And a few more pictures
Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16
Got up early the next morning, packed, got breakfast, loaded up the truck and left Comayagua. Stopped at Bongos for a few minutes. We got twisty bread and a donut for about $2.
Went to Lake Yure and saw the International Extreme Camp. Got to see future site of camp.
Where the girls' cabins will be:
Where the boys' cabins will be:
Where the auditorium will be: (where the big tree is)
Staff rooms and dining hall:
Digging a well:
Part of the obstacle course: (8' wall)
Had to switch trucks - driving back to van people had to sit on luggage in the back of the trucks. Those in the back of our truck had to get out twice and walk up the hills otherwise the truck wouldn't make it! (That would include Jason, but not me.) Side note - at this point one of the suitcases was left at Lake Yure but we didn't realize this until the evening. This was Kathy's suitcase which was holding our machettis.
Had lunch at Power Chicken and the food was better than ever! Put the excess food into containers and gave them to homeless kids in downtown San Pedro Sula. (Including flan.)
Went to market next and got great finds - including a parrot made out of a gourd. (I'll have to paint it, but it was much cheaper.) Check into bed & breakfast for the night - it was beautiful!! Dinner was delicious! (Not that I had any room after eating Power Chicken.)
Shared a room with Julie and Kathy. All 7 of us women had to share a bathroom. Worked out well. (Another God thing that week.) There were more guys, so they got a different area where each room had their own bathroom. The women had the family's area - they had moved downstairs to a smaller area.
After dinner played a game of Uno for over an hour. Little Isabella was sitting on my lap bugging Grace who was sitting next to me. So so so funny!!
Headed to bed, but ended up giggling with Julie and Kathy for awhile. Julie's ocean sounds very soothing - didn't hear the storm approaching in the middle of the night. Crack of thunder scared Kathy and me!
Woke up next morning, got showered and repacked. Breakfast was eggs, turkey/ham (?). Am officially tired of eating eggs. Good toast and coffee! (More pictures of the house...)
Behind the house, where the family lives:
(the women stayed upstairs)
Looking at the house from the upstairs area:
The front of the house:
Sandra & Jimmy Pinell (B&B owners), Eber, Josh & Samuel (Heart to Honduras staff)
Left to go to airport early. Waited and waited and waited for Kathy's suitcaes. Gregg got us all checked in while we waited. (We didn't have to stand in line or check our own suitcases.) Smooth transition getting through the airport.
Four hour layover in Houston. Jason and I took the opportunity to eat at Chilli's and watch some of the Olympics. (Michael Phelps was going for another gold.) Joined up with the group to find out the plane had been delayed 1 1/2 hours. I warned Jason that our "hedge of protection" would start to lift when we got in the US and he said he could tell.
Discovered there was a Brighton store at the airport in the next terminal, so we had to go find it. The store also sold Tommy Bahama clothes (Jason's thing)! Didn't buy anything, only looked. Registered for a Brighton contest and talked to the girl at the counter for awhile. Amazingly her mom is from Honduras! (If I can run into someone from Honduras in an airport, why not in Dayton too?)
Finally got on plane and landed in Dayton around 12:45 am. So tired, in every way possible. But so happy to have gone again.
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