We all slept well in San Pedro Sula after a hard day's travel. In the morning we arose to a beautiful view of San Pedro Sula's central park. 
After a quick breakfast at the hotel restaurant, we headed out to the Hedman Alas bus stop for the 4 hour ride to Tegucigalpa. The ride itself was pretty uneventful and the bus was very nice. The served juice and cookies and had a small restroom. The view of the countryside was spectacular, though. Honduras is incredibly lush and green. We rode most of the day through alternating mountain passes and highland plains.
Tegucigalpa, from what we saw, was a relatively big city. Every establishment has security and most are equipped with shotguns or machine guns. It's a little intimidating walking into the local Burger King which is guarded by gun wielding security guys. To their credit, I certainly felt safe.
The ride from Tegus to the NPH ranch was about 40 minutes and ran through one of the most picturesque parts of Honduras.
The ranch itself is much bigger than I originally considered. Our rooms are spartan, but very fuctional and have a nice courtyard with banana trees.
At 6PM we took our plates and cups (everyone at the ranch is responsible for his/her own plate, silverware, and cup) to the kitchen and had dinner. It was an interesting dish consisting of rice, eggs, ham, cheese and tortillas. We took our meals down to the common area and ate with the kids, who were getting ready for a bonfire.
The kids are wonderful. They are very curious and playful. Some even try to show off their English skills. Sadly, their English is much better than my Spanish, but it's something that I'm working on.
After dinner we socialized around the bonfire for a while and then headed back to our quarters. There we played some cards and chatted with other volunteers until we were exhausted. Tomorrow, there's Mass and a going away party for one of the volunteers. It should be exciting!
After a quick breakfast at the hotel restaurant, we headed out to the Hedman Alas bus stop for the 4 hour ride to Tegucigalpa. The ride itself was pretty uneventful and the bus was very nice. The served juice and cookies and had a small restroom. The view of the countryside was spectacular, though. Honduras is incredibly lush and green. We rode most of the day through alternating mountain passes and highland plains.Tegucigalpa, from what we saw, was a relatively big city. Every establishment has security and most are equipped with shotguns or machine guns. It's a little intimidating walking into the local Burger King which is guarded by gun wielding security guys. To their credit, I certainly felt safe.
The ride from Tegus to the NPH ranch was about 40 minutes and ran through one of the most picturesque parts of Honduras.
The ranch itself is much bigger than I originally considered. Our rooms are spartan, but very fuctional and have a nice courtyard with banana trees.
At 6PM we took our plates and cups (everyone at the ranch is responsible for his/her own plate, silverware, and cup) to the kitchen and had dinner. It was an interesting dish consisting of rice, eggs, ham, cheese and tortillas. We took our meals down to the common area and ate with the kids, who were getting ready for a bonfire.
The kids are wonderful. They are very curious and playful. Some even try to show off their English skills. Sadly, their English is much better than my Spanish, but it's something that I'm working on.
After dinner we socialized around the bonfire for a while and then headed back to our quarters. There we played some cards and chatted with other volunteers until we were exhausted. Tomorrow, there's Mass and a going away party for one of the volunteers. It should be exciting!
2 comments:
Wow Steve it sounds like a really long trip but a beautiful one. The photos look lovely and all of your descriptions are amazing, I feel like I am there! Funny, when you talk about the children I get this vision of Survivor when the reward is the opportunity to hang with the locals. The children always seem so curious, so innocent, and so loving. I know this will be an amazing journey for you and look forward to being a part of it through your blog! Great idea!
Jill
What an exciting adventure and gratifying experience serving the truly needy! I look forward to hearing more .... and get some good recipes!
Chris
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