The Caribbean Cliffs Marine Club
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Taxi.Ferry.Taxi.Bus.Bus.
... arriving and purchasing our $19 tickets, we went on a hunt for food. Since it was a Sunday, very few places were open so we settled for Wendy's coffee, fruit from a street vendor, and gas station snacks for ridiculously cheap prices. Then, we boarded our "luxury" bus that came with a baggage check, water, cookies, and a movie. They even searched our bags and took our pictures for security purposes. Things seemed to good to be true and they were as it ...
Neues Land, neues Glueck?
... Ceiba, wo wir am naechsten Morgen die Faehre nach den beruehmten Islas de Bahia besteigen wollten, hatten wir nach den ersten 30 Sekunden Fahrt folgenden kurzen Dialog:
Claudia vorsichtig pessimistisch: "villech staerbe mir huet!"
Flo friedvoll resigniert : "ja, d Wahrschinlechkeit isch scho mau chliner gsi!"
Mehr gab es aber auch wirklich nicht zu sagen.
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Back to the Caribbean
All I saw of Cortes was the ATM. On the bus, off the bus when we realised we had no money, and then back on since it hadn't left by then. The Impala hadn't let us put the bag on the roof, so as it filled up we had to put it across our laps. Not so bad, but a bit uncomfortable and more annoying than anything considering there was a perfectly good roof rack. Anyway, this time I took matters into my own hands and climbed up to put the bag on the roof myself. Probably caused hilarity.
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November
... were giant cockroaches, spiders, mosquitos, geckos, bats and even a cluster of killer-bees right above our bed. Once we settled in we decided to go for a 5km trek through the forest. It became clear very quickly that this place was very well looked after and that although the forest was wild and very much inhabited by many different creatures it was also perfectly measured and maintained. Beautiful, lush, green forest for miles around and the sense that we were ...
Childrens Day and Independence Day
... into the chaos so we went home.
On Thursday this week we have been told that the kids will be too tired after the parade for school (yes, that is an acceptable reason in Honduras to close the school down). And, Friday is Dia de los Maestros (teachers day – the logical sequel to last weeks childrens day). So we have a 5 day holiday!! Let’s go and see what all the fuss is about these Caribbean beaches...
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