January of this year (2014) we announced that RE/MAX would at that time be doing business with ‘boots on the ground’ on Utila. This is something I had thought about for years but really could just not find the right people to do that. People that were honest, hard working and knowledgeable. On the downside for me I have spent …
Permit ‘Hunting’ (Fishing actually)
I have done a lot of fishing in my life from ‘trolley fishing’ for perch in Lake Michigan as a kid with my father, walleye and salmon fishing in Michigan rivers, ‘fly-in’ trips to northern Canada and a ton of Bass fishing in the midwest. When I moved to Roatan I did some bill fishing here, (sail fish and Marlin) …
Independence Day Weekend Fishing Tournament
This past week end was Independence Day here in Honduras and that marks the International Bill Fishing Contest and a Parade in every community. The Fishing Tourney had 65 boats and teams this year with a top cash prize of over $15,000 U.S. and an automatic entry to a World competition. Well the competition was great and for the first …
RE/MAX Bay Islands Real Estate
Bay Islands Real Estate As most of you are aware, the bursting of the real estate bubble in 2008 in the United States and 2009 here on the Bay Islands had a devastating impact on property prices in both places. Volumes plummeted. Although it opened the market to many more buyers, the market also shifted from clients buying mostly raw …
Bay Islands Residency -Not Citizenship
There are many over the years that I have communicated with in my line of work that wish to not invest or vacation but wish to move here, start over, relocate or retire here staying long term. There are many things that are positive about that. We moved here 15 years ago now and has been a real plus for …
Utila Music Festival
On Saturday September 13, “Utila. Live!” comes to Bando Beach in Utila. Live! is a music festival featuring 5 live acts in various genres including; classic rock, alternative, rap, blues, and heavy metal, with DJ Santi spinning vinyl and taking the Festival into the early hours of Sunday morning. Bando Beach is a private, white sand beach, with lounge chairs, …
Chamber Music on Utila – Bring it on!
A group of local Utila businesses and music lovers are trying to bring a Quartet from the Honduran National Philharmonic Orchestra here to Utila. David Araya, who is the solo clarinetist (yes, I had to look that word up online) in this amateur Youtube video below, contacted Utila to see if we could make it happen. (more………..) Julie Shigetomi -RE/MAX Agent- …
Medical/Charitable -Needs your help
Upcoming, September 24th, is the 8th annual ‘Sundae by the Sea’ held for the benefit of ‘Clinica Esperanza’ in Sandy Bay. Each year this organization reaches out to the community to help fund it for another year. It is a top notch facility that offers great service, most notably to the local poor, for very little. ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT! …
Whale Shark Day on Utila
Saturday was International Whale Shark Day! The Utila Whale Shark & Oceanic Research Center (WSORC) celebrated by having a raffle with prizes donated by several businesses in Utila to raise funds towards some equipment that will be used to spot and research whale sharks. (more…….) Photo by Reed Whiting
Miss Universe – Honduras
The Miss Universe Honduras pageant was held right on Utila last Saturday. The Jungle Cafe and RE/MAX sponsored the lovely ladies for dinner during their stay. The publicity that this is going to raise for Utila is immense and we are all so thankful to have had them augment the beauty above the surface! Miss Comayagua, pictured above, third …