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February, 2008
We left La Ceiba on Tuesday, February 19th cruising north about 18 nautical miles to the Cayos Cochinos, a national park which can only be reached by boat. Upon our arrival, we grabbed a mooring, paid our park fees and we were set to explore. Cayos Cochinos was once dubbed as "diamonds in the rough," it is a small archipelago off the northern coast of Honduras. These privately owned jewels are composed of two hilly, lush islands (Cochino Grande and Cochino Pequeño) and 11 small coral cays. On old British maps, they are called "The Hog Islands" and lore has it that British pirates (Henry Morgan and the likes) "planted" hogs on these cays so they would have meat on their return trips. Cayos Cochinos forms part of the second largest barrier reef system in the world known as the Meso-American Barrier Reef System. In 1994, the Honduran government designated these cays and surrounding sea a Marine Biological Reserve. Unfortunately, due to weather (a cold front) our time in Cayos Cochinos was limited to a week, however, this still gave us an opportunity to hike the lighthouse, experience wonderful snorkeling and diving, enjoy a pleasant dinner at Plantation Beach Resort and join Lori & Hoss (who own a house on the island) for cocktails. To view a photo slide show, click here. It would have been wonderful to stay longer, but very unpleasant to stay through a cold front. So, we high tailed it to Roatan. Follow us to Roatan or take a moment or two to explore our website. If you wish to continue the adventure, take a look at What's Happening to get the latest scoop. |