An update for those intersted and not following the blog:
Well, Roatan was interesting. Very touristy, very few locals fish, all involved with the tourist industry. Everyone takes US$ and credit cards, unlike Quanaja which take neither. French Harbor area has an Ace Hardware(just like the US), and several other very good provisioning stops. It is so good in fact, that after fixing the fridge/freezer debacle, the wife has requested a return visit to fill up on frozen goods. So we will return to Roatan, then back to Guanaja for a third time before leaving for good for Providencia enroute to Panama.
On a side note, this area of Honduras and also the Rio Dulce is loaded with cheap boats for sale, both power and sail. Very few get advertised, most did cruise here, then owners grew roots and stayed. In just the last few weeks: 50+ foot wooden flush deck grand banks, 48' Krogen for $30K(going to look at this when I go back for a friend), and a few others. Now most have not moved in years, but for refit material, or get it to Fl for resale not bad. Pretty interesting area anyway.
More later....