26/1/10 - day 48. up at 9 (lie in for me these days) and went to the cafe next door for a coffee and croissant. was in no hurry to get away today so made th most of the chance to have a leisurely start. went to the bus station about half 10 and made the short (90 minute) journey to Gracias. there were a couple a attractions there, hot springs and a trail up to a lookout point over the area. much like the other towns, gracias is small and had cobblestone streets...

25/1/10 - day 47. wasnt gonna leave til about 7am, but i woke up at 6am so thought i might as well get going. glad i did as well cos it turned out there was a direct bus leaving at half 6 for the place i was going which i didnt realise. pleasant surprise as it meant i didnt have to worry about changing etc and i got to Santa Rosa de Copan about half 9. got a taxi up to the top of the hill where the town centre was - as usual i didnt fancy the hike with my backp...

24/1/10 - day 46. as predicted i was woken up by rustling bags and loud whispering at 5ish and from then on slept on and off til about half 7 when i thought i might as well get up. i got breakfast at a cafe recommended to me by the others in the dorm - eggs, toast, melon, mango and free coffee refills. so, naturally, i had to have 3. from there i walked to the copan ruins which date back to 500-900 AD. it was a hot walk, even though it was like half 9. for ce...

23/1/10 - day 45. up at half 5 to catch 6AM bus to san pedro sula where i had an annoying 2 and a half hour wait for my connecting bus to copan. i used up the time by having a very leisurely breakfast (a huge coffee and 2 cheese pastry sticks) and reading until the 11am departure time. at half 11 we left the station and about 3 hours later arrived at copan, in the west of honduras, about 10km from the guatemalan border. i went to the manzana verde hostel, which...

22/1/10 - day 44. up at half 9, and went to get breakfast. wasnt that hungry after last nights feast so just went to a bakery and had something like a croissant but a different shape. decided to go and visit one of the nearby garifuna villages by myself since i was unable to make a day if it on a tour. the garifuna people live on the carribbean coast of honduras, guatemala and belize (and possibly elsewhere) and are of afro-caribbean descent. they speak their o...