Mahogany Beach - Roatan, Honduras

There's a bunch of pictures I missed and have not posted.  I thought I would do a separate post on Mahogany Beach as Hubby and I spent some time here exploring.  Mahogany Beach is part of the Mahogany Bay Cruise Center where the cruise ships dock nearby.  This area is locally known as Dixon Cove.

The Mahogany Bay CC has several shops and a few eating/drinking establishments (e.g. Gelato, Coffee Shop, and Fat Tuesday).  Once you leave the pier and head right past the Fat Tuesday, follow the paved path that leads to the entrance of Mahogany Beach.  To the left is a white building called Dolphin Isle:

Dolphin Isle is a dolphin center where you can swim with the dolphins.  There are no signs from the path or any advertisements.  I only know about it because I saw this from the bridge that leads to Mahogany Beach:  

And curiosity led us to the Dolphin Isle building.  It does cost money to enter this facility.  Whether you swim or observe.  It's free to watch from the bridge.  So, I watched from the bridge...for free.  

Back to the beach.  At the entrance to the beach, you have to flash your cruise card to get in.  As you walk along the bridge, look to your left and you will see the dolphins.  Continue along and you will enter an enclosure that houses the beach shops and rest rooms.  Walk past through this facility and you're at the beach!

There three eating and drinking establishments on the beach:  Hurricane Hole, Playa Tortugas Chill 'n Grill, and the Hideaway Fishery.  Here's two of them advertising food:  

Hurricane Hole with their advertised BBQ

On the second week of our cruise we ate at the Hurricane Hole.  Their Caribbean Jerk Chicken was devine along with their rice and peas.  For $6.95, you can beat the price for home cooking!

We continued down the path for a bit and we ended up at the Cabanas:

From what I understand, the Cabanas can be rented for the day from the ship's excursion desk.  I took a peak inside one of them and it's basically a one room hut with air conditioning and comfy tropical furniture.  Outside one of the Cabanas, I saw this posted:  

We walked past the Cabanas and headed towards the beach front.  What a view!

There's a pier to the left which appears to be semi-private as in you have to get passed a guard to reach it.  This may be included in the price of the Cabana rental.

We turned around and headed back.  Here's a view of the Caribbean Princess from the beach:

Full size chess and checkers that can be played on the beach:

Having some fun along the way!

 Next year, we'll be back for some more Caribbean Jerk Chicken!  Can't wait!

The large gray rooftops are the eating and drinking establishments:

Beach view from the cruise ship:

Having some more fun in Mahogany Bay: