 We were fortunate to get back to the Estero in time for Tommy's 1st birthday party! Here we see Mom and Grandma performing the customary smearing of the face with icing. |
We're back! We returned home to Terra Firma on September 4, 2006 after
40 days on the road to Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
Let's do a little recap before moving on to the latest trip; Our
sailboat Terra Firma, an Island Packet 380, has been moored in the
Estero de Jaltepeque in El Salvador since April 1, 2006. We originally
left San Diego, California on December 28th, 2005. Since then we have
explored most of Central America, 'backpacking it' by bus and other
forms of local transport. See the Archives for details. Our last update ended with our return from Guatemala to the boat on July 6th, 2006 where we decompressed by performing boat chores and visiting with old friends (see photo at left) and a few new ones. Our latest adventure began July 26th, 2006 with the customary overnight stay in San Salvador. The following morning we caught a bus headed for Honduras. We spent approximately 2 weeks exploring Honduras, then headed off to Nicaragua, following by 2 weeks in Costa Rica, then back to Nicaragua, and finally back to Terra Firma. Once again, we took so many pictures that it will take a few updates to share the entire trip properly. This update starts with us arriving in La Entrada, Honduras, exploring Copan Ruinas Pueblo and the Mayan ruins, and ends with our visit to the Caribean town of Tela. We also spent a week on a volunteer project in Nuevo Paraiso which we'll cover in the next update. All in all, we had another great adventure. Viva Central America! Background Photo: A resident of our hotel room in Copan. This friendly little gecko kept the ants and mosquitos at bay. Most of the hostels we stayed at included a gecko in the price. |
Left: "Something
must have gone wrong for you to be stuck in La Entrada..." This is a
direct quote from the Lonely Planet travel bible. Well, guess what? We
left San Salvador promptly in the morning. The bus was a bit slow. The
bus dropped us off in El Poy, from there we walked across the border,
then a short taxi ride to Nueva Ocotepeque. Next bus to La Entrada is
late! We miss the last bus from La Entrada to Copan. Stuck! Hotel
Alexandria is our home for the night. We found an excellant little
restaraunt for food and beer! This is the only picture of La Entrada we
have as it was not safe to carry the camera out after dark. Oh well,
not much to see here anyway.
Above Left: The busy streets of Copan; Tuk tuks, bicycles, pedestrians and vehicles were everywhere.
Above Right: A not-so-busy street in Copan. The city was colonial style complete with cobblestone streets.
There
are many ways to bring the groceries home. In Copan, one method was by
horseback. This shot was taken from our hotel balcony (Hostel Mar
Jenny).
Above Left:
There are also many methods of bringing dinner and drinks to the
table. At this Copan Restaraunt the waitresses carried food and drink
on their heads from the downstairs kitchen to the tables on the second
floor. We never saw anything spilled! Amazing.Above Right: Ahhh... the meal has arrived. This local dish, anafre, is their version of fondue cooked in a clay pot.
Left: The entrance to the Mayan Ruins of Copan are a short 1km walk from town. These were our greeters at the entrance to the Mayan Ruins of Copan.