on tuesday the epic landed on our shores bringing with her
scads and scads of tourists.
bob went to the 'made in roatan' shop
and at around 2:30 i decided to go to the shop as i really miss
meeting with people and helping to sell stuff for the islanders
i know i am supposed to stay off my feet
but i figured that the short walk to the road wouldn't hurt
i took a taxi since i am not allowed to drive
until my heel heals.
i love taxi rides because i get to practice my spanish!
(a captive audience!)
i was warmly greeted and hugged by many of the vendors nearby the
'made in roatan' shop
i hadn't seen them
for a couple of weeks and it did my soul good to listen
to their stories and see their happy faces again!
i was very grateful to robin when he came out and handed me
a pair of brand new white anklets to wear with my shoes
robin, he may be handicapped, but he still knows what it
means to love and think of others
what a blessing that was!
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| a taxi to town cost about 1.75.. not bad for a 15 min. drive |
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| new to the shop! marble hill jams!! super delicious!!! |
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| a little street action: a minor accident! |
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| this is the cigar man, don't you love his hat?!! |
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| this is the shrimp lady.. can you imagine carrying that on your head? |
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| a truck means a free ride and this guy took it!! |
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| the most casual vendor ever! so you wanna buy some plantains? |
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| we have many many 2nd hand shops on the island |
don't worry i was a good girl and stayed sitting while chatting and selling. there is another ship on saturday and i think i may go down for a few hours again!
here are a few things we have in right now...
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| a beautiful necklace made by pedro the man who passed away |
yourgin has some beautiful pieces in right now! all hand carved and polished!
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| luma's paintings are a big hit because the price is so right! |
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| javier is now in university in Tegucigalpa but we are still selling his things and sending him the money |
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| some of my photographs |
all for Him....
Debbie,
ReplyDeleteI was one of the people on the Epic that docked on Tuesday. I sought out your shop because of the information I had seen on the intenet. I was blessed to get one of Yourgin's necklaces and two pairs of earings, my favorite pieces from our trip. Wishing now I had bought more. Bless you for what you and your husband are doing. I hope someday to go back to Roatan.
Tammy Baker
Mooers Forks, NY
thanks tammy!! rest assured that the purchases you made helped out some families here! if you come back to roatan we look forward to meeting you again.
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