Blogs from Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 6

Schmoozing, bluesing & cruising with those Darn Dangerous Binkleys Part 3: Diamonds are a girl's best friend. What is the least you have to do to qualify as having visited a country? I was transiting through LAX Airport on my way from Oz to Buenos Aires once. I didn't leave the airport. Did that mean I had visited the USA? I say "No." When they locked me up and detained me under outrageous US Border Protection in the airport...did that mean I had visited the USA? I say "No." Was that 'cause it was not voluntary on my part...or 'cause there was no way I could leave the airport???" Well Dangerous Dave has his own theories. He thinks all you have to do is purchase something...like a fridge magnet. And he backs it up by saying ... read more

Good morning all! Well it might make you feel a bit better to know that we will not be waking up on the Caribbean island of Roatan today as we missed the last ferry. Our bus was late picking us up then a belt went on the engine, then a flat tyre, and then the belt went again so the driver decided to use the rope from the curtains on the bus as a replacement. It was at this point that another bus passing picked us up and took us to La Ceiba (the town where the port is) but we were an hour late. Our tour guide sorted us out with a nice hotel where we are spending the night before leaving on the 9:30 ferry in the morning. It will be an easy day, ... read more

After 11 hours, checking out of one country and into another we have arrived in Copan,Honduras. We stopped by the airport on the way to pick up two of the girls' bags which had been left in Miami airport (it could very possibly have been us because it was the exact same flight route). Then an hour at the border cross, converting to new currency and getting another stamp in our passports. Even in the dark we can already see how different it is to Antigua. Our guide, Pippa, is awesome and so full of knowledge about Central America (she does live here despite being from York). Scott is considering taking up this job and is completely fine with being away from home for 50 weeks of the year. It is uncertain whether or not the ... read more

I miss crawling into bed together and holding each other until sunset. I miss knowing what each other thinks and hopes before even discussing the issue. I miss the peace his reassuring hand gives me. I miss him. I miss closeness, I miss love... but I hate love. I'm confused and lost and searching.... I'm hoping and praying and discovering. I'm lost I'm raw I'm here I insist I'm confused I don't work alone I'm lonely I am me. Ayúdame por favor ... read more

Day 28 The Tatumbla experience – Thank you Riecken Community Libraries Distance driven today: none Cumulative distance driven: 6,873 miles / 11,061 km Today’s trip (in a car): Tegucigalpa to Tatumbla and back, Honduras Visits to community libraries with donated Kindle e-readers: 1 Today we spent all day in Tegucigalpa, together with the Riecken foundation. This is a foundation whose mission it is to build and maintain community libraries in Guatemala and Honduras. They are currently operating 65 community libraries across Guatemala and Honduras, and we are very happy to have donated Kindle e-readers to the foundation to support its mission of increasing literacy in these two rather poor countries. In the morning, two of Riecken’s local representatives, Dazil and Franklin, picked us up, and we drove to one of the community libraries, ... read more