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300 MILES IN 14 HOURS - PICO BONITO OR BUST
We were met at 8am for our drive to the Honduras border.
We drove to Chinandega and then to Guasaule where we waited over an hour
for our connecting driver.
It was a sad goodbye to Nicaragua who we now have fond feelings for. A country scarred by war, shaken by ecological activity and just does not have enough …
Flying men
... playing a drum and whistle. Hes joined by 4 others who hang down upside down and then decend on ropes, spinning through the air 13 times until they reach the floor.
We get a bus out to see the ruins of El Tajin too, which are the biggest site on the Gulf Coast.
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Happy B-day...a spider, you shouldn’t have!
... I was expecting either, not so much hot bubbly springs as hot pools of water.
It was a nice place though, set in the forest, the pools were surrounded by trees and nature, with the water flowing down from natural hot springs in the mountains. The water in the pools were really warm, it was like being in a bath! It did feel a bit strange though, sitting in brownish warm water, on stones, with little waterfalls cascading the water ...
Ferry is broken, wanna fly?
... Neil and i got a taxi to the ferry terminal, only to find that the ferry wasnt going this arvo because something was wrong with it. There were a couple of other guys who were keen as mustard to get there and so they were thinking of chartering a small plan and flying there as it would only cost $50 (ferry was $25). Neil and i were tempted, but based on the state of the plans we saw when we drove in, no thanks i'll pass.
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De Tela à Roatan en passant par La Ceiba...
... Nuit tranquille et silencieuse (ça fait du bien!)
6:00, le coq d'en face se met à chanter... Et il récidive après 20 à 30 secondes jusqu'à 7:00! À 7:00, nous nous levons donc!
Nous préparons nos sacs et allons à l'endroit où nous avions réservé l'exécution hier pour nous faire rembourser puisque la mer est trop agitée pour aller faire de l'année...
Nous rejoignons ensuite la Suisse et le Hondurien pour partir avec eux en Jeep jusqu'à La Ceiba. ...