Uneventful flight to Nairobi (aside from the lady next to me elbowing me all the time.. perhaps the reason why I took a diazepam?) A little tipsy and watched a film on Joan Jett and the Runaways before passing out to Shrek 3 (or 4). Woke up pretty dazed… which was quite fun considering I …
After a rather precarious drive due to rain and inclines and sharp bends we finally made it to Copan. Spent 15 minutes deciding whether to stay with the super sweet boy-lady (Si thinks it was a boy, me a girl) or the super sweet lady’s hostel. Then headed out to a cutesy cheap typical Hondoran …
We then headed west to Suchitoto, a colonial town that was practically abandoned during the war, the walls still laden with bullet holes. Stopped for lunch at the San Miguel Mall and Si happily (yes, he looks sad in this picture) munched on Central America’s version of KFC; Pollo Campero. I know some people say it’s fun …
The next day we headed to El Motoze, a small village where, on December 11th 1981 the Salvadorian Army massacred approximately 800 civilians. It was the first time I'd actually broken down at a memorial site; usually listening, reading, absorbing, paying my respects, but all with my emotional guard up. Standing in the garden, looking at …
Met by Jorge, or Tours In El Salvador (http://www.tourinelsalvador.com/) at the El Amitillo border. After deciding I wanted to visit the Guerrilla stronghold and El Mozote massacre sight I stumbled across his reviews on trip advisor. Enquiring if we could do a day trip with him we ended up booking a 3-day tour way above …
Boat –Taxi – Chicken Bus – Tuk Tuk to Granada. Chicken bus was fun and a bit of an experience for Si… but sadly it didn’t take us to Granada as promised. Messed up a bit when we got there. For some reason, even after being told the rooms were cramped and have bed bugs, …
(Written a bit drunk on Tuesday 31st) I’m on a boat to Isla de Ometepe in Nicaragua. Costa Rica and Panama have been incredible, but this is just... hmmm.. hard to describe, but I can only compare to arriving in Cambodia. So much recent history, so lush, so beautiful. Somewhere I’ve really, really, really, wanted …
Weeze X Christina 