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...