A lot has happened since I last wrote. I’ve wanted to write but haven’t had much motivation. Depression is gripping me very tightly and it’s hard to do anything when I’m feeling so down. This blog will be a little more positive than the previous one. We just had a spring break, which was a four day vacation. It was so wonderful to take a little pause from all the many things that cause stress in my life. I’m currently laying around in lots of pain from over exposure to the sun and also from running down a volcano.
My roommate and I joined some other friends to Amapala, an island off the south part of Honduras. Amapala is the closest beach to Tegus, its not as beautiful as the beaches that the north coast has but I enjoyed not seeing so many other gringos. This trip was simply refreshing. On Saturday morning, we took the public bus for two hours and then waited for another bus or a hitch to take us to Coyolito (where we would have taken a boat to Amapala). We ended up getting a ride; brace yourself… this is the best part of the story.
The guys who picked us up were wearing camouflage, so I thought they were military personell, later we found out that they were hunters. When we first hopped into the bed of the truck, they said that they would drop us off 5 kilometers away from where we needed to go which was fine by us. When we got to the point where they needed to turn, they invited us to see their property and informed us that they had a boat that would be able to take us across so we agreed. Once we arrived, we were pleasantly surprised by the “property.” Basically, we stumbled upon what appeared to be a resort but what was actually just an occasional get-away for the guys to spend the weekend hunting. (There are about 900 deers some imported from the states.) This was so very random! The three main guys were obviously very well off and were very hospitable; we stayed for lunch, which was a plate of fried fish with all the typical sides. They told us that they didn’t see gringos very often in this part of Honduras and wanted to make sure that we were enjoying ourselves. After lunch, before they took off for their hunting trip they asked, multiple times, if we wanted to stay. They made it very clear that we were welcome to stay as long as we wanted. We declined; then, they provided a private boat to take us across to our final destination.
When we arrived we checked in and threw on our swim suits so that we could hit up the water. Later, Marnie and I went exploring a little. We had dinner at our hotel and then went downtown to eat some more. At the end of the night, we played some cards. Afterwards, I went to the beach with my towel to lie underneath the starry night and reminisced of Santa Barbara.
The next morning, we woke up early and taxied to the base of the volcano. It took us about an hour and a half to get up and under an hour to get down. At the top we were able to see Nicaragua and El Salvador, although I was unable to distinguish which piece of land was which. (I’m not great with geography, its true.) I loved sprinting down the mountain, at the time it wasn’t pleasant but I do love the sensation of flying with each leap. We met our other friends on Playa Grande, where we baked in the sun and splashed around- relaxing the afternoon away.
Thankfully, we were able to get a ride with another friend and his parents who were also visiting the island that day thus avoiding a packed bus. Overall, this vacation was everything I needed it to be! Now I ought to go to bed to prepare for another day with my kids but will stay up a little later to watch Olympics. Night all and I miss you bastante.
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