Wow, first country down. We really enjoyed (parts of) Honduras. Roatan was fantastic and exactly what we had hoped for. Copan and Las Sepulturas were a real treat. We made some great freinds and had a fantastic time hanging out with them and meeting their families. The hospitality of the Hondurans in general is one of the most beautiful things about the country. Everyone we met was more than friendly and helpful even when we were surely frustrating to deal with because of our lack of spanish. Read the rest of this entry »

Day 13: Copan Ruinas, Honduras

Got up really early (it’s totally worth it to beat the hordes of tourists who arrive about 9 or 10:00) and walked to the ruins (to learn more about the Copan Ruins click here for the wiki-link). Read the rest of this entry »

Day 12: Bus from San Pedro Sula, Honduras to Copan Ruinas, Honduras

Awesome bus ride to Copan! Amazing countryside, although the massive amounts of garbage lining both sides of the road is very depressing. Why won’t anyone take care of their beautiful home? Read the rest of this entry »

Day 11: San Pedro Sula

Today we walked around the city and checked out the markets which sell everything from fresh fruit & vegetables to new clothing to construction & building supplies. Read the rest of this entry »

Day 10: Traveling (Roatan to San Pedro Sula)

Caught a taxi from our dorm in West End to the port at 5:45AM (interesting ride at 5 something in the morning…try putting 6 people into a 4-person car…cozy) and waited for an hour to board the ferry. Read the rest of this entry »

Day 9: Roatan, Honduras

This morning we had breakfast with a couple of new Australian bunkmates who are visiting the island to get their Dive Masters. We traded travel stories and tips while eating pancakes at “the shack” (50 Lps, or $2.63) with fresh butter and strawberry marmalade. Yummy! Today we laid around on the beach all day till the sunshine faded from the sky. Great day just relaxing in the sun (ok, and maybe recovering a little bit from the last couple of nights…). Read the rest of this entry »

Day 8: Roatan, Honduras

Laundry day! Just outside out cabin/dorm is a little place where a local lady does laundry for tenants of the dorms. It’s only about 60 Lempiras/bundle (about one medium sized load of clothes for about $3 US). We spent most of the day chilling out on the beach doing a whole lot of nothing. Read the rest of this entry »

Day 7: Roatan, Honduras

Happy New Year! Last night was so much fun! We absolutely had a blast! We went out with our new friends and bunkmates David, Frank, and Glenn plus a few of our new diving buddies as well (it’s such a tiny island it’s really easy to bump into people you know). Read the rest of this entry »

Day 6: Roatan Island, Honduras

So this is it—the last day of a really horrible year. We couldn’t be happier! This year has been pretty rough on both of us and we are super excited to see what will happen in ‘09! Saben did 2 dives today, finishing his PADI course. Just before he left, he built Lin a sea turtle in the sand next to where she was sitting on the beach. Then, when he went out diving he actually ended up seeing two sea turtles! How weird! He saw a hawk bill turtle, a green turtle, a huge barracuda plus he found (all by himself) a sharp tailed eel which even his dive master buddy had never seen before. Anyway, scuba Saben had a great day diving and Lin is getting a really great tan. We’re planning to hit the strip with our new friends (our bunkmates) to celebrate the new year. More on that to come…

Day 5 : Roatan, Honduras

Breakfast at Rudy’s this morning (best banana pancakes ever!). We took a little walk on the beach before Saben left to take his final exam at the dive shop. He passed with a very high score and had another amazing dive that afternoon. Lin had a relaxing day sunning on the beach with a cheap mystery novel from a local shop. Read the rest of this entry »