We stayed in Jonesville Bight several times, and it was always a delight. Not only is it a nicely protected harbor with a lovely view of the reef, but it is also a relatively quiet place. In the daytime, small, fast boats make their way between local homes and Oak Ridge, which is about a 15-minute dinghy ride away. Steve Ducker, a local shrimper whom we met in Oak Ridge, took us to a little inlet just off Jonesville Bight to see some good deep-water property there. It would be a nice place to live aboard the boat, and very well protected, even in a hurricane, however, it did not have a view of the sea, so our interest was soon curtailed.

The major tourist attraction, in fact maybe the only tourist attraction in Jonesville Bight, is the famous Hole In The Wall restaurant. This is a rickety wooden edifice built at a precarious angle on the bight. The food is abundant and delicious, and the company is eclectic and entertaining. We feasted (a couple of times) on their Sunday afternoon lobster and steak specialties. We usually went in our own dinghy, but we had an adventure in itself when Stacy and Tina, and Dale and Karen, were visiting. They had rented a car, which we drove, with some trepidation, down narrow dirt roads to get to the restaurant’s dinghy loading zone. Then we rode in the Hole In The Wall dinghy over to the restaurant. It was fine going over, but got a little rocky and wet coming back. No harm, no foul … all part of the fun, at least, it was once we got safely on shore.

We love Jonesville Bight, and could easily find ourselves happily ensconced there for the duration … whatever that might be. We met some nice friends who have retired there. Don and Yvonne Cameron have a lovely home right on the sea, and they build homes for other gringos who can’t bring themselves to leave. Also, Larry Woods has a nice little marina there (Woodside). We hope to see these folks again soon.

The Roatan Map includes the town of Jonesville, situated on a peninsula between Bodden Bight and Hog Pen Bight. The Jonesville Bight Map shows the town of Jonesville on the peninsula between Jonesville Bight and Hog Pen Bight. When we refer to Jonesville Bight, we are referring to it as it appears on the Jonesville Bight Map. Please notice that the Roatan Map shows a covered canal between Bodden Bight and Caribe Point Bight. We refer to this covered canal as the mangrove tunnel. It is a delightfully eery place through which one can travel, seemingly to another world.