Hotel Olinda San Salvador

... tour, we all had the opportunity to purchase coffee and other items. Then on to a small town for shopping. I am not much of a shopper but I did buy a very nice colorful cross for my office and Anita and I bought some small gifts for our interpreters who did an outstanding job this week.<br><br>Andrew also bought Tom an live, blue peep. Just as a joke. We were told that the locals buy them ...

... got back to the house, I asked if we could take him to the doctor, but everyone said that would be a horrible idea, since apparently the hospitals here just like to completely break your bones and then reset them with a cast? So, instead of going to a hospital, we drove 45 minutes away to find a man that resets bones...he doesn't make a living off of this, I honestly believe it is just a God given gift this man has that he just shares with people ...

... Tim was just talking about me and the crew from Xela when I walked in to the dorm. This caused much amusement. Also staying there was Zahava who I met in Finca Ixobel. Unfortunately the Yellow House where they were staying was full, but opposite was the lovely if somewhat faded Mochilero Hostel. Rooms are set above and around beautiful courtyards, accessible by narrow stone staircases. <br><br>That night I went out with Tim and Roland to Reilly&#8217;s, the Irish ...

... Hope House is about a 30 minute bus ride away, and the bus is always very crowded, but the views are great out the window. At 7:30 we arrive at Casa Esperanza. Casa Esperanza does not currently have the space to sleep the homeless, but rather, opens its doors for people to bathe, eat, receive basic medical care, as well as attend Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. Drugs and alcohol are the primary reason the people Casa Esperanza serves ...

... the library. Its almost done!! Ohh and btw even El Salvador loves Michael Jackson. It was great, we blasted Michael Jackson all the way to the library!<br><br>We painted for a couple hours, then came home! So today was a great rest day! Tomorrow will be packed! Another day with the kids!<br><br><br>Thanks for reading!<br><br>Love, <br>Mere

Nachdem ich Utila ziemlich ueberstuerzt verlassen hatte, wusste ich einfach nicht wohin mit mir... Ich weiss, dass hoert sich jetzt nicht wirklich nach einem Problem an, aber es war echt eins... Es ist ja wunderbar, wenn man alleine reist und immer alles machen kann, worauf man gerade Lust hat. Aber manchmal waere es echt ganz schoen, jedmanden zu haben, der fuer einen Entscheidungen trifft. Was fuer eine Misere...;) Bin dann also nach San Pedro, was immer ...

... than our differences to foster peace. The indigo factory that the Spanish built here was found accidentally during the construction of a picnic area for the site. The Spanish had no idea that they had built their factory on a Mayan site. The Maya culture declined around the 9th Century - well before the Spaniards arrived in the 16th Century. Most of the artifacts found at this site have ...

Almost every backpacker you speak to says ´ohhhh, i´m not going to El Salvador, it´s dangerous´. That said, most have never been there, never plan to and probably base this on the story of a friend of a friend what got robbed there a while ago.<br><br>Well, i was curious. So I headed for San Salvador, the capital. It´s the only capital city in Central that i plan to explore, and only to see whether it really is as bad ...

... 2 no frill dives, not very deep and not very long. Nevertheless I got bent and needed the hyperbaric chamber for 6 hours. (I´ll elaborate on Utila, diving and the treatment later.) After that I have gotten a serious throat infection, a fever, a urinary tract infection (that might be kidney stone) and I´ve been treated with penicillin that I´m allergic to. So now I have a million red dots covering my arms and legs and an excruciating itch. The dots ...

... on Wednesday we hiked Cerro Negro, which is an active volcano located just outside of Leon. It involved getting up at 4am as it was necessary to get started earlier as the heat would be too unbearable in the midday sun. It was such a beautiful and interesting hike. We were able to look into the crater and see the steaming rocks. It last erupted in 1999, and usually erupts every 7 to 8 years, so everyone is awaiting another eruption. After climbing to the ...