Hotel Casa de Espana
Travel Blogs from La Ceiba
La Ceiba, Honduras
... what was going to be our 'hometown' for the next couple of years, we were taken to center of the city and the Gran Hotel Paris. We ordered our standard "arrive in a new country and too tired to try something new lunch" of a club sandwich and French fries then went for a swim in a nice pool surrounded by palm trees. While Leslie took a nap, I went out to explore the town. it was fun seeing the shops and meeting people. Most of them thought I was a ...
Ecology
... specie." (Spalding et al., World Atlas of Coral Reefs, 2001; [Humann, DeLoach enlarged 2nd edition.])
Whale sharks are seen near Utila February through May. [We did not see any.] The rainy season is October through February and can disrupt the diving. [We had sunshine and clear views of the stars, a crescent moon, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter.] (Undercurrent Travelin' Diver's Chapbook, 2009)
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Utila Day 3
... eel and it was overall just a very cool site. I was elated, I felt like things just clicked and I could really relax and enjoy myself. I think the bouyancy control dive really helped, I could maneuver around the wreck very easily. Just a really great dive. Next up was the navigation dive, not the most exciting. We descended to 10m and did some compass excercises. But it only took about 15 minutes and then ...
La Ceiba Day 1
... wifi for Robs flight. When google flight status said it was arriving in one minute, I headed over to the arrival gate. Such a long wait! 30 minutes, Rob was one of the last to get off. So I will admit I was a little tiny bit worried. But eventually he was there and I even captured a suprise photo of the moment. We headed over the fast food court and spent a few minutes eating and catching up. Went out and grabbed a taxi for the bus terminal, went to the first bus company window ...
Peanut Butter
... einer abenteuerlinchen Chickenbus-Fahrt strandeten wir abends um acht (dann ist es hier schon stockfinster) in einer Stadt, von der wir gelesen hatten, es gaebe sogar bei Tag No-Go-Areas. Die gute Nachricht ist, dass wir sofort ein Taxi gefunden. Die schlechte Nachricht ist, dass der Driver schon so betrunken war, dass er keine Ahnung mehr hatte, wo unser Hotel ist. Zum glueck hatte er noch einen juengeren Bruder, der uns dann freundlicherweise ...
Amenities
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Free parking
- Pets allowed