, they pulled up to take us to the ruins.
We had a marvelous tour. Our guide Sol was eloquent and entertaining as he told us about the Mayans of Copan. We enjoy the beautiful vistas. It was perfect weather for our visit, sunny, dry, with a light breeze to make the temperature tolerable. After over three hours walking and viewing these amazing structures we went to a nearby hotel for a marvelous lunch. Then we were off again to a local museum to see a few more objects recovered from the site.
The most exciting moment of our trip was takeoff from the meadow...as we cleared the end of the runway the entire group broke into applause!
It was such a fun day. As we glided over the Navigator on our approached to the runway at the end of our journey the glow of the setting sun was the exclimation point on our tour.
I wish all of you were here to enjoy the day. It was exceptional. And tomorrow many of us are going to try it again as we do a flight tour to Tikal. I promise to write again then.
PS. Kathy, Joe Raab was with us today and I was able to extend your greeting to him. He sends it back and wishes you well. He will be onboard through the Holiday.
Tonight we went to the Amex Plat. cocktail reception and talked with Captain Romeo and Hotel Director Jan Novak. They will both be onboard for the Holidays. They are so charming and interesting to talk too. I know all future Navigator Cruisers will enjoy meeting them.
More tomorrow,
