Blogs from Northern, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 7

Today I got to see the sun! (For more than 5 minutes at a time.) And realized the hotel is not a Stephen King novel where everyone has been enveloped into the mist. I developed a routine based on the Honduran weather…sun=pool, hazy=hike, rain=read or workout. Nothing occurs for any set amount of time. All are completely contingent upon the weather. I still have yet to use much Spanish, as most of the staff here speaks English. Today I told the housekeeping woman “no gracias” when I think she asked me if I needed more towels. I do not. However I will need toilet paper soon and that is not a word I practiced in Spanish. I will perhaps try, “papier pour el bano”. And I hope that no hand gestures will be involved. The bartender ... read more

I arrived safely at Villas Pico Bonito and am covered in a thick layer of DEET. Something completely bizarre just made a sound in the crook of my roof, or is maybe just ON the roof. Could’ve been a bird. Or maybe a small monkey. Or maybe a giant cicada. All quite entertaining and awesome. Especially after sitting next to a Honduran witch doctor on the flight here. He can cure AIDS. And traveled with Michael Jackson for most of 2004. He invited me to his “wellness center”. With the Cangrejal river roaring by, I will try to get some sleep although I would be much more relaxed with more reliable interenet access. I'll post some photos tomorrow once I'm settled in. ... read more

La Ceiba 26./27.02.2010 Ich habe mich irgendwann von meiner Erkältung erholt und konnte meine 2 im Rescue Paket enthaltenen Fun Dives machen... Der 11. war ein Wrack auf 30 m Tiefe. Ich konnte diesen Tauchgang problemlos absolvieren und genießen... und den folgenden auch. Deshalb habe ich am folgenden Tag noch 2 Fun Dives gemacht... auch schöne Tauchgänge, nur dass mein Buddy nicht wirklich mein Buddy dafür aber eine riesige Pfeife war... rauf, runter, Korallen kicken, einem in die Quere schwimmen weil er einfach zu beschäftigt war mit Fotos schießen und deshalb scheinbar unfähig auf seine Umgebung Rücksicht zu nehmen... wie dem auch sei, am Freitag morgen nahm ich in aller Herrgottsfrühe die Fähre nach La Ceiba. Martin der als Instruktor beim Rescue Kurs assistiert hat, war auch dabei. Nach der sehr ruhigen Überfahrt (am Tage zuvor ... read more

Hi all :o) Second day was a long travelling day, left Miami and took 3 flights to get to La Ceiba Honduras via San Salvador, San Pedro Sula and finally La Ceiba (delayed 2 hours) was not to bad though, managed to finish reading Cel;estine Prophecies (Thanks Sam) can relate to the first two insights and already experiencing them! You need to read the book to understand. lol From La Ceiba airport got a taxi to Jungle River Lodge, chose on internet, bit far from airport cost me 50 bucks, thought they said 15 til i got there, debated but patyed in end lol Arrived there about 1130 at night, quite scary being driven in a taxi with driver speaking no english and driving down derelict roads in the middle of no where! The Jungle lodge ... read more

A rainy Monday afternoon Nothing to do but go to the mall. Avatar had opened a few days before. Good ol’ American high tech escapism. We were tempted, but too tired, to wait for the 3D showing three hours later. We felt like tired, shabby avatars ourselves. Just enough time for American mall junk food. What a treat! I figured I could order while Maureen looked for sushi. Or so I thought. Pointing, in flawless high school Spanish I ordered menu item #2, a double cheese burger. “Uno?” the young lady at the counter asked. “Uhh, si, uno de numero dos,” I replied. “Dos?” “Uhhh, si, numero dos, doble.” She paused, looking at me, like I wasn’t done, so I added, for clarity, “Hamburguesa con queso.” “You want two?” “Uhhhhh….” We looked at each other doubtfully. ... read more