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Madeyso
My Diary: April 29, 2022
Yesterday we went to a store called Madeyso.
This is a hardware and lumber store with four locations in Roatan. We headed out early for the one in Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge is a small seaside community that lies on the south side of Roatan heading east. The scenery surrounding this part of the island is very much portrait-like, highlighted by a backdrop of interlaced hills that converge with the sea and meet with a bounty of brightly painted wooden houses, suspended on stilts, and clustered side by side — an image that definitely takes you back to the Roatan of yesteryear.
Fishing used to be the focal point of this town and its surrounding areas, still evidenced by the cluster of creatively named commercial fishing boats seen docked throughout the bay, however, these are only the remnants of what this industry used to be.
Due to its remoteness, tourist traffic is limited, allowing you to walk the quaint town streets or tour across the mangroves in nearby Jonesville Point in relative tranquility.
