![]() Our two maps showed it in two different places - it was either east of the airport, or possibly west (Lonely Planet was wrong, again). We headed north with a vague notion of where Pumpkin Hill was located. Today was the first day of sunshine and so we donned our boots in search of treasure and adventure. Since we had first stepped off the ferry from La Ceiba - a choppy crossing that left all passengers green around the gills - it had lashed down. It is basically a two-road town: one main road curves around the bay and is trafficked by electric golf buggies and scooters whizzing up and down at a right angle to this is the other road that leads from the town jetty to the small airport in the northeastern side of the island. James and I set off full of purpose from our base in Utila Town. Our Mission: To trek across the island to its highest point, Pumpkin Hill, and search for the (apparently) legendary treasure stashed by pirate Henry Morgan. Unlike the rest of Honduras, the islanders speak English with a strong Caribbean lilt. We´ve seen the same people constantly, almost an embarrasingly large number of time in one day. ![]() Most of the 6,000 inhabitants live in Utila Town and I´d say with confidence that after only five days here I could recognise at least half of them. At night the orange glow of La Ceiba´s city lights can be seen across the water. The sun bursts through the rain cloudsThe Location: Utila, the smallest of the Caribbean Bay Islands and also the closest to the mainland Honduras, less than 30km away.
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