Distance driven today: 242 miles / 389 km Cumulative distance driven: 7,115 miles / 11,450 km (10,000 miles to go) Today’s trip: Tegucigalpa, Honduras to Managua, Nicaragua International border crossings: 1 Harassment by local Honduran ‘fixers’ at the border: yes, and very annoying We left Tegucigalpa this morning and headed towards the Pacific coast and the Nicaraguan border. As we got close to the coast, the temperature steadily increased and finally reached 105F/40C by 11am when we got to San Lorenzo. By noon, we had already consumed about half a gallon (close to 2 liters) each of ice tea, during the frequent hydration stops. The heat started getting unbearable, and the thermometer continued to rise. The road between San Lorenzo, on the South West corner of Honduras towards the Nicaraguan border, turned out to contain quite
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