Thursday, May 16, 2013

Off to Copan Ruinas

Up at 4:15, taxi picked us up at 4:40am and had a quick trip to the Hedman Alas bus terminal. Got there about 4:50, and we had to wait 10 minutes for it to open at 5:00am.

The bus trip to San Pedro Sula, where we switched to another bus to Copan Ruinas. Remember dad being all concerned about our bags at San Pedro Sula.

Got to Copan Runias about 2:00 and walked 300m or so from the bus station to La Posada de Belssy, up a steep hill with our backpacks on. No problem for me, but dad needed a rest half way up. Nice hotel, small rooms, for $18/night. After getting settled, we went to Jim's Pizza as dad was craving pizza. Kids selling corn husk dolls kept bothering us and wouldn't leave us alone. It's very low tourist season here, so I imaging people are hurting.

After lunch we walked around Copan Ruinas some more. Copan Ruinas is a small town with narrow cobblestone streets and lots of restaurants, hotels, shops, etc., all catering to tourists. It's also very hilly. After wandering around, we went back to the hotel and relaxed. I didn't get much sleep last night, so I'm pretty tired.

Around 7:00 we walked around town looking for a place to have a drink, but everything was dead. We ended up finding a place right beside our hotel that was packed full of tourists. There was a fundraiser happening for Genesis Art School, a place setup by a Canadian where children in grades 4-8 can experience and learn the arts (something the public school system does not provide), from painting and drawing to dance and acting in plays. It's free for children in grades 4-8. Duane, the guy running Genesis, is full of energy. (http://duanesguitar.wix.com/genesis/artschool)

We had a beer there then back to the hotel. I tried to read for a bit, but couldn't keep my eyes open.

Remember the church bells ringing between 6 and 7pm, calling everyone to the 7:00pm mass.

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