Another Kernel

Little Corn Revisited

I had a wonderful reunion with family and great friends in the last couple of weeks! My friend's Grandfather used to say 'You need to keep your friends in repair.' It's so important to reconnect, revisit and renew your relationships.

I am reminded of Little Corn Island in Honduras where we visited last year. It truly was a magical place. The best parts of travels have included meeting the locals and the food. Yummers!

We ate at Radcliffe's restaurant was was run by a local fellow. He had left the island for a number of years to work the cruise ships and travel the world, only to return to where he called home and paradise. His restaurant wasn't the most expensive on the island or even the fancy by any means. His grilled lobster with rice and red beans served with deep fried plantains was delish!

He told us the story about the land that was sold for 4000 tens years ago and recently sold for 200,000 it's the place that will be built up as a resort and have a landing pad. It's sad to think that money will change this little island.

I asked Radcliffe about the heart shaped purple seeds and what they were. We found them on the first day of beach combing.The purple color seeds are called from the mainland and get washed ashore sometimes after traveling for miles across the ocean. I blogged about these wonderful pods last March fondly referred to as the 'heart of the jungle,' (corazón de la selva)! Radcliffe said they used to call them hot rocks and rub them on the sidewalks to warm them up and burn each other with them. Ouch!

There are lots of fishes under the pier in the evening the guy from Oregon who fly fishes said he even saw a sting ray and eagle rays. One evening we saw 9 nurse sharks, one was 3.5 feet! Ten barracudas and so many other fish. he hammerhead shark is known to be in these waters too! There are no poisonous snakes on the island but there was a boa that eats chickens and once a goat! So the locals tell us.

Big Corn Island
We spent most of our time on Little Corn but spend a day on Big Corn on the way back. It was the walk around the island that was the best part.

Some places we saw reminded me of the deep south, one room shacks with hammocks in the front yard. Family members and extended family about. Simple wooden one room houses with tin roof tops. Grandmothers sitting in rocking chairs  in the front porches. Through the window I could see a simple kitchen with tub and worn wooden table. The green paint on the house wad weathered and faded in places but you could see that the place was solid and weathered a few hurricanes and storms.

It felt like Jamaica with a Carribean flair...man!