Tela at last! And well worth it...

Trip Start Jan 29, 2008
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Trip End Jan 29, 2009


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Where I stayed
Hotel Rio Mar
(Tela hotels)

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Finally, from San Pedro Sula, we got another directo to Tela, for 65 Limpiras each ($3.75). The mini van dropped us at the Tela bus terminal, which was great. It was a large Pullman-style bus and a comfortable 90 minute ride. The bus left 5 minutes early, and we almost missed it after finding a quick lunch. Once in Tela, we wandered with our packs looking at hotels for an hour or so, finally settling on Hotel Rio Mar, which is no frills, but the rooms are fairly large with private bath with cold shower. (No need for hot water here, it´s WAY too hot outside.) We were lucky, and ran into the owner, Senor Sherwood, at his neighboring, luxury hotel, and he offered us a discounted rate of only $14 for the more downscale, beach-front hotel, which ended up being the best deal in town.
Tela is a great, chill, town, with a mixed population of Latino and Garifuna populations. The beaches are lovely, the water nice to swim in, and some interesting day trips to be done to local Garifuna villages or the bio-reserves, etc. Looks like we´ll stay a few days. La Ceiba and the Bay Islands are only a few hours away, so Erik will likely take off for a few days diving at some point. Life here is slow and good!
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