Cruzin' the City

We left the village of West End today to spend an afternoon in the big city of Coxen Hole. Coxen Hole (Roatan’s urban center) is where the cruise ships dock several times each week to offload thousands of tourists into the island economy. The city’s inhabitants open up their shops and restaurants for the duration of each ship’s visit, turning the waterfront into a giant flea market. The locals are eager to welcome you and ready to bargain, and while of course they want your money, they're also quite polite and quick to accept “no thank you” as your final answer. As pleasant as it is during the day however, I'm told that it isn’t the safest place to be at night… so if you ever take a cruise there, be sure to get back to your ship on time.