Route of the Maya Oat Trip, Dec 2023 - #3 - San Salvador to Copan, Honduras

 

Route of the Maya Oat Trip

San Salvador, El Salvador to Copan Ruinas, Honduras

11 Dec 2023

Took a few more pictures of this nice room in San Salvador!  Off to another country today!

Made a potty stop at a service station.  Wandered a few minutes to stretch our legs & see what things the El Salvadorian's buy at a quick stop!

Stopped a little later for fill up of the bus, but only Bob got off the bus.  Stopped less than 5 minutes.  Continued on to arrive at border out of El Salvador & into Guatemala about 12:30pm.  Easy check, by the time they had gone through the group passports, we had gone potty & got back on the bus.  At the entrance to Guatemala we didn’t even get out of the bus, he just checked the passports at the door to the bus & waved us through.  Walter chattered most of the ride about the history of Honduras, mostly the recent trials & tribulations concerning Oliver North.

Stopped for lunch about 40 minutes after the first border.  Casa Enoya.  It was wonderful.  Family run operation & meal served family style.  Brought out huge platters of chicken, sausage, beef & vegetables.  Lovely grilled vegetables – chili peppers, onions, squash, potatoes, carrots, green onions.  All wonderful.  Beef was tough, but everything else was perfect.  Lots of different sauces – including some powdered pumpkin seeds. 
Had time to wander around a little after eating.  A small church on site with a nativity scene inside it.  Heard a few birds. 

Back in the bus & arrived at the border about 3pm.  Interesting scenery!!  First processed out of Guatemala & that was quite fast.  In the same building, we moved over to a long line – a busload of young kids were in front of us.  Walter worked some magic & got us in a special line for “old” people.  All except John – Dale’s son – he’s only about 50.  After we all finished Walter got him moved over – called him a diplomat.  While we were at the border, the taxi finally met up with us with Anne’s luggage.  Thank goodness.  Finished up & back on the bus about 4pm.

Only less than a half hour to Copan Ruinas & our Don Udo’s Hotel.  Roads into the tiny village are very small.  The B&B is quaint & our room is small, but clean & has everything we need in it.  

Dropped our bags & pottied, then back down to walk about the village square with Walter.  Really a busy place.  Very noisy!!!  Just finished the block & back to the hotel.

Back to room to put things out for tomorrow.  Then down to have a light supper.  It was the Honduras special meal – designed by a young woman for truck drivers to take with them, Baleada, kind of like a burrito – tortilla spread with beans, then you choose your filling – salsa, chicken, plaintains, eggs, cheese, pickled vegetables, avacados, but folded, not rolled.  You added other things too, it could get pretty big, so we just shared one.  Had Canteloupe juice to drink.  Very interesting! 
Back to the room to catch up on the journal.  Turned on the a/c to cool the room down a little.  While I was washing my face, George realized we didn’t have a top sheet on the bed.  We texted Walter & he sent someone up.  They brought a sheet & fixed it.  It was 2 young men.  Cute! 
Posted for the 3^rd day in Facebook!  Doing good.  Got all the pictures from the phone onto my computer!
Bed about 10:30pm.