Hola from Honduras! We arrived safe and sound after a long day of travel yesterday. You've seen the itinerary of how we got here so I won't retell that story. It all went pretty much as planned, with typical travel delays here and there. We stopped for lunch during the three hour ride to the hotel, and we got to the hotel before dark, which we were shooting for. After we had a brief meeting and reflection to get settled we set out to get the lay of our adopted hometown, San Juan Pueblo. We asked around and were told that there was an internet cafe next to a pizza place, and since we were hungry again we went there for a later dinner. Well, the internet cafe was closed - we learned that they open at 9, but they don't really have a close time, they just close when business is slow... So, we were out of luck for the internet last night. So, we just got pizza and enjoyed the evening. As we were looking at the menu we decided on one special with meat and one cheese pizza. The server looked at us like we were ridiculous, "Solo queso!" he said. "Only cheese, you only want cheese?" So, he shamed us, playfully of course, into ordering a vegetarian pizza for our other selection.

After pizza we walked back to the hotel and headed for our rooms. The rest of the night was uneventful and restful.

As I was laying in bed last night drifting off to sleep, I was struck by how similar in fact it felt to lounging in bed at my own house some nights in the Old NE. There was loud music blaring, firecrackers being shot off and dogs barking back and forth. Just like home! There were also some different things: in addition to the dogs there were also roosters crowing (all night...), we have an armed guard at our hotel, and we have air conditioning in the rooms! (Yes, this is different than at our house, though you might not believe it).

Uploading pictures is causing me trouble right now, so I will have to try again later.

Oh, I forgot to mention, the internet cafe is quite a long walk from the hotel, so we better get going soon to make it in time for dinner. Hasta Luego!