Guanaja, Honduras, a Bay Paradise Island, located in Central America may be the next hot spot for affordable retirement. Many of the Baby Boomers are now at retirement age and others are just looking for early retirement, but how? The economy is weak and the U.S. dollar has reached all time lows. They have worked hard to save for their golden years and now, before this financial crisis, the gold is now tarnished and we are left over the years.

What are the next generation of really old looking for retirement? How about the warm tropical breezes and pristine blue waters of the Caribbean? Would you like to trade in the rocking chair on the porch of a hammock swinging gently under some trees palm or the theft of a click of knitting needles for the ZING of fishing line? We still have our health and many of us want a little adventure with our advanced age!

Guanaja, a small island off the coast of Honduras, just may be the answer. From the land is cheap in this little island paradise and so far, has managed conventional fly under the radar as far as the main developer of the land. Do you dream of a cottage by the sea where you can leave your door and take a walk on the beach or perhaps a cabin on a hill where you can grow orchids and pineapples? Guanaja has both! The highest point of the island is thousand feet and also has many waterfalls terrible sweet drinking water. It also has the second largest barrier reef in the world, protecting the small island of wave action large and with this comes the reef fish and colorful corals to keep any diver or diver happy for years!

Pez, can not hear you ask about the fish? Less than three miles offshore, the Caribbean Sea falls thousands of feet. Billfish, tuna, dolphin, wahoo and a myriad of other migratory fish cruise of these blue waters waiting for a fisherman eager to troll and then there bonefish in the flats of the island. There is something for every type of person fisherman.

What about birds? Just look out the window and you can see colorful parrots flying from tree to tree or put hummingbird feeders around your porch and have those little flying jewels coming for a visit. With patience for these small birds feed directly from your hand dish!

Affordable retirement should also include the option to hire help at a reasonable rate. The going rate for a housekeeper, cook or gardener is one hundred and fifty U.S. dollars per month, and soon these friendly people is almost part of your family.

Health Care is available on the island in the form of clinical and medical matters largest mainland of Honduras is only a ship of forty miles or travel by plane. Many of these doctors have been trained in the United States or Cuba and the attention of the health is very reasonable. A friend who has recently been playing soccer was beaten on the head with the ball leaving two-inch wound. He went to the local clinic where an X-ray was taken, given the sutures and prescriptions for antibiotics and analgesics. The bill was three dollars, yikes!

If you are looking to live a big way, and are even a bit of adventure and a pristine Caribbean island, Guanaja Honduras may indeed be your affordable retirement spot.

Denise Clarke a retired Paramedic, is now a blogger, writer, photographer and internet researcher. Follow her latest adventures by visiting her blogs:

http://www.Guanaja-Honduras.blogspot.com

http://www.WineFoodPairing.blogspot.com

or visit her latest website at:

http://www.Honduras-Guanaja.com

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