About a year and a half ago my mom and I both got scuba certified and took a trip to the Bay Islands off the coast of Hondurus. Beautiful small island something like 30 miles long and 3 miles wide. When we were there the presence of scuba fanatics wasn't hard to spot along some of the beaches, but for the most part, the island was all locals. Only problem was that it seemed like every possible piece of land was for sale. The locals were so excited that some cruise ships were about to add their island to their route and they were SO excited for the money to start pouring in. Me being who I am automatically said "what? but why? this means that your amazing refuge from the world is going to become another tourist trap!" it's a hard call because there are good arguments on both sides of this coin.
Today I was browsing CNN and found this: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/12/22/roatan.ap/index.html it's a story about the island - which means that it will soon be inundated and the place will lose it's amazing natural beauty and simple life (it was the only time i just sat in a hammock on the beach and read for an entire day b/c there was no cell phone service, no tvs and only great local music on the radio). *sigh* i guess you can't stop progress. my fear is that one day, progress will stop us.
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