We met at the airport at 5:00 am. Checked in and headed to the concourse. We each had one bag of our own and one bag for the mission, filled with items that would be given away while we are in Honduras.
Our flight was delayed due to the crew coming in late the day before, so we had some time to play. A little consourse antics that really seemed to be appreciated by those waiting with us. Once on the plane, they announced they would be taking a "short cut" to get us to our connecting flight on time. I'm not sure how you do that in a plane, but they did make up some time, and we made our second flight almost right on time.
On the ground in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the Airport was pretty small, looked like 7 gates total. A quick trip through customs and we loaded up the truck.
On the truck is Henry Lowman, he runs the mission we are here to assist.
What a sky, click on the picture and you can see some mountains in the background.
We stopped by a Wendy's for lunch. Then we traveled to La Esperanza, where we had an authentic Honduran meal! Yes, lots of protein in this meal, it is best for Gringo's (that is us) to stick to cooked food, not too many fruits or vegetables available to eat.
Opalaca's restaurant, we were the only people in the restaurant at that time.
Chicken, pork and steak on a hot plate, black beans with tortilla's and fried potato's, nice intro to the culture.
LaEsperanza, the town where the restaurant is located.
After we ate, we headed to the mission base to settle in and get organized for our week. A meeting to debrief and again go though what not to do while there.
The mission house where we stayed before and after hiking was nice. It had hot water to shower (4 minute limit) and water you can drink from the tap. So far it is not much to adjust to. That will change soon.
A couple of things to note that learned so far:
There are few driving rules in Honduras. The police to not have the resources to do traffic patrol, they occasionally set up a checkpoint and stop cars randomly, but do not enforce any traffic rules otherwise. That lends to some crazy driving. Also, bikes, horses and other modes of transportation all share the roads.
Another point about the police, they all carry military assault rifles, but rumor has it most have no bullet's.
There were lots of kids of all ages seemingly moving about free, in ways that would get the parents arrested in the US. On a sad note, we were told that they are better off outside than inside in many ways due to domestic issues in family's.
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