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Published: March 25th 2011
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Last look at our Honduras Tips book.
It really had useful tips. We carried it all through Honduras. Leaving it here. Bye Honduras! I didn't pack a thing last night. I wanted to just relax & pretend we didn't have to leave. So, we had to get up at the crack of dawn to pack today in order to be out on our 7am boat. We got it all together & still made time for one last hot shower. Must take advantage of the luxuries when you have them.
We sat in the restaurant with Mike & Will & had some coffee & fruit. They tried to talk us into staying another day. 😉 Would love to but we must get moving. Everyone walked us out to the dock & hugged us goodbye. It was like leaving family. Then off to La Ceiba in our little boat.
After the 1.5 hour boat ride where the wind was blowing directly towards us making the ride bumpier than it should have been. The wind was blowing from the west which had only happened one time since we've been here. Then again today specially for us! Awww! But it was warm & sunny & our captain Nito managed to keep us nice & dry. We met Rio at the dock in La Ceiba, he's been
there for the past couple days. Another round of hugs & goodbyes.
The rest of our day consisted of a lot of sitting. On various buses & cabs & benches. Like this:
-Cab to ATM & Burger King (couldn't help it, it called to us!) & then to bus station.
-Bus (nice big comfy bus) to Tegucigalpa. (About 8 hours total with one stop at the roadside buffet, like a truck stop but with waiters & tablecloths. It's nice to take a break from the bus though.)The restaurants also come equipped with their own security. A guy with a sawed off shotgun. It is not something I easily get used to. If you look at a map we basically travelled through over half the country on this bus.
-Cab from bus station in Tegucigalpa to a different bus stop, about 20 minutes away in busy rush hour traffic (it's 5pm). Our next bus "station" is a gas station that the buses pick people up at, very normal practice in this part of the world. But you do buy your ticket from a guy who has a makeshift office (small table with folding chairs) set up next
Looking towards La Ceiba.
Almost to the mainland again. to the mini-mart. In the cab we met a woman named Mayra who was also catching the same bus as us to Danli, Honduras. It's very rare to ever have a cab to yourself. Sharing is caring!
-Mini Bus from Teguc to Danli (about 2.5 hours). We were not too packed but definitely cozy on this ride. We haven't been in a car, van or bus for over 2 weeks. It was a bit of a shock to the system. I seem to have forgotten how ridiculously fast everyone drives & without regard to their own lane. A bit nervewracking but that is the way it goes...
-Cab from bus terminal in Danli (basically a dark dusty sideroad next to the closed vegetable market) to Hotel La Esperanza. Left at 7am & arrived at 8pm. When we got off the bus Mayra gave me her phone number & told me to call if we needed anything while we were in town. So very many kind people! It helps that I speak Spanish but there are really a lot of gracious people we have met along the way.
Our hotel is nice & clean. Shared bathrooms. The building
On the bus.
Reading the guidebook. Always attempting to plan our next steps. inside reminds me of a nursing home the way the rooms are laid out. It's huge & eerily quiet.
After dropping our bags in our room we headed out to find food & stretch our legs. We walked around a bit & found a little Comedor down the road. We shared a dinner of chicken & rice. There was a TV blaring, actually screaming, in the background the entire time. So, needless to say, we ate quickly & headed out. We walked around a bit & headed back to the hotel to read & sleep. Sitting in a hot bus all day is tiring somehow. Goodnight!
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