Macaw mountain

If you know me well enough, then you know I love birds! I blame my late grandmother Annabelle for fostering this love, along with my father. It is customary in our family to talk to the birds. Grandma used to go out with the chickens in the morning, and you would hear all the conversations […]

The Butterfly garden in Copan.

Mariposario of the Mayan hills resort or the butterfly garden of Copan ruinas. The garden is located on the outskirts of town and was followable by gps. The entry was 100 lempiras or about $4 usd. The garden features 25 different butterfly species. There is a small learning area about butterfly life cycles and you […]

Jaguar Luna hotsprings

Welcome to Copan Ruinas, Honduras. I have finally arrived despite the detour and am booked into Berakah hostel. Here we are bunked with one other girl but room for a total of 6. It is a very nice and clean place to stay, and I am happy with the accommodations. The price is definitely worth it […]

Pulhapanzak falls

There is a tour here in Honduras where you walk into and behind a thunderous waterfall. My roomates at the volunteer house all highly recommended it. Pulhapanzak falls lies between San pedro sula and lake Yoja. You can take a direct bus from the terminal. There is an entry fee to the waterfall park of […]

Diving Utila!

“Floyd when you come let’s go diving in Utila” I said. Of course he said ….sounds good, having no idea what diving all entails. Perhaps we should have given this a little more thought, but being an adventure lover let’s go! We found a dive shop that had room for us over the holiday break […]

Cuevas de Taulabé

One of my favorite things about Honduras is it’s a thrifty place to get your adventure on. Things that would cost a couple hundred dollars in the states are about 5$ usd here. This was true of the caves of Taulabe; The entry fee was 100 lempiras, guided trip was another 100, an extreme cave […]

The Iguana station

The Iguana station is a non-profit educational center based out of Utila island, Honduras. I was planning a trip to this island and found it on google maps. If you get the chance to visit Utila stop at the Iguana station. The educational center is fairly easy to find from the ferry dock. You can […]

Lake Yojoa

Lake Yojoa lies 92 kilometers from San Pedro Sula. It is the largest lago or lake in Honduras. We visited with our school for teachers day this year. From the terminal at San Pedro Sula you can take a bus to the lake. We rode in the back of a pickup, which is an acceptable […]

A weekend in Tela

This weekend I got to take a trip to Tela, Honduras. Tela is an ocean front town on the Carribean sea. It is well known for tourism. From San Pedro Sula we boarded a bus at the terminal headed to the city. Buses can be a little confusing here. There are buses like our city […]