Post-monsoon

Rain, rain, go away

---

August 1st 2010
I woke to sparkling sunlight, so after fully coating myself in sunscreen and bug spray I headed to the pool. Somehow the clouds were timed with my walk and arrived precisely the same time I did. Bummer. Then it poured. And poured. More rain than even my first day. I took pictures of the rain. I took a video of the rain. I stood outside in the rain. I have never heard rain pound down ou ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Northern » La Ceiba

---

Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a ha... ... read more