Valle de Angeles and Santa Lucia - Honduras

Driving in the mountains to Valle de Angeles! There were tons of these hut type things where they were selling fruits/veggies and cooking things to sell.
Finally got to Valle de Angeles! LOVED these little taxi cars! ha!!
Street view! LOVED this quaint little town! Lots of shopping! :)
Inside of a shop looking out into the street!
Can anyone say....traffic? More like CRAZY traffic! ha! No worries...you can walk down the middle of the street....the cars will dodge you. :)
This just floored me. They always drove down the streets with TONS of people in the back of their trucks...even the busiest of highways! *gasp* That would never fly here in the states....lol
Exploring a wood shop...he's painting the wood here.
Carving wood...
Making wooden boxes...
Walking from one shop to another...
The finished product in every possible size!
Another street view
Street vendor making pupoosa's! Ohhh so yummy!
Side walk cafe. :)

One of the oldest churches
They had Espresso Americano's everywhere in Honduras!
Loving this courtyard in the city centre! It was so family oriented here!
Loved this fountain!
Friends! Sarah, Venita, and I!
The restaurant we ate at.

Ms. Olga (Venita's friend from school), Venita, and Sarah
Me, V, and Sarah
Mmmmm Red refried beans, chips, and sausage. YUM!
Our food served on plastic wrap on a wooden plate. :) beef, rice, sausage, red refried beans, Honduran cheese.
Now THIS my friends....is a new way to wash your hands! YES, you get "clean" water out of a huge trash can...wash your hands (or in that pink bowl if you like) and then place the (pink) bowl back in the "clean" water. Never in my LIFE would I have ever dreamed of washing my hands this way. Thank God for hand sanitizer. What an experience. :)
City entrance/exit.
Driving back through the mountains....what a gorgeous view!
On the side of the mountain...
The big stoves that they cook in...this was on the side of the mountain.
Arriving in Santa Lucia! LOVED this quaint town!!!


LOVE this view!!
Love this pic of us gals!! Loving the view behind us!
Walking around in Santa Lucia
This just simply amazes me. LOL
So love this picture!
Simply breathtaking!

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

This is the beginning of our trip! We had gotten to Venita's house...and then left. This is on a street in her neighborhood.

Not too far from Venita's house.

Need some place to park? No problem! :)
Easter Weekend is considered to be the "holy weekend" there. We went downtown Tegucigalpa for the processional. And they have these carpets that is made out of sawdust. It was pretty amazing!
Love all the detail!










The next day, Saturday, we got up and went to the market because they said it would be open. Wrong. lol
Well, here is what was open....(sorry its blurry...we were driving.)
But Venita did get some beautiful flowers!
Driving back home!
First view of Venita's school!
Driving into the school
LOVED these trees!
This is in the school parking lot looking back towards V's house. Love the view of the mountains all around the city! Just wish it hadn't been so hazy out.
LOVED this gate!
Through the gate is this beautiful courtyard at the school!
This is on the road going back to V's house. They have no zoning laws here. You can have a house like this....
And go down the road...
And have houses like this. So sad.
This is someone's home. So sad how some people have to live. It makes you very thankful for what you have.

We saw a "walking tree" man, as we called him. That's one way to carry branches! :)

Here are 3 videos from the Easter Processional. (Don't forget to pause the sound at the end of the page.)

Honduras Adventures: Saturday and Sunday

We got up early this morning to catch a 6:30am bus to go back to Tegucigalpa! First Class! Thank You Jesus for those comfy seats! It's pretty much through the mountains the whole way...and we thought we were going to tip a couple of times. When we arrived back in Teguc...I thought our taxi was going to fall apart. Seriously. There was way too much squeakage going on. I turned at Sarah and tried to tell her something but I knew if I did I would bust out laughing...and we couldn't have that. But...I was thinking "tooo much Americana in the trunk for this little car!" ha!! We finally got back to Venita's and got to do laundry! Don't think we've ever been so thankful to do laundry before. ha!!

We took a breather and went back out and drove around to see some different places around town. We ate at a really nice Italian restaurant out on the patio! We had brushetta and a cheese platter for appetizer, pizza for dinner, and dessert!

Tomorrow is church!! Night!

Sunday

We woke up early for church this morning so we could start getting ready in case the electricity went out again. But thankfully...nothing happened this morning. We watched a BOTT dvd as we were getting ready! "He's the God of the leftovers!" Goooood sermon!! All was good. :) Until we were driving to church...the excitement began.....:)

Apparently it is a national holiday today for this country. We drove around for over an hour trying to get to church and all the roads were closed. We tried 3 different routes and still we couldn't get to church. During this time...

• We needed dramamine for the car ride...


• We drove around one way streets


• Saw a dead cow head on the front of a car


• Nearly ran into a wall


• Drove up a huge hill that we thought V's car wasn't going to make it up...


• Streets so narrow that only one car could barely fit through.


• Goats hanging out on the side of the street...on a hill in the city.


• Dodged a few random barrels in the middle of the road.


• And on the way home, got stopped at a police check.

All that. And we didn't even get to go to church! ha!! It was quite the adventure!! Good thing we got church through the dvd this morning! :)

So in the meantime, we took it easy for awhile then went out and ate Pupoosa's in a hut restaurant. Oh my word, it was yummy!!! The whole meal for all 3 of us combined (and we had a LOT of food, and drinks) was $13.00! After we ate, we went to the mall and even Walmart (I'm still surprised Venita took us there. ha!)

So there you have it. Another adventurous day in the books!

Tomorrow comes time for our trip to come to a close. I'm ready to get home but I will definitely miss my bestie, V. We've had a wonderful trip!! And I am so glad that we got to experience the Honduran life together these last 10 days! It definitely wouldn't be the same without Sarah and Venita there! We always have the greatest time and can laugh about ALL our craziness that we get ourselves into! :)

*Stay tuned for lots of pictures and videos to come*

Honduras Adventures: Friday

So we got up super early this morning! 2:00 am in fact. I mean really...you only get to watch The Royal Wedding once! So we took part in history today! We all 3 piled up on one bed and watched! LOVED IT! Loved all the hats and the attire!

We missed the ferry this morning because V forgot her phone in the hotel room. So we went back to the hotel and stayed there for most of the day. Watching recaps of the Royal Wedding and catching up on the news, and took a much needed nap. Ate lunch at the hotel and it rained like crazy. Glad we weren't out walking around...although if we would have gotten wet, it would have cooled us down...and not taken very much to dry. ha!

We caught the ferry back to La Ceiba at 2:00...as we were waiting the breeze knocked our amazing hats into the ocean. :( It was a sad day.

After another flip flop ride on the ferry we finally arrived in La Ceiba and the taxi dude tried to cram 4 people in his little ole taxi. bahaha.....We got to the hotel and then went and got our first class bus tickets for tomorrow morning! Took a power nap then went and ate dinner at the Mango Tango (pronounced Mongo Tongo) along with a stray cat and a few geicos running around. But....the food was ah-mazing! And the pineapple granita (pineapply slushy) was out. of. this. world! Bro. Norris if you are reading this....thank you for telling us about this place!! It was amazing!!

Honduras Adventures: Thursday

Wow, last night was absolutely miserably H O T! Yeah, that nice breeze we had last night...didn't stick around. There are no words to describe how hot it was.

No air. No breeze. Can't sleep.

I was so mad during the night because I couldn't take it anymore. We got less than an hour of sleep. And you know what that means when your hot and tired. Cranky. LOL We all 3 got up miserable and had had enough. We loved the island, honestly (during the day ha!) but it was time to go. V and I finally lathered up the bug spray and went outside on the top deck for awhile hoping to catch some Zzzz's. Caught a few but not near enough. Let's just say...this girl is not a camper.

We started to cook breakfast this morning and the gas in our gas stove ran out. Sooo....Sarah had a cold hamburger...we threw in some yogurt, granola, granola bars, cold tortillas, mangos, and anything else we could find because we were so hungry. ha!

V thankfully was finally able to get ahold of the owner and Barry's dad came to pick us up. The ride to the island of Utila was heavenly. The breeze was amazing! All I could say was, "Breeze! I LOVE you!" :)

Our time on our little private adventurous camping island has now come to an end. I didn't know whether to be happy or sad. :) We arrived and got all of our Americana luggage unloaded...we asked a lady where this hotel was and she said "Oh, its far! You need taxi!" So we caught 2 (3 wheeled) taxi's to our hotel...Mango Inn (pronounced Mongo Inn in islander English). (It was only a 10 min walk away...ha!) We got to our room and just sat in the air conditioning for quite some time.

It.Was.Divine.

Venita was freezing.....Sarah and I are thinking she has seriously gone Honduran on us. haha! There is 1 double bed and 1 twin bed in our room and the shower door is so small you had to turn sideways to get in....and it still wasn't big enough. LOL

We rented a golf cart and drove around the island of Utila today! Sooo much fun!! We drove around everywhere!! Sarah drove with "stop" and "go" pedals! ha! The steering wheel was upside down. Venita was navigating (for some reason they don't trust me with the map bhahaha)....we saw a dirt road...we went on it. The roads have so many ruts in it....We almost tipped the cart over a couple times...and I seriously almost fell OUT twice as we drove around in the "jungle"! LOL

We kept passing this "trusty" truck. The poor thing has definitely seen better days. The door wouldn't shut, and was seriously hanging on by one hinge. But it still ran...so that's all that matters right?! :) We're so spoiled here in the States.

We stopped and got our feet wet in the ocean while we soaked up some more sun! Saw some beautiful children that I just wanted to stop and hug on for awhile. They were so sweet! Saw a guy walking down the street with a machete....and also cutting their grass with machetes too!

Sarah tried to turn the golf cart around in someone's yard and also stopped to swing on a tree swing...and when we left Sarah took out a tree branch and popped me in the head!! I kept finding all sorts of tree debree in my hair! LOL

After we turned the golf cart in, we walked and found a restaurant to eat at. Ate a twist of American food tonight...and for dessert we had grilled pineapple toasted in brown sugar, topped with cinnamon, coconut flakes, ice cream, caramel and whipped cream. Oh.My.Word! It was heavenly! But we got the ice cream separately because the waiter was new. ha! Oh well...it was still divine!

Venita left to go get ice cream and while she was gone, Sarah and I were just sitting there people observing and this guy drove up to the market across the street, looked at me with a sheepish grin and went about his business. He came out of the market singing very loudly, looked up at me again, grinned real big and got on his bike super fast and drove away. LOL Sarah called him my Honduran boyfriend. I beg to differ. LOL

It's a normal day to ride to the market on your scooter and come home carrying a fan on your hip while you're driving home. :)

Back to the hotel it is....it felt so good to soak up some a/c and a HOT shower AND we have electricity!! We feel like we're in Heaven! :)

The Royal Wedding is in the morning and yes we are getting up to watch it! :)

Honduras Adventures: Wednesday

I'm sure you're just dying to know the rest of our crazy adventurous trip. :) So here it goes...

Random facts about our day :)

• We got up this morning and sat outside for quite awhile. (told you this was our morning ritual) Then cooked some breakfast...yummy!


• Sarah decided it was her turn to try the flippers out. bahaha.....no worries we laugh at her just like we laughed at V when she tried it. There is a reason why these feet didn't go in them. ha!


• The 3 of us were all relaxed under the palm trees enjoying the breeze. Sarah and I were trying to take a nap, when out of no where Venita JUMPS up and starts RUNNING around singing! Which in turn.....yepped you guess it.....made Sarah and I jump! Talk about scaring someone! ha!


• They have some crazy pelicans on this island! Most of them are so laid back and reserved...yet there is one that loves to dive in the water and eat ALL day long. It's official today...we named him Spazzy. :)


• No sea creatures today...thank you Jesus!


• We explored the island today...took us a whole 10 minutes. hehe


• The tide is so shallow in the morning and the later it gets the deeper it gets. Usually around 4:30-5:00 we had to get out of the water because it was getting pretty deep.


• We left food for the lovely crustations again and they only left specs of foil. I mean seriously...the weirdest creatures...ever.


• I was lounging in my chair (yes, in the water) again today and....it broke while in the water. LOL Guess I deserved it? ha!


• I nearly had heart FAILURE when I saw other creepy crawly things running towards me in the house tonight. Trust me, these feet stayed up in the chair while Venita mastered the killing with the broom. :)


• Dinner tonight: bacon cheeseburgers, juicy pineapple, bean dip, potatoes, homemade chips, sofrita, and lemonade. mmmm but yes it was quite the random mix.


• We had a landmark in the water that we always stuck close too (there was more sand than rocks there)....and we named it "Fern". Apparently we're in to naming things? lol


• Apparently some of us need hearing aids? Venita or I (can't remember) said something about getting the tortillas....and Sarah said, "What? We didn't bring any pickles?" LOL


• The crustations were making noises in the kitchen and Venita yelled at them saying "I hear you in there! Boy you betta back it on up!" bahaha Guess we're so accustomed to them by this point, we just talk to them. ha!!


• We had a bug fly in our oil while we were making chips and we didn't notice until we had already eaten....isn't that a health code violation? :)


• Venita and the broom were having quite the bonding session tonight...between creepy crawly things and invasion of the crustations...it was a interesting night. More like V playing hockey. ha!


• Over.It. (the crustations anyways).

To name a few very precious things that we would die to have right now...

• washcloths


• real dish soap (there's smell like ajax)


• hot water


• real showers


• air conditioning

All in all...a good day. There is a beautiful breeze flowing through the windows right now...hope it stays like this through the night so we can sleep good.

-Until tomorrow...

Trendy Bliss: Participating in Giveaways!!

So, I wanted to take a quick break from all my Honduran adventures and let you know that my online shop, Trendy Bliss, is participating in a couple of giveaways!!

Ruby Loop is having a 3000 fan giveaway, which is going on right now!!! She is having daily winners as well as one Grand prize winner!! Be sure to go check it out! Would love for you to "like" her fan page and let her know that Trendy Bliss sent you!!!

Trendy Bliss is also participating in a giveaway over at Sweet Sarenity Boutique! She is having an auction for Relay for Life to help Fight Against Cancer!! Go check out her items...it's for a great cause!! The auction is only open until Sunday at 6pm! Also be sure and "like" her fan page and let them know Trendy Bliss sent you!!

We will also be participating in another giveaway with Cristi Hoefer Photography, starting May 14th! More details to come!

Honduras Adventures: A Trip to the Generator House

Ok. This story deserves a separate post in and of itself. Seriously. It makes me laugh so hard looking back on it. I only wish I would have video'd it. We could have won some money on Funniest Home Videos or something. :)

There is only ONE word that describes our trip to the Generator House.

SCARY.

If you know any of us 3 girls then I'm sure you will get a mental picture and it will make this even funnier!

Picture this: 3 gringas. In a foreign country. On a private island. It's pitch black outside. Wearing flip flops. 4700 degrees outside. Hermit Crabs EVERYWHERE. And these 3 city girls are trying to walk from the house to the generator house with ONE flashlight whose batteries were about to die at any given moment!

Need I say anymore?!? LOL

Ok, so now that you have that mental picture going...I'm sure some of you are already dying laughing! I'm laughing now as I write this.

So we apparently were enjoying having electricity way too much. But we had to turn the generator off before we went to bed because it would get too hot. The generator house is on the other side of the island. But who is going to be the one to go out with the crabs to turn it off? None of the 3 of us wanted to be "the one". So, Sarah had a suggestion.....

"If one person has to go...we're ALL going!"

So...needless to say. We ALL went. Venita opened the door and we all just stood there like frozen stick people. There seriously was crabs E V E R Y W H E R E!!! I am not exaggerating. When I say HUNDREDS....I mean HUNDREDS of them!! They varied in sizes from quarter size to baseball size.

These city girls were not having it.

We FINALLY got the courage enough to step foot outside the house. I'm just being REAL here yall. Venita started us out, she was holding the flashlight (that barely worked). Sarah and I were following Venita. All 3 of us were screaming at the top of our lungs. And if you were present...this is what you would have heard....

"Venita! WAIT!"

"AAGH! THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!!"

"I CAN'T SEE!!!"

"WHERE is the flashlight?!"

"You're going TOO fast!"

"Why does the generator house have to be so far away?!"

"And just think! We have to get back after this?!"

"Why did we turn the generator on anyways?!"

"Follow our footsteps!"

"Go this way!"

"Why are we doing this?!"

"I can't handle this anymore!"

We finally reached the generator house. Ok, so it really wasn't THAT far away, but it was on the edge of the island and when there are crabs everywhere...its a LONG way!

Venita turned off the flashlight to save on the batteries...and Sarah and Venita finally got the generator turned off. I was apparently there for moral support. When all of a sudden, everything goes BLACK and everything got QUIET! I'm not gonna lie...we just stood there and yelled, "OH JESUS!!" And wouldn't you know it....

Venita couldn't get the flashlight turned back on!

WHAT?! Are you kidding me?! How are we going to get back to the house?!

Thankfully she finally got the flashlight turned back on, but its barely working so we had to high-tail it back to the house! Again, we could barely see and still dodging crabs...we finally made it back!

Safe. Alive. And. Sound.

Whew! What an adventure!

This makes me laugh so hard now. I mean seriously...who has adventures like this? Especially in a foreign country? Leave it up to us. If there is adventure, one of two things will happen. Either IT will find US or WE will find IT! hahaha!!!

Love it!

Honduras Adventures: Tuesday

Good Morning!

It's a little stuffy this morning, but came right outside first thing after waking up and there is a little breeze blowing. Sitting here under the palm trees taking in all of God's beautiful creation.

After all His love is like the ocean!

It's so peaceful and laid back this morning. Venita cooked us breakfast. Fried eggs, cheese, and toast! Yum! By the way, they don't refrigerate eggs here!

We spent all day outside, enjoying the water and the sun! Needless to say I got a "little" sunburned. I so proudly pulled a lounge chair into the ocean and relaxed in the water. :) It was relaxing just laying there in the sun and letting the water come up on you. For some reason that made the girls laugh. hehe It really is kind of funny but you should try it, then you'll know what I'm talking about. :)

Venita went snorkeling today but got to close to the coral and rocks...and got all scraped up. :( It was the funniest thing watching her walk in her flippers. LOL If only the video camera would have been out. It was hilarious! She had to walk like a soldier just to get around.

Another highlight of the day: Venita and Sarah were kind of far out in the water. I-was in the chair, taking in some waves. V had just gotten out when all of a sudden we heard this noise in the water and I heard Sarah say, "WHAT is in this WATER?! SOMETHING is IN this water!?" When about that time we saw black fins clapping together...and I will say this....

...It. Was. NOT. A. Fish!!

I'm not sure what that thing was. But it wasn't a fish. Talk about scary. Of course Sarah hightailed it out of the water, as did I. Scary moment. Pretty sure it was either a baby shark or a baby whale or something.

Random things about our day:

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  We forgot to buy napkins....so kleenex was our staple. ha!


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  It's so timeless here. No one has clocks here. But we can count on Sarah....she can "tell time" by the sun. ha!!!


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  We crossed a sand bar onto a very small island. It looked like the "party island". Tons of trash and bottles...with random things sticking onto a pole. Crazy.


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  We saw a canoe that came from the middle of nowhere ocean and we thought for a minute that he was headed our way. But apparently he just stopped to have lunch.


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  I catipulted a big log that washed up on shore. LOL


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  Some big weapon washed up on shore. Apparently they not only are used for safety but to crack coconuts open.


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  Had YUMMY watermelon for lunch!


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  V vs. Crustations 3. The crustations decided to attack again tonight.


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  The people on the private island near us walked over to another private island. In places the water is where you can walk.


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  Took an afternoon nap in the sun!


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  Dinner: chicken quesadilas, bean dip, sofrita and montequia, and homemade chips.


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  Dinner was "Off the fork!" ha! While we were eating dinner my fork decided to bend ALL the way in half. Dinner didn't take near as long tonight to cook as it did last night. Yippie!


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  Barry (the island owner) came to turn the generator on for us. We're so happy to finally have electricity! What does Venita have to say about Barry? "He's a fine looking gentleman, with beautiful eyes, with dark curly hair, and an awesome accent." haha V, maybe he has a brother? :) He really is a super nice guy and everything is "No Problem!" *said in the best island english voice*


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  Barry told us that the hermit crabs come up or in the house because they smell food. He said "they're no idiots. they come where the good stuff is." So he told us to place food outside somewhere and that way they won't come into the house. Advice taken. Anything to get those creepy crawly things out of the house. :) We placed food outside and not even 10-15 minutes later, it was COVERED in crabs. Ranging from sizes of a quarter to baseball size. Yuck. And they even knocked on our door. *not joking*.


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  At one point, I was up stairs and yelled that there was a dragon fly flying around. All of a sudden, V comes running up the stairs with her broom saying, "WHERE?" hahaha She thought I said crustations and she was running up there after them to get them out! hahaha What an awesome friend! :)


• We had to shut the generator off tonight before we went to bed...and that is a whole 'nother story in and of itself. In fact, that might even deserve its own post. :)


• Sarah and I sat up on top deck for awhile tonight and just talked and enjoyed the little breeze that we got.

All in all a good day....just wait until you hear the story about us going to the generator house. :)

Honduras Adventures: Monday

This morning we got up super early because we needed to go to the grocery store to get food for our private island before we catch the ferry. Our super nice taxi dude from last night picked us up again. At first he thought we wanted to go to the outdoor market but finally got it through to him that we needed the grocery store. :) We finally got everything we needed. We had bags and bags of food and wondered how we were going to get all of that along with our Americana luggage in this taxi! LOL Keep in mind that one suitcase is already tied to the trunk. ha!! We pushed and shoved until we finally got everything under control although it was a little tight in the back seat. :) Needless to say we were getting lots of looks...looks that read "el stupido Americanas". LOL But not only that...we got done WAY earlier than we thought so we had an hour to waste before we had to get to the ferry. So we asked our taxi driver if he would show us around La Ceiba.

We finally got to the ferry station to catch Princess Utila. It was supposed to leave at 9. We didn't leave until almost 11. lol But we're on the island so it's "No Problem!" *said in my best islander english voice* We waited for what seemed like years under that HOT and muggy Honduran sun with little breeze. But it was "No Problem"...we're going to the island! :)

So since I've already talked about some previous restroom experiences...yes, you guessed it. We experienced another one at the boat dock. Lets just say, you MUST carry toilet paper and hand sanitizer with you AT ALL TIMES. :) You hold these items near and dear to your heart when you are in a foreign land. Just saying. :)

While we were waiting, we happened to look up and we saw D'Andre's twin. Seriously. Every single thing about this guy was exactly like D'Andre. From the clothes he wore, to how he sat, how he wore his hat, how he fixed his glasses, his shoes, his smile, his facial features. Everything. So Venita decided to go talk to him...and he even posed like him! Too funny!

We finally got on the ferry, Princess Utila, and it was an hour long make your stomach flip flop kind of a ride. Dramamine didn't even touch it. Sweet Lord Jesus...we were so thankful to finally step foot off of it. ha! We almost felt like we were wave surfing. :) But we arrived safe and sound so that is all that matters, right? :)

We finally got to the island of Utila. Loved it!!! What a beautiful island! We got all 4700 bags and stopped under a huge tree to catch some shade while we waited on Barry (the island owner) to pick us up in his boat. I wish we knew what kind of tree it was. It was huge! And it had the biggest and prettiest leaves on it. It was the coolest thing! While we were waiting on Barry, we browsed through the streets a little bit, grabbed some cold drinks (we have lived on Gaterade), and also stopped at a street vendor and got a baleada to snack on. Oh my word, it was soo good! Especially when you haven't eaten all day. It's a toasted flour tortilla with red refried beans and Honduran cheese. It was wonderful! Barry finally showed up an hour later and we had to walk on what appeared to be a not so safe dock (no worries...we made it ok) and got all of our Americana luggage loaded in the boat. Now...it's off to our...

Private Island!

It's absolutely beautiful!! The house is wonderful! The view when we arrived was lovely! Palm trees swaying and there is a beautiful house hiding behind all that with the sound of the ocean waves crashing in as we arrived. Lovely! Our little private island, Little Cay. We finally made it! We quickly went exploring! Lots of sand, lots of palm trees, lots of rocks, 2 docks, a huge 3 bedroom house, a 1 bedroom cabin, a generator house, and the beautiful Caribbean ocean! You can't go wrong with that! We were so hot from being outside all day that it didn't take long to get in the water. It's so relaxing.

Sitting here on the beach under a huge palm tree, with the house sitting behind us. Sarah and Venita are reading and we just watched the sun set over the beautiful, clear, Caribbean water. It's nearing dark and I'm sitting here listening to the waves crash against the rocks. Pretty relaxed right now.

Ok, so everything has been all goodness until tonight. I started cooking dinner and it took 3 hours just for the water to semi boil on the bottom of the pan. The next time I checked it, all the water had evaporated out of the pan. Seriously?! HA! Oh the joys! So while we are waiting on the water to boil and the chicken to finish cooking, all of a sudden we hear these clicking noises. Apparently we had some "pre dinner guests" that wanted to join us. We all looked at each other and said, "What was that?!" Only to get up and find several baby crabs just hanging out in the kitchen. I didn't sign up for this. LOL It's starting to be like a camping experience....and....

...I'm. Not. A. Camper.

Not to mention the fact that I. DON'T. Do. Creepy. Crawly. Things.

So we finally got past that, and Venita and I were trying to find something to strain the noodles with...and I noticed a HUGE roach just hanging out in the strainer. I THREW that bowl faster than lightening back in the cabinet and closed the door as I SCREAMED! ha! I'm such a girl. But Venita was right along with me.

Then a huge dragonfly came buzzing through the window and kept attacking Sarah and she straight up did the huckabuck trying to get away from it. ha!! If only we would of had the video camera out.

We finally got dinner done and we were sitting there, talking and laughing. It's what we do best! :) And we kept hearing these clicking noises. Ok, so we are in unfamiliar surroundings, in a foreign country, on a private island, and it's just us 3 gringas. Not to mention that it is pitch black outside and we couldn't get the generator (so we obviously have no electricity) on, so we only have solar lights that work. So Venita gets up with her flashlight and looks under the cabinet and screams, "KRISTA! LOOK!" I creep over towards her and there are these 2 HUGE Creepy hermit crabs. Crustations as we call them. They only come out at night time. We tried on several attempts to get them out of the house with a broom (rather Venita did. She gets ALL the credit for this). She opened up the door and...They were E V E R Y W H E R E outside. And that is not an exxageration.

So now we're back in the living room, feet propped up and looking down to make sure the floor is clear before getting down. Ok, really it wasn't THAT bad, but it is....if you know what I'm saying. At this point all I can say is thank you Jesus for a flashlight, a broom, a friend that isn't afraid to use the broom for these crustations, and that we are only on this island for 3 days instead of our original plan for 5 days. It's WONDERFUL during the day, but.............I'm not a fan of "crustations".

So not to end this on a bad note. We're listening to the wind blow hard through the trees right now and listening to the ocean waves crash against the rocks and it is beautiful! Love hearing those sounds! So thankful to be spending time with my lovely besties and experiencing the world together!

-Until Tuesday's Adventures...

Honduras Adventures: Sunday

The electricity went out before church today...which also causes the water not to work. ha! Imagine 3 girls trying to get ready for church with no electricity or water! ha! But needless to say, we survived! :)

We made it to church, had an awesome service. Everyone was so friendly and made us feel very welcome! Thank You to everyone that made us feel so welcome while we were there!

We had to leave church early to catch a bus to go to La Ceiba. We rode first class style which was super nice! The seats were so comfy and they kept us provided with snacks and drinks. A 7 hour bus ride turned into 9. ha! During the bus ride, what time we didn't sleep, we saw some very interesting things.

• We saw some shacks that some didn't even have 4 walls, just metal planks because thats all they could afford to put together. It makes you thankful for what you are blessed to have.


• Saw a bike with tons of bags on it, and a Mom and a baby carseat sitting on top of the bags, riding down the street.


• The sun over the mountains were absolutely beautiful!


• The bus stopped and we attemped to use the bathroom on the bus, until a lady jumped in front of us and used the restroom with the door OPEN. Oh, and you can't forget the sign above the toilet that read, "Urine only". I'm just being real here yall...so forgive me.


• A guy from the local La Ceiba church is our taxi driver...and for some reason we kept him laughing. Wonder why? 3 gringas traveling Honduras with all our crazy comments and American luggage that had to be tied to the trunk so it wouldn't fall out. ha!! And everytime we went over a bump, looked back to make sure all our Americana luggage was still hanging in there. haha! Sarah and I were teasing Venita that he had the "hots" (ok I know that term is old school lol) for her! Especially when she almost got a kissy kissy. LOL Sorry, Venita...I had to!


• We stayed in a really nice hotel today, La Aurora. Thankful for air conditioning and a comfortable bed with a hot shower! It had lovely, shiney tile floors and an awesome chandelier in the lobby. The hotel guy showed us to our room, brought us water in a pitcher, and he ordered and brought us food from across the street! Super nice!


• Our dinner tonight: 1 piece of fried chicken, slaw we couldn't eat, and a yummy plantain!

All in all...it was a good day! :)

Back Home!

We arrived back in the United States on Monday evening! I have to say it was a GREAT trip, but I'm glad to be back home! We arrived safe and sound and although the travel alerts are high right now, we had no problems getting through. Traveling home was smooth sailing. :)

I'm having a difficult time getting back into the swing of things. I hit the road runnin' when I got back. Went back to work the next day, church, and family things...so needless to say I still haven't unpacked, done laundry, or got things back in order.

I promise I have a ga-zillion pictures, videos, and the journals (from the time we didn't have internet on the trip) to post...but please bear with me. It will take me a few days to get everything caught up. :)

Hope yall are having a wonderful week