UTILA, BAY ISLANDS, HONDURAS
LAGUNA BEACH RESORT
April 12 – 19, 2008
| Dick Zingula will again lead a group of 12 divers to Laguna Beach Resort on Utila. This delightful island retreat is clean and comfortable (air conditioned cabins) with roomy dive boats and excellent food. The resort is located on its own secluded peninsula with the Caribbean on one side and a quiet lagoon on the other. Cabins face the lagoon and each cabin has its own dock and porch overlooking the lagoon and magnificient sunsets. The main building, hammocks and seaside dock are on the Caribbean side. |
| The 3x8 mile island of Utila offers an unusual biological diversity of marine life due to its location on the edge of the continental shelf. The north side has shallow reefs bordered by a wall that in places drops to 1200 feet with a variety of landscapes and marine life. Pelagics such as turtles, rays and whale sharks are likely to be spotted there. We probably won't equal the record of 10 whale sharks in one morning in 2002, but we should see some. In 2001 we saw a pod of Killer Whales, but that is very rare. The south side of Utila offers shallow reefs with walls that drop to 60-90 feet with sand slopes and coral bommies. A great variety of corals (black coral at 30 feet at one dive site) and sponges, tunicates, various eels, occasional seahorses and spotted eagle rays at a couple of places, in addition to a plethora of reef fishes. We have seen such rare critters as a Southern Stargazer, berried anemones and unusual eels as well. |
| A two-tank morning boat dive each morning, usually on the north side. Between dives, we’ll cruise for whale sharks to snorkel with. After lunch a single tank boat dive on the south side. Two night boat dives are included on Monday and Thursday, and there is unlimited shore diving on the reefs and flats in front of the resort. All dives have good visibility and little current. |
| Trip includes round trip air, all meals, diving, double occupancy accommodations on Utila, Honduras, departure taxes, pre-trip meeting, and post trip party. Trip is limited to 12 people, including Dick, and slots fill fast!! |
| We will depart from Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday, April 12, 2008 flying Continental to Roatan. Then we transfer to a charter flight to Utila. We will arrive back into Houston on Saturday, April 19, 2008. |
| Contact Dick Zingula at 713.721.8533 for more information. |