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- By "Mark Turtlegrass" <mark at turtlegrass.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:29:17 -0600
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Weather has certainly been different this year. We have
had front after front make it this far down this year and yet we have an almost
dry season as well. Strange indeed. Anyway it is nice to have a breeze again
after almost a week of feeling like we were in a bakers oven with high humidity
and no breeze at all.
Mark
Calabash Bight, Roatan, Bay
Islands
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- Roatan Renegade Rescue Update V
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- By "Penelopes" <penelopesislandemporium at yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:18:31 -0600
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Roatan Renegade Rescue's first Fundraiser on Sunday was a huge success. We
made $276.00 with book, drink, wristband sales and cash donations.Our only
advertising was on the Roatan yahoo groups and signs in the store windows.
It was a great opportunity to meet many animal lovers and hear lots of
heartwarming stories. Quetip, Rescue Bunny was a huge hit & enjoyed having
his photo taken. Q was found in a Michigan Farmer's Market being sold for
meat. Once I saw his photo, one thing led to another and he soon was driven
by a volunteer from Michigan to Georgia and then flew first class to Roatan.
He is a free roaming house bunny with perfect litter box habits and is a
real character. This was his first Public Appearance.
Donations
Tamara, who recently lost her cockatiel, donated her birdcage and play
station and bought a wristband.
Princessa and husband, soon to build on Roatan, are animal activists and
want to be very involved in RRR. They bought books and lots of wristbands to
give away.
East End Divers, Larry & Karen Coon from Oakridge bought a boatload of books
and solved our biggest stumbling block to date. They live in a house that
has built in kennels with concrete slab and bathing area and are willing to
do temporary foster care for us. Finding a safe, quiet environment for After
Care and Recovery has been the most difficult challenge. What a generous
gift.
John & Lin Coyle, Parrot Tree, donated Lps 500 in memory of Sonoma Kintner
as well as a box of towels and toys.
Kent Burnes & Lizette, Blue Bahia, Sandy Bay donated $60.00
Serena Evans, AKR dolphin trainer donated and has been added to our list of
volunteers.
Rick Mayeux has pledged to bring supplies down in September
Gene Demarco & Leslie, West Bay donated $10.00 on Day One. Come get your
wristbands!!
Ron La Barre & Patricia, West Bay Road donated dog medications
Beau Hicks & his wife have returned temporarily to Canada and sent their
large dog carrier back on the ferry for us to use the next 5 months.
Joseph & Laura Edge, new residents, Lighthouse, bought wristbands,donated
cash & two animal carriers.
James Wilson, Infinity Bay donated a bunch of high quality dog treats.
Joanne Clement, Canada, has wired funds to help with Franky's ongoing cancer
treatment in La Ceiba.
RH & Patty Franklin, Keyhole Bay have made another generous contribution,
plus have given us several excellent sources and contact groups to whom they
also donate. Their 17 lb. rescue kitty, BC, even came to our RRR Fundraiser.
Another anonymous donor (I will refer to all of these kind people as A.D.
henceforth) came up with a great idea of crocheting fabric into doggie mats
for a soft spot to rest those scrawny bones. She is bringing back two
monster crochet hooks from Canada. My partner Waldina & I are saving scrap
fabric at That Fabric Place for the beds. Anybody out there have scrap
fabric to cut into strips? Anybody like to crochet in front of the TV??
One recent morning, I came to work to find a garbage bag full of large empty
ice cream containers hanging on the door. We now can custom make Elizabethan
collars. Thanx to Ralph Shotwell, Punta Blanca and the mysterious
deliveryman (Mitch?)
Long time animal rescuer and good friend, Francine Dupree has agreed to help
us handle our Paypal donations from the states (More details below.)
Veteran Roatan rescuer, Olivia Munteanu , West Bay, a passionate cat
lover,has offered us the use of her feral cat traps, most appreciated. We
hope to be able to help Olivia with her personal rescues as well. Olivia has
shared many contacts and resouces with us....lots of good outreach
information out there. Another huge contribution is that an animal lover
attorney friend of hers, will help us set up a non-profit charity ONG
Foundation for a very reasonable fee. Even though the lion's share of our
modest funds will continue to go directly to rescuing our animals, this is
something well worth striving towards as we become more established.
Genny Barons, Sandy Bay, has been plugging RRR on her Roatan Vortex Radio
Show & has invited us to do a show with her, with call in participation.
Should be fun.
Benjamin Roberts, Bay Island Voice Magazine came by and interviewed me for
an upcoming article he is writing on the problem of stray animals on Roatan.
Should be an interesting piece.
John Morris of Roatan Radio has invited me to host a Roatan Renegade Rescue
Show once a week, sharing animal stories worldwide. At this point, time
wise, I could only host the midnight to 3 am slot, but would love to do
this, once RRR is fully operational.
We have opened an HSBC bank account for RRR with a double signature for
withdrawals.
An Excel Database has been established showing all donations, by name where
possible and all expenses detailed. Our accounting is open to all who have
donated. We want you to know what we are doing with your contributions.
Every 50 cent book sale does add up.
Our email address is: Roatan_Renegade_Rescue at yahoo.com
I am having a terrible time trying to set up the website donation page. I
finally talked to a "human" at Paypal who told me they will not send funds
to Honduras as it is a "blacklisted country." Paypal will accept donations
and deposit them in a US bank account. I then have to pay anywhere from $50
to $90 for each wire transfer and they usually turn into a nighmare and
frequently are lost at the intermediary bank. We want to make it as easy as
possible for our supporters to send in donations, but with the added fees we
will soon be in the red! When Joanne wired funds from Canada to cover
Franky's chemo, she had to pay an additional $32 in transfer fees and we got
hit for $15.00 on our end in the US.
A design client, turned good friend suggested we use www.xoom.com. They will
directly send money from the US to Honduras, right into our HSBC account for
reasonable fees. The only catch with that is you must only check the box
that says it is a "gift" for family or friends. If you check "Goods or
Services" it will be denied. We are setting up the website both ways, so
everyone feels comfortable. We will offer Francine's Paypal account
(mentioned above) & then she will xoom it off to our Honduran bank account.
Snail mail takes 2 weeks and then a US check or traveler's check takes 22
business days to clear. We obviously need funds immediately available for
all our emergency rescues.So many people have asked what our Paypal account
is to send donations, I wanted to make it clear why we are having these
difficulties.
We are continuing to sell books at Penelope's Island Emporium, so please
stop by anytime to pick up a book and buy a $5.00 wristband.
This Saturday, we will be at the Taste of Roatan, Maypole Event being held
at the Bay Islands Beach Resort. Please stop by & purchase a wristband and
meet Cassidy, our rare Leonberger Rescue.
I think that is it for now.
Thank you everyone,
Penny, Friends and the Animals
R....R....R....
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- Invitation to view Penny's Picasa Web Album - Meet Franky
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- By Picasa Web Albums <picasawebalbums-noreply at google.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:41:25 +0000
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You are invited to view Penny's photo album: Meet Franky
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Meet Franky
West End, Roatan, Honduras -
Apr 14, 2010
by Penny
Roatan Renegade Rescue comes to help get Franky much needed medical attention.
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- Roatan Renegade Rescue Update III
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- By "Penelopes" <penelopesislandemporium at yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:35:27 -0600
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Subject: Roatan Renegade Rescue Update III
Franky's Story
This morning, arrangements had been made with Ron Ryan and Mandy to round
up Franky & take her into the vet's. Our hope was that she would be
stitched up and spayed. We had no idea what was to unfold.
Arriving early, locating the Wet Spot, friends pointed out little Franky,
darting under and around the parked cars,not much more than a puppy
herself. She did not like the looks of my gloves and took off running up
and down West End Road. When Franky spotted Mandy, her only trusted
caregiver, she jumped for joy with lots of licks and kisses. I had hoped
to sedate her as she was so fearful, but she refused the medicated water.
We used a little raw meat with a few drops of sedative to take the edge
off, but it had no affect on her. Mandy was able to put the rope leash on
her and lure her to the back of the RRR van, but she could not jump up.
Jackie from Waves of Art quickly lent a hand and helped me pop her up into
the van with a sheet stretcher. Off we went to French Harbour, Mandy and
Franky in the back.
Franky ( so nicknamed for her sponsors, RH & Patty Franklin, Key Hole Bay)
has so far survived the sad life of a street dog. She has had multiple
pregnancies, giving birth to stillborn pups or ones that died shortly
thereafter. It appeared that her vagina was ripped and protruding. Mandy
noticed Franky, obviously pregnant one day outside of her West End
apartment. Franky went under the house to give birth and was crying out in
total agony. Mandy began feeding her. Franky eventually left and went into
the bush. For 3 days Mandy listened to the puppies crying under the house.
There was no way to get to them. It became quiet. Franky returned and
somehow knew she had one puppy needing her. She ripped out all the
insulation in an effort to get to the puppy who was wedged far under the
foundation. Franky began running back and forth between where Mandy worked
and the house, barking and yelping for help to get to her baby. Ron
crawled under the house to help find the puppy. Crawling on hands and
knees, in a canine posture, Ron had entered her lair, her babie's
territory. Maternal instinct took over and terrified, in a frenzy, Franky
bit Ron. The next day while Franky was gone foraging for garbage to eat,
Mandy did what any good samaritan must do. She crawled under the house
moving lumber and insulation and located the puppy, still alive. Mandy
wrapped it up in a towel and immediately took it to Franky. Franky was
overjoyed and immediately laid down to nurse. The puppy soon bled to death
from flea infestation. Again Franky's baby was taken from her. Now she was
known as a fear biter. Terrified, confused, people started throwing stones
at her and kicking her.
RRR got the call.
Once we arrived at Dr. Caderone's, he quickly used an animal control stick
on her and injected an enormous shot of tranquilizer. Maybe panic, fear or
adrenaline, it did not have much affect on her as she fought to be free.
We waited.
Franky has cancer of the vagina. She is filled with tumors, why she ripped
so badly in giving birth. The vet said he couldn't believe she could even
urinate. We had a tough decision to make. Mandy was calling all her
friends to locate somewhere we could keep her for a month of cancer
treatment, no guarantees. No correct environment could be found for such a
difficult situation. The least expensive option and quickest relief from
the pain and suffering would be to send Franky over the Rainbow Bridge. No
matter what, Franky could never return to the terrors of West End.
I met Sandy Byrd and another wonderful island woman, Aida with her son,
all from Oakridge, at the vet's, who were extremely helpful, especially
with translations. After much negotiation, we had a plan.
Dr. Calderone agreed to take Franky over to his La Ceba facility on the
mainland. He feels hopeful he can cure her cancer. She will have a Chemo
injection, kept in a safe environment, fed and cared for. After two weeks,
if the tumors begin to shrink, she will have a second chemo treatment. If
all goes well, she will then be strong enough to be spayed and repaired.
By that time, we feel she should have begun to overcome some of her fears
and have the ability to begin to trust again.
We have a month to find Franky her special human.
Franky needs to be the only pet in the household, loved by a single person
in a quiet environment. This person need only to be calm and patient and
will surely win Franky over quickly. In return, Franky will give undivided
loyalty and pure adoration. She will also be one mighty watchdog to reckon
with. Even during her fearful rescue today, Franky looked at Mandy with
pure affection. She is so lonely and longs for love that has been denied
her, her whole short, miserable life.
We took Franky to the Galaxy Ferry with a brand new stuffed teddy bear
from RRR and Mandy's pretty new collar. Even right now, she is better off
than ever before.
My next stop was to open an RRR Savings Account for donations. After all
was said and done, with Mandy's generous donation, I had one Lempira left.
We are $150.00 short, but, this after all, is what we set out to do; save
the life of a homeless animal, one at a time.
I will post updates regarding Franky's progress. Thank you to everyone for
helping her get the help she needs.Please say a prayer for Franky.
"Saving the life of one animal will not change the world, but it will
change the entire world for that one animal."
Penny
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- Roatan Renegade Rescue Update II
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- By "Penelopes" <penelopesislandemporium at yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:16:25 -0600
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Hello,
It has been another really busy week for RRR. Before I list our week's
activities, a rescue is happening as I write.
I received an emergency email last night from Missionary Doug out in
Polytilly. Someone had tied up a family island dog with a thin wire, cutting
through his skin, 6 inches around his neck. It is bleeding and badly
infected. RRR arranged to have the dog brought into Coxen Hole in the back
of a pickup truck. Dr. Soto will debride the wound and stitch his neck,
injecting with antibiotics. The dog will be sent home with antibiotics to be
administered by the family. Fellow rescuer, Kathy Shupe will return the dog
to his home later today. This is all possible because of your donations and
our wonderful team of volunteers. Thank you Missionary Doug for contacting
RRR. Without your intervention this dog would have suffered a terrible
death.
We have another urgent situation in West End. RRR was contacted by two
concerned friends regarding an approximately 2 year old female dog that is
repeatedly giving birth to stillborn puppies. Thursday we are going to
attempt to rescue her, using raw meat and a strong sedative. She will then
be taken to Dr. Soto to be spayed and medically checked out. We have
supplied food for her in the meantime. Her after care is very important as
she is very sad, lonely and starved for love, living on her own in the
street, surviving on garbage. This little girl deserves a wonderful home.
Thanx Kristin & Ron.
This week we are working hard on our website. Blake, back in the states has
donated his talents for this and we are pretty excited. The website will
have a Paypal button for donations and an Adoption Page with photos.
Perp, our very first rescue is still looking for a home. He really needs
attention and human interaction. A volunteer picked up bedding and toys for
him this morning. Two volunteers are caring for him daily and apparently
Perp was crazed with joy to have toys for the first time and someone to play
with. This little fellow would be great with children as he loves to play,
run, romp and go for walks.
Our generous new supporters:
Alan & Patricial Bathgate donated a much needed cage, leashes & collars.
John & Barb Chaney, Utila pledged a donation
Wenda Sage, Sandy Bay will purchase a dog biscuit cookbook while back in
Canada & promises to bake nutritious goodies for our needy dogs. How cool is
that?!
Jim Guffey, Palmetto pledged a donation
Larry & Ginger, Key Hole Bay donation
Ken Schadegg, US pledged a donation
French Harbour lady paid for a $5.00 wristband and they haven't even arrived
yet!
RH & Patty Franklin, Key Hole Bay, extremely generous donation. Their funds
will sponsor "Franky" our Thursday West End rescue
Anonymous donor, West Bay, just brought in bedding
Lance & Rachel Gartner have asked what they can bring down from the states.
Since the website is not up yet, I have posted our Wish List here.
WISH LIST
Pet Carriers, all sizes
Bird Cages & Bird Stands, all sizes
Large plastic crates/bins with lids to hold food, meds, equipment in back of
RRR van
Dog & cat cookies & treats
Pet food
Pet beds
Blankets, pillows
Stuffed animals
Toys, balls
Catnip mice
Rags, towels
Paper towels
Food & Water Bowls
First Aid kit for animals & volunteers
Muzzles
Leather gloves
Grooming items
Icy Hot & Vick's Vapor Rub (deterrent for licking, chewing at wounds)
Pet vitamins with iron
Antibiotics
Heart Guard
Aadvantage Flea & Tick treatments
Flea & Tick spray for bedding
Disinfectant cleansers
Shampoo, Cream Rinse
Stalking the Dollar Stores is a great source of inexpensive items.
If you are about to discard any animal related item, we can probably find a
good use for it. With each rescue we get adopted, we would like to send them
to their new home with a Goody Bag to start them off right.
Getting my van (Vanna White) all set up for Thursday's West End rescue, I
checked to see if I had blankets, sheets, rope leash, restraints, muzzle,
choke chain, knock out drops and that the fencing was secure, I suddenly
realized the back of my van looks like a custom set-up for a Serial Killer!
Hope I don't get stopped by the police!!!
Holy Katz!!!
The adventure has begun.
Penny
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- My Mango Story
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- By "Penelopes" <penelopesislandemporium at yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:39:29 -0600
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----- Original Message -----
From: genevieve at roatanvortex.com
To: Genny Ross-Barons
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 7:44 PM
Subject: New Posting at Life & Writing, on Roatan blog!
Click the link below to go right to the story by guest blogger, Penny
Leigh!
http://roatanvortex.com/2010/03/30/the-mango-voodoo-chutney-caper/
Wednesday March 31, Roatan Vortex Radio show - "Mangoes & Other Tropical
Fruit Adventures on Roatan."
Enjoy
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- Cool and rainy day
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- By edwin leo <the_main_event71 at yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:26:35 -0700 (PDT)
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Today was a very overcast,cool and rainy day in Roatan,wind coming in from the north-west.Suft is up on the west coast,lets hope it clears up for tomorrow so the many tourist that are here can get a tan(although they are very happy drinking in one of the bars)
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- By Helen Murphy <hmurphy2005 at yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:46:40 -0800 (PST)
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Mark. where Ida is passing over Nica and Honduras there are no mountains. it is a marshy swampy area with lots of rivers. not much to stop a hurricane. just passing over land will knock it back a little but not like the very high mountains west of there. helen
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- By Helen Murphy <hmurphy2005 at yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:43:18 -0800 (PST)
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Currently we are in between bands of rain. Not raining and no wind at the moment. I’m on the south shore of Roatan so the heavier winds will affect the north shore much more. Will stay in touch as Hurricane Ida makes her move nnw. Helen
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- Calabash Bight, Roatan, IDA being felt as rain only
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- By "Mark" <mark at turtlegrass.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:28:28 -0600
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Here in the South Side hurricane hole of the island
we see many clouds forming and have light rain passing. It appears that IDA may
well be torn apart by the mountains in Nicaragua and Honduras mainland and will
exit just East of us. Lets hope that is stays that way or disspates
completely.
Mark
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- TD11 headed to Honduras
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- By Ralph Shotswell <rgshotswell at msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:05:29 +0000
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Welcome to the northeast side of the island of Roatan. This is the first report of foul weather that yours truly has made from this location this Hurricane season. We all felt like we had dodged the bullet, but mother nature has other thoughts. We also have had very little inclimate weather this Fall, but apparently that is fixin' to change abruptly. (Fixn', a word used in Texas and surrounding area, it means you or whatever is going to DO SOMETHING). I lived in Texas for over thirty years, so picked up some of the slang.
Now the storm:
The area of low pressure (97L) in the southwest Caribbean is now called TD11. The Hurricane Tracking airplanes are investigating the system this afternoon. If they find The conditions are favorable than it will probably be upgraded to a tropical storm named IDA. There is anticipation that the system will track slowly northwestward and come ashore on the coast of Nicaragua tonight and continue up the coast of Honduras tomorrow and this weekend continuing northeast on thru to the east of Belize on Monday.
Heavy rain is the main threat and will impact Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica. The heaviest amounts of 10 to 20 inches are expected in eastern portions of Honduras and Nicaragua. Flooding and mudslides will be likely as a result. The winds were clocked at 35 mph with higher gusts earlier today. The center of TD11 was located near latitude 11.8 n...82.3 west. TD11 has been moving west/northwest at 7mph.TD11 should reach the coast of Nicaragua this evening, early Thursday AM.
Ralph and Gerry Shotswell
La Casa Verde en Punta Blanca,
Roatan, Honduras
Honduran Cells: (R) 3359-4197, (G) 3357-3110
Emails: (R) rgshotswell at msn.com ---(G) gshotswell at hotmail.com
We use the MagicJack: Portland, Oregon: 503-895-5089
Our USA MAILING ADDRESS: 444 Brickell Ave. Suite 51, (RO657), Miami, Florida 33131
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- Please Help us on Roatan!!!
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- From: "Penelopes" <penelopesislandemporium at yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:38:06 -0600
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Dear Family &
Friends,
we are having a terrible time here on
Roatan (Ghost Island). Please consider helping us by writing to Trip
Advisor. The postings on this site have a huge impact on our tourism business.
Visitors are wary now due to the Travel Advisary not to visit Honduras. We have
had no problems here on Roatan at all....nothing. Due to all the untruths re: a
military coup, riots & unrest, businesses here are failing. We have all cut
back our help and tightened our belts, which further hurts the islanders. I have
to be very careful about what I buy for food and am rationing gasoline. It is
quite grim and all because of the horrible lies in the
media.
Please help us. It won't take more than a
few minutes. I have written my letter below as an example. If you could write of
your positive "visit," etc., it could very well save a business from closing its
doors. We have so many islanders on half pay or deferred pay, that can not
feed their families, it is truly getting scary.
You can write it in your own words, just
asking them to PLEASE exclude Roatan from the Travel Advisory posting on their
site.
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Just double click
on:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ContactUs?topic=tell_us_what_you_think
And fill in your
comments. Thanx so much for your most needed help!!
Dear Sir;
We have
read the warning from the U.S. State Department posted on the Trip
Advisor “Roatan Tourism” page with great concern. While this is
the formal U.S. stance on the current situation, it must be noted that
Roatan is an island over 30 miles from the mainland of Honduras. Roatan
is technically a part of Honduras, but they are worlds apart in culture
and geograpical location.The political unrest occurred only on mainland
Honduras. On the island of Roatan, we have had no incidents of any
kind. It remains peaceful, tranquil and beautiful. Since the removal of
president Mel Zelaya on June 28th, Roatan has remained a safe,
quiet haven for its residents and visitors. We’ve had
many customers come in our store who feel the stance the US
has taken is terrible and that it hurts the innocent people of the Bay
Islands for no reason whatsoever. Direct flights to Roatan from Houston,
Atlanta and Miami have continued as scheduled and cruise ship port calls
have not changed. In the Trip Advisor forums, there are
multiple postings from travelers relating their positive vacation
experiences in Roatan. If you feel it is your responsibility
to post any travel advisories in effect, we believe there is a
responsibility to present the complete picture so that travelers can
make there own informed decision. There are over
1000 US citizens residing in Roatan, many of whom have
contacted the Ambassador of the United States in Honduras to request
that the advisory be amended to exclude the Bay Islands.This change has
not yet been made, so we sincerely request Trip Advisor add a
sentence to the posting of the State Department warning as follows:
“Roatan is a safe island 30 miles from
mainland Honduras and has not experienced any disruption. To see
postings with information from travelers that have recently vacationed
in Roatan, please visit the ‘Roatan forums’ section of
TripAdvisor”
We business owners are
watching our employees suffer from the lack of tourism dollars to
support their families, while we struggle to keep our doors
open.
Please help us get the
true facts out there.
Thank
You,
Sincerely,
Penelope
Leigh
www.penelopesislandemporium.com
786-269-0819
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- Northeast Roatan Reporting In For Duty
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- From: Ralph Shotswell <rgshotswell at msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:58:25 +0000
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Good Morning from NE Roatan, Honduras.
A tropical wave has been located about 550 miles east of the Leeward and Windward Islands. This tropical wave should reach the Leewards and Windwards by late Wednesday night at the earliest. Chances of being a tropical depression are not substantiated at this time. Another disturbance to keep and eye on is Invest 99L, which is located a couple hundred miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. This disturbance has intensified and may already be a tropical depression. This development has been given the designation of Tropical Storm 02 by the NWS. At this time the wave is moving westerly towards the Leewards and Windwards. Its arrival should be sometime this weekend or early week. It should be a weak tropical storm in the next couple days, but not expected to be anything other then that. It needs to be watched carefully
Cheers, Ralph G. Shotswell, Northeast side of Roatan, Honduras.
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- Earthquake Honduras
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- From: Jean Greatorex <jeang at vena.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 08:40:34 -0700
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Made contact with folks on Guanaja and was told everyone is OK
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- Earthquake off Roatan Island
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- From: Helen Murphy <hmurphy2005 at yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 08:17:49 -0700 (PDT)
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| Report from Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras first of all Im fine. my pets are fine. what a ride. i live in a house up on stilts - very high and it rocked back and forth so violently stuff started breaking, doors slammed and instantly the lights went out so it was absolutely frightening. and it lasted over 20 seconds which is long.
my tv flew off the dresser so did the comp monitor. all my glasses, ceramics are broken and some paintings came off the walls and broke. my 2 parrots started yelling and all my neighbors were out of their homes crying and screaming but no one here was injured. some casualities on the mainland. a few bridges destroyed.
we were very close to this quake so we really got a shaking. within about an hour my neighbors (island people) were running with flashlights with their kids in their arms for the high ground behind my house because someone came around in a van and told them to get away from the sea because of a threat of a tsunami. my house is about 200 ft from the ocean. it was still pitch black and they were running and crying. i finally got outside and told them to stop panicking that if there was going to be a tsunami it would have already come. i got on my laptop and the earthquake center was already saying the threat of a big wave was over.
when i moved to honduras years ago i knew i was signing up for adventure.... this was a little more than i was expecting. we've had a rumble or two in the years i've lived here but never anything like this.
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- 7.1 magnitude Earthquake
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- From: "Mark" <mark at turtlegrass.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 09:14:26 -0600
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Roatan experienced a 7.1 magnitude earthquake with
the epicenter app.. 27 miles north of us in an underwater trench. We experience
normal activity from that region but in lesser magnitudes of 2 to 4 but has been
a while so this was overdue. No structural damage for most of us except the
occasional concrete cistern crack. Items fell off of shelves and everything
shook pretty good and it was 2:30 AM to boot so you can imagine what we woke up
too!
Mark & Lori
Calabash Bight, Roatan,
HN
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- Earthquake in Honduras and the Bay Islands
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- From: Ralph Shotswell <rgshotswell at msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 15:14:14 +0000
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We all were abruptly shaken out of our beds early this morning. A 7.1 earthquake disturbed our sleep. We have had a few aftershocks also, but not of the magitude of the first one. The Bay Islands have what we can tell survived without much damage, of course not all reports are in. The power company RECO has many lines down, so power is not available to most of the island. RECO is on the job and repairing the down lines as fast as they can. The epicenter of the quakes were about 30 miles NE of the Bay Islands. It was very shallow, about 6 miles deep. What I can ascertain is a lot of damage was done on the Mainland of Honduras and also Belize. Several individuals lost their lives, 4 at the last count. I grew up on the West Coast of the USA, so am somewhat a veteran of earthquakes. You know, you just can not get use to them. I hope that we have a safe hurricane season, and that you all will be blessed.
Ralph G. Shotswell
Northeast coast reporter of Roatan.
Ralph and Gerry Shotswell
La Casa Verde en Punta Blanca,
Municipality of Jose Santos Guardiola
Isla de la Bahia, Roatan, Honduras
 USA Toll Free: 866-712-6532, Dallas: 214-329-4933 Honduran Cells: (R) 3359-4197, (G) 3357-3110
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- earthquake
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- From: "Jerry & Mildred Petersen" <petersen at biblebasics.org>
- Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 09:13:49 -0600
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If you've ever ridden a train or a tram as it traveled crooked tracks, you have an idea what this quake felt like. It was a side to side motion that knocked a bunch of stuff off the shelves here. Some pictures hit the floor too, but no damage worth mentioning. My printer was buried in books, but appears unbroken. It was a pretty rugged ride, but not quite what I would call violent. But it was by far the strongest quake I have ever experienced. I went outside and it looked like everyone was outdoors.
So fa there are no reports of serious damage ot injury on the island. But the news reported on death on the mainland. On friend called from Coxen Hole to see how we were. She said there is a new crack in the pavement downtown.
Power was off for a few hours, but is back on now. (It goes off all the time even without quakes or storms.)
Hope everyone else around here is OK.
Jerry & Mildred Petersen
www.biblebasics.org
www.gravelbaygazette.com
Twitter: gravelbay
Skype: jerry.petersen
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