Traveling to Honduras in May with child

Are the ferry rides across really bad? No, nada de mal, the vast majority of all travellers to the islands take the ferries. I always thought it was fine, though in truth there were a goodly number of pukers puking... No matter. Yes, you can easily get all those things when down there, except maybe a decent stroller. That I doubt.

Thanks. Upon further reading, I do see more posts about the ferry. It just seemed as if everyone was flying. I've done some long ferry rides before, so I'm not too worried. Alright, well if I find a cheap little stroller, good, if not, no biggie.

You might want to consider heading to Copan from SAP (the airport code for San Pedro Sula), then heading to La Ceiba and on to Roatan. If you don't take any internal flights that's a lot of bus time plus the ferry trips, all told 16-20 hours on buses and boats; you might want to consider a flight or 2 with a little one in tow to avoid some of that, especially from Roatan to SAP when it's time to fly home. You might want to consider packing good quality dehydrated foods for your baby as a back up in case you don't find what you need. You won't find a kayak rental place with baby-sized life jackets, I'm afraid - better take one if you're actually going to do that.

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Some suggestions:

Crossed on the ferry in march with a 3 y/o and 18 month. In the outdoor coach seating, the little guy fell asleep right away with the engine vibrations ....... no problems there. On the way back, we spent 3$ more per person and got the 1rst class upgrade ..... very civilized and no pukers .....

Bring your umbrella stroller, but don't expect much use on Roatan. Sand sand sand in West End and West Bay.

Stop at the Plaza del Mar supermarket at Coxen Hole and stock up on diapers, bottled food etc. Great spot.

Bring your life jacket for the little one from home. Remember, it need to keep the head ABOVE water without any support from you.

Here are some other travel tips from my 6 weeks in Peru / Bolivia this summer:

1. Use lots of hand sanitizer (hands, toilet seats, tabletops etc.) This also allows much more peace of mind if your kid is on solids and can do some tabletop feeding.
2. Spend some time thinking about where your child will sit when you are eating in restaurants. Child seats can be few and far between. My wife fabricated a strap on chair - what a lifesaver!
3. Bring some pedialite or other diarhea medication to keep your little one well WHEN he gets the runs
4. Plan carefully where your child will sleep. We used the Samsonite pop up bubble for both kids - great investment
5. Bring a water 'bladder' for you and the kid. Our 1 y/o figured it out in less than 2 days. Use boiled water (hotel) or bottled water. we took this one to South America: hydration kit This gave us some much needed refreshment at Macchu Picchu and other sites .....
6. If your child is unhappy, problem solve in this order:
   • sleep (naps are soooooo important)
   • thirst
   • hunger
   • sickness

In addition, the longer we travelled, the less we used the pushchair (coche) we used this carrier for our 1 year-old: ERGO he much preferred the back ......

Happy travels!

May as well bring an umbrella stroller with you- in the airport they're great to put all your carry-on stuff onto, if you're carrying your baby- and it's hard to find cheap ones here. If you don't find you're using it, you can always find someone to give it away to. The road in West End is pretty bumpy and sandy, but i used by umbrella stroller all the time when my boys were little, plus it's a good spot to stick your child in when you want to have a meal.

Not a lot of public bathrooms around in Honduras, and when there are bathrooms, no good changing spots, so make sure you pack a change pad or a sarong or something to lie your baby on, and definitely hand sanitizer.
Copan most of the streets are cobblestone, so I used the backpack carrier most of the time we were there (but walking out to the ruins, there's a sidewalk, and I was glad I didn't have to carry anyone!).