So recently in Honduras we celebrated Semana Santa ("Holy Week"), which takes place the week before Easter. Basically all of Latin America goes on vacation. Some return to their homes or churches to experience a week of repentance, meditation, and overall spirituality, while the rest of the people go on vacation and let loose. I'll let you guess what experience I took part in..
My friend Morgan came down to travel with me. Morgan and I worked together for 2 years at Allann Brother's Coffee, "The Bean," in Corvallis. We've been very close ever since. I had in my sights to visit one of two places for the holy week: Guatemala or the North Honduran Caribbean Coast. Utila, a small island known for backpackers and your travelers, is an inexpensive get-away. After a few Skype calls before Morgan's arrival, we decided this would be the perfect exploration location for us. Follow our journey through photos below:
Ready to leave for the bus station at 4:30AM. We were on about 1 to 2 hours of sleep in this one. Not looking toooo bad. haha. My friend, Ever, had given us a great tour of Tegucigalpa the night before, so we were up pretty late. WORTH IT. :)
We packed lots of fruits and veggies, as well as pb&j, lychee juice, and cheetos. ;) YUM! grocery costs - about 500 limps ($25)
Let the adventure BEGIN! taxi to bus station - 100 limps ($5)
On the bus! Supposed to be around 6 to 7 hours. Ended up being around 8 1/2 hours. ugh. - 2 one way bus tickets to La Ceiba, Honduras - 480 limps ($24)
Our vomit machine ferry. We actually managed to NOT vomit on the ferry.. At least in this direction. One way ferry ride to Utila 450ish limps ($22.50ish)
Acting appropriately on the ferry ;)
Mango breakfast!
Our humble abode :D
BIKE RENTAL!!!!! Oh, how I've missed my bike! - Bike rental 'til 6PM - 100 limps ($5)
Awesome local kids, Stephanie and Lindsey. :) We played with them for a few hours. I translated. They were great. We played tag and told stories. :) Local experience - PRICELESS
Playing soccer :) :) :)
Bike ride adventures :)
Salamander in fruit vendors stand. haha
Daiquiris at sunset. This is the life... :)
CINNAMON ROLL!!! She was excited. haha
Life on a traveler's budget. haha. I've gotten used to it. ;)
The LOVE of my life, coconut water. Nature's gatorade with so many electrolites.
Beach volleyball!
Then we rented one of these!!! - 500 limps for the entire day ($25 each)
Found this awesome beach, with this awesome dog on it! Meet Shep!
This restaurant was called "The Jade Seahorse." Although it was not open when we stopped by, we explored it's AMAZING mosaic interior. I could have lived there, thus having the most amazing home of all time!
Norma ♥ . She owned our hostel along with her husband Will. She was 92 while her husband was 90. They were AMAZING and called us their second set of kids. :)
We stopped in La Ceiba on the way back and hung out with Ever (on the right) and his friends. We had a great night hanging out at their beach house, swimming in the ocean, and playing games.
Overall we had a great time! I definitely got a great Honduran experience (surprisingly one of my first times really seeing the country). I recommend this island to anyone. :D
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