Hotel And Club Copantl San Pedro Sula

... and the waterfall at the end was lovely. We returned up the way we came down and took the pick up back to a plantation, which was owned by Miss Betty's parents. It was a coffee plantation and they also grew mandarins, so we enjoyed picking a stash for us to eat. They are the best mandarins we have ever eaten of course&#8230; and have few pips, which is a rarity here. We&#8217;ll be enjoying them all week. <br><br>We have the run up to the Olympics ...

Well, this weekend has been quite busy. Saturday, we went to San Pedro for some shopping - food of course, and we all bought umbrellas, in advance of the rainy season. Its a large, golf umbrella, with a double skin, so it should take the weight of the rain!<br><br>Today, we took a 30 min walk up river to a waterfall. It was lovely to get out of the town and see some of the countryside. It was a small river, but with a ...

... really pleased with my work, so that was nice.<br><br>We just about cope at the school with the number of volunteers that we have, but we are getting 2 more guys in a couple of weeks. One seems to be a PE specialist, so maybe he could develop a programme there. They did struggle on wed though, as I was off ill.<br><br>Even though this is a hot place, I ended up with flu on wed and could barely walk around the house. So ...

... vegetables and will consume a mountain of veggies in 2 minutes flat. Not surprising since she has 7 siblings. <br><br>Katharine &#8211; 23 from Wisconsin, but her family is from North Carolina. Went to UW-Madison. I hang out with her the most. She&#8217;s a super neat freak and we joke that her favorite part of the day is when she bleaches the kitchen at night and pours bleach down the vents all the ants come through. I&#8217;ve accepted all the 5 (or 6!) ant species in ...

... a lot of the time on the terrace, as during the day it is very hot in the house. Of course, we don&#8217;t have air conditioning, but I do have a fan that I can switch on when I&#8217;m in the room. The house is fortunately, on a hill, so we don&#8217;t have any danger of being flooded. I&#8217;m attaching photos of the house and remember that this house is of quite a high standard compared to the other volunteer house! <br> <br>Cofradia is ...

The town must house about 30,000 people I guess and it is a 40 minute bus ride NE of the second major town, San Pedro Sula. The town was based around factories (bananas, juice, cigars), but in the last few months the cigar factory closed and 5000 people lost their jobs. The unemployment rate is about 70% I think, and so crime has increased. We are ever vigilant for the house, and never leave the front gate open (it has a padlock) and the ...

... pointed out some local plants. The valley below where the town lies was beautiful. As it got dark we returned to the house where Dona Julia made us all banana licuados as we watched the Discovery Channel. It was as close to Pleasantville as Honduras gets, I imagine. <br><br>We have another week of training a head of us and on Thursday Honduras plays the U.S. in soccer. I hope Honduras wins just so I can see the people celebrate in the streets! I love and miss you all!

... when I got to the school. The whole school was excited to see us! <br><br>There is a new volunteer, Carla, who has been teaching prepa all year. She is going to spend another 2 years there revamping the school. I hope she can really whip it into shape. As usual, there were several grades that didn't have teachers. Right away, we jumped into teaching- 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and colegio! I almost forgot how frustrating it can be ...

... on a du attendre 4hrs pour prendre le Ferrie (petit bateau) nous amenant a Utila!! Le ferrie: Premiere aventure assez intense: le ferrie est loin detre un traversier style croissiere!!!! yyyyy nonnnnn! apres 15 minutes (le voyage dure 1hr) les premieres personnes etaient deja malades. Marie a vomi apres 45min (jetais vraiment pu capable!!) et sebas tentait de ne pas etre malade pcq partout autour le monde vomissait!! tres nice!!! Donc, une fois rendu les 2 pieds sur terre, on a ...

... in this price range is the centrally located Hotel Camino Maya, 5ta. Calle, 6 y 7 Aves, Barrio El Benque, Tel. 550-1314<br><br>Transport<br><br>You can reach most parts of ...