Blogs from La Ceiba, Northern, Honduras, Central America Caribbean - page 6

I´m at an internet place making some calls so I thought I´d blog a little. We took the kiddos to the Butterfly museum. They were so excited! They were really in to it and paid very close attention to everything about the presentation that was given. They were able to play with large rhinocerous beetles, tarantulas and huge grasshoppers all indengenous to Honduras. It was so cool to teach them about all the insects that are found in their country. It gave them a sense of pride. Very rewarding. I´ve tried to post pictures but it´s just not going to happen. I finally found a place where I can insert the CD and attach a picture but it takes over 3 mintues per picture. No thanks. I´ll post them all when I get home. Don´t worry ... read more

Returning to La Ceiba brought back tons of fantastic memories...even though the streets were empty and there were rooms available at every hotel. Me, Kailee, Josh, and Sander took the early morning ferry from Utila, and made our way to a jungle lodge just outside of La Ceiba to do some white water rafting (and really, my expectations weren´t very high...i mean, i´ve seen some wicked rapids on this trip!) and some jungle exploring. We got to the lodge, and it was beautiful!! Set on the rocky shores of the Cangrejal river, we got there, had breakfast, and were in a raft less than an hour later! The rapids were, despite doubts, awesome. It may have been the fact that the boats we were in were way smaller than ones i´ve been in before...so perhaps ... read more

La CeibaRobertsonI made it to La Ceiba last night. It took forever to get here. By the time I got off the bus I was aching and ready to stand up for a bit. I was picked up by one of my professors and taken to my new home for the next 4 weeks. I´m staying with abuelos (grandparents) and their grandkids are on summer break so they are there too. Their names are Mary and Guierrmo. They also have a housekeeper, which is normal for families that can afford them. They basically become part of the family. The Meyers had one as well who had the most beautiful little 2 year old I´ve ever seen, Jennifer. It makes me feel a little weird because I don´t know what I should do myself and what Olga ... read more

Today we said goodbye to Roatan and took the ferry from the island over to La Ceiba. From there we took a dirt road up to Omega Jungle Lodge to do some rafting on the Cangrejal River. The water level is quite variable on the river, and it was a little low when we were there, but luckily we could still go rafting. The river was very pretty, clear and a nice temperature for swimming. The lodge consisted of several open-air and screened-in buildings, nicely landscaped, set in the jungle. It was very laid back, with a fridge of drinks and beer that you could help yourself to and a kitchen that served good and reasonably-priced food (nice, since they pretty much have you trapped there, and could charge whatever they want). We stayed in ... read more

The quick ferry crossing (1 and a half hours) to the island was great, getting to see the island coming closer and seeing the mountains of the mainland behind us. Once arrived we had to walk through a corridor of people who were handing out leaflets about their respective diving shops. We headed to the nearest café to get a drink, get our bearings and go through the flyers - the humidity had really kicked in and was making every task take twice as long as it should. Ed and Matt (an Englishman travelling out here after volunteering for 3 months, who travelled from Dangriga with us) went off in search of accommodation and diving opportunities. Gemma watched the bags with another strawberry milkshake. We opted to go with Bay Islands College of Diving, clearly ... read more