Travelling

We’ve almost been in Honduras for three months and in that time, we have not done badly with the whole travelling thing. Getting out of La Union is compulsory every now and again, and if we didn’t take every opportunity given to us (long weekends) to leave, then we would certainly go loco! The only issue is that La Union is the epitome of the ‘arse of nowhere’ and getting out and to the nearest big town is three hours away by bus, despite the fact that it’s only 44km away.. THAT is how bad the state of the roads / bridges are! 

We have been to Copan twice; once for my birthday and again at the beginning of October for a three-day weekend.  It’s a beautiful city with brilliant food and enough things to do to occupy yourself for a few days. Macaw Mountain is definitely a must, which we have done twice now. The ruins, obviously, have to be done, which is the main reason we returned to Copan, as our first adventure there was too short a visit to get a chance to see them. The first time we went, we found two guys who were studying in Imperial College London which was very strange, and the second time we made friends with some teachers from San Pedro Sula, so it’s a very sociable place, provided you stay in Iguana Azul! Amazing hostel, amazing breakfast and just a nice place to stay!

La Ceiba: We did Cayos Cochinos, an island hopping tour in the Caribbean sea which was amazing! Definitely one of our famous ‘Kate/Rachel, just..look where we are’ moments. We snorkelled in the sea which was more the temperature of a bath than what we are used to at home, saw some of the Garifuna communities that live on these remote islands and even had some fresh- straight out of the sea – fish that was just amazing. Definitely also try the coconut bread that they offer you, and maybe buy some hand made jewellery there as well! We also did some white water rafting, and named our team ‘The Vampire Bats’ due to an eventful night before in ‘La Cueva’….definitely a ‘you had to be there’ kind of event. However this picture pretty much sums it up!

Our most recent excursion was a visit to Lake Yojoa, the largest natural lake in Honduras. Here we met up with some of the other Project Trust Volunteers, completely coincidentally, which was really really nice! D&D Brewery is definitely a good place to stay if you want good food and is a great hub for other activities in the area. We all went to the Pulhapanzak Falls, and walked THROUGH, UNDER and INSIDE the huge waterfall! Absolutely amazing near death experience, and all for £4..what more could you ask for! The wife and I also rented a Kayak and voyaged into the centre of the Lake, and just simply because we like a challenge, continued to paddle to the other side!

We now have to wait until Thanksgiving for our next long weekend, which is 5 WEEKS AWAY, the longest school period that we’ve undergone so far..wish us luck!!