Honduras has been a beautiful country so far. Max and I crossed the border nearly 2 weeks ago. We cycled through jungle valleys following the foot of the mountains. Along the way we picked oranges, grapefruit, bananas, starfruit and coconuts. I snack on fruit all day. I think that because of the excess of bananas (I can buy small ones for less than 2¢ each) peanut butter has returned to the store shelves!
I made it to the Caribbean, my first time here. Max and I celebrated with fresh coconuts on the beach. On the way there we passed through the city with the highest number of murders per capita in the world, San Pedro Sula. It looked like many of the Mexican cities I passed through. Fairly clean, sometimes modern, many people out on the streets. Max needed a part for his trike so we found a bike shop, but it was Sunday and therefore closed. A man out front called a bike mechanic he knew and in a few minutes the guy arrived on a scooter to show us the way to his house and little shop. Once there his wife made us lunch and we were invited to stay the night but decided to continue on.
Eventually we made it to La Ceiba where we took a ferry to the island of Utila. Max was going there to become a certified scuba instructor and I decided to join and do some diving as well. I have no underwater pictures yet so I'll write about the diving experience in a later post. The island is small. Just a few kilometers of paved roads, always busy with scooters and people walking. Most everyone speaks English here. Many of the folks I've met are not from here. It seems to be a destination almost exclusively for long term travellers such as myself and populated by travelers that have just never left. It is beautiful and warm and I like it here.
