The Story of guy and gal!

Booked our flights with American Airlines through our Scotia Rewards plan and are saving all sorts of dollars.  Our Canadian dollar is flying high and so are we as we got an incredible price for our return tickets home today!  God is good as I have been watching for the last two months and this is the lowest fare yet!  We will depart San Salvador at 08:30 am and arrive in Victoria at 23:43 pm.   Getting excited now to see our family and our furry friend Joey!  Talk to you later............Lue and Claes

Please check the pages on the blog as I have updated most of them .  You can get yourself caught up on what we have been up to.  Some of you don't have hydro because of the strong winds...........so we are hoping to Skype you soon to be sure that you are safe and out of harms way.  No hydro probably so now phones....we will wait for a day or so. Feel free to call when ever!!!! Will down load some more pictures today: love to share those with you so hope that you are clicking on the Photo Galley link. 

After a bus ride from Copan, that started at 6 am this morning north to San Pedro to transfer and onward to the coast we found that the ferry had been cancelled due to the weather.  Once again we were met by a helpfull cabbie, who took us around to find a suitable hotel for the night.  We continue to find great places for very reasonable prices: nice big bed, A/C tv and wifi, hot showers and a pool with breakie in the morning for $32.00.  We even have a fridge for the beer!  Mind, you The Captain is already in bed after having a root canal done today!!!

Further to My Pondering that I posted earlier today, please know that we are all very taken by what we saw today.  Thousands of years, incredible knowledge, artistic creativity and the hard work since 1897 that it has taken for this archaeological site to be unearthed leave us all four in awe!!!!!  Tomorrow is another early day as we leave on the bus for the Carribean coast heading to Taron and the second largest reef in the world, second only to Australia.  Keep in touch and lets continue to adventure.

Check this website out to see what we were up to today!  Had a great time for most of the day walking, watching and enjoying a delicious cup of Miramundo Coffee grown here in Honduras. The fella that owns this place is an American from Alaska. He and his brother in law started out with a few birds and are now involved in rescuing and raising these exotic birds.  It is a fabulous location and set up just perfectly.  They raise the birds as well as rescuing them and release many every year.  The amazing bit of info we discovered today is that the Toucan, the bird on the right mates for life and if and when its mate dies, it in turn commits suicide!!!!  Check their site and learn morn. http://www.macawmountain.com/

The morning came rather early as our departure was for 6 am but the fund raiser last night aka street party went on and on.............in true Central American style:  very loud and noisy!!!!!  The four of us were out on the calle with our packs and had time to find a coffee.  The schuttle was a little tardy and we left about 6:45.  We went through San Salvador City and up to the Guatemala boarder, via Sante Anna and on to Copan arriving without incident around 1ish.  It is warm of course and we have found a wonderful little hotel  La Pasada de Belssy.  Complete with free WIFI, hot water and a small pool we are tucked in for a few days at $16.00 per night.  We have new money to understand too called lempiras, 20 of which equal a US dollar.  Life is good.  We have already figured out the best place for happy hour where the boys will enjoy 2 rums for 35 LLs. We had a really tasty fajitta at Via Via, owned by a trio of friendly Belgians...

Here are a few nice shots we took last night and today.   Pretty different for The Captain and I staying in a surf town at a hostel surrounded by young folks say 18-33.  For the most part very fun time, lots of chatter in the pool and a great time at the beach today.  Leaving bright and early in the am 6 on  a schuttle bus to Honduras.  Enjoyed a street party early this evening as the locals had a fund raiser to build a park for the kids.  We are up in our rooms now, enjoying A/C and a bit of reading time as the party continues down on the street.  The volume control is something they do not know how to operate!!!!! Funny that?