Cross country travels

Last Monday, a group of 9 of us headed of to Tela to enjoy the beach before the madness of teaching begins. We had a smooth ride and there and were able to see the beautiful scenery of Honduras. There were mountains after rolling green mountains throughout the entire bus ride. We made it to Tela without any problems and got to our hotel which was actually cute little cabins located right on the beach away. The only problem was the price and the fact that there was a tree above us which continually dropped seeds onto our tin roof all night long. I can't even count how many times I woke up in them middle thinking someone was breaking into our humble abode. While there we did eat some amazingly yummy food, good thing it was super yummy because we waited about 2 hours for them to cook it. Also, I should mention that restaurants there are really just little tables on the beach while people cook the food in their own personal kitchens. It was definitely probably the freshest food I have eaten.
Day 2 Though my mom would be proud of us trying to pinch pennies....the hotel/hostel or whatever you might call it was truly awful. I posted some of the pictures on facebook and unfortunately the zoom on my camera is not great enough to show all of the tiny ants that were crawling across the bed. Needless to say before we layed down there was a heavy dose of hand sanitizer and bug spray applied to the bed, and the pillows were absolutely out of the question. Lesson learned always pack extra clothes in case they are needed in the form of sheets or pillows. We did have a fantastic lunch with a spectacular view and spent the rest of the time lounging on the beach until it was late enough to muster up the liquid courage to sleep on those beds.
Day 3  Was by far the best day! We took a boat out to Punta Sal ( a national park) We hiked through some jungle-esque environment and saw both Howler Monkeys and White faced monkeys. In fact the guide said it was quite rare to see both monkeys at the same time....understandably so, they were having a stand off above our heads. We then took the boat back around the island and were dropped and left to snorkel back. Though I had occasional moments of panic and fear of drowning it was a lovely experience and were able to see a few interesting fish and an abundance of coral. Then we had another fabulous lunch with a paradise view. Life is rough, I know.
Day 4 Time to head home. The bus ride from Tela to San Pedro was...how can I put this? For lack of a better word I will say, interesting. It may perhaps have been the bumpiest ride I have ever had, busch gardens included. The driver was an utter maniac who spent more time picking his nose than watching the road. He also must have had Mario Andretti(sp) tendencies, and took turns at a higher speed then buses are supposed to. Then, after much confusion in San Pedro we were once again Gracias bound. This bus driver actually lost his side mirror due to driving too close to oncoming traffic. I might add, he stopped momentarily...the other driver kept going....then we were back on our way. Slightly different from the US lol. One more bus change and a few groceries later we made it back our casa amarilla. We were all glad to be home with our bronzed skin and fond memories.