Hi Everybody! I guess you figured out in the last blog that I meant the buildings in San Salvador were old and in bad shape. We left San Salvador and headed for Tegucigalpa. On our way morth to this city, we decided that we really did not want to go there. We asked the bus driver if we could get off before the road split north. He agreed and let us off on a road near a small town. We walked down the hill to this town and saw about 10 people. Nothing was there. We asked a policeman for directions to a bus and he pointed to a gringo. The gringo was an American girl working there with the Peace Corps. She took us to the highway where he had to wait for the bus. ... read more

Hi Everybody! I am going to try to upload some of my Central American photos. We arrived in San Salvador last night. It is the capital city of El Salvador and is densely populated. One and a half million people live in the city with half that number living in shantytowns surrounding the city. There are not enough jobs to support that population. This causes a large amount of petty crime. We got here after dark and didn´t feel safe leaving the hotel. This morning we walked to a pupuserias to try the most popular Salvadoran food - the pupusa. They are made with rice flour which gives them a lightness (that I prefer over the heavy corn tortillas.) They look like a pancake but are filled with refried black beans and cheese. I found them ... read more

Hi Everybody! When we arrived in Belize City, the shuttle was not there to meet us. Since it was a Sunday, there were few options. We finally hired a taxi to take us to San Ignacio. He drove very fast but seemed to be careful. We had reservations there at a small guest house, the Casa Blanca, We had read that this guest house was awarded the best small hotel in Belize. We were very glad that we had paid extra for AC. The town was small with narrow streets and wooden buildings. It looked like an Old West town. The streets were very dusty. As we entered the town, we rode on a bridge over the Makal River. Many people were in the river cooling off--some in swim suits and some in their clothes. This ... read more

Hi Everybody! New Zealand is a very friendly, safe place to visit. The land is GREEN and beautiful! After visiting the Christchurch Cathedral, we went across town to the International Antarctica Center. This center supports the Antarctic scientific programs. It is run by several countries and Christchurch is considered the gateway to Antarctica. We visited the Antarctica Attraction which simulates the weather and conditions there. We had to put on heavy parkas before entering. We experienced the 4 seasons while we were in one part. This included very low temperatures and light snow. We a small colony of little Blue Penguins. We viewed an excellent movie of the continent on an IMAX style screen. We noticed some U.S. Air Force planes across the street. We walked over and checked on the possibility of flying back on ... read more

These are a few photos of New Zealand.... read more