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New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2009February 2, 2013adminLeave a comment

I wake up with a raging hangover.. No that’s a lie. I’m still relatively drunk. And actually, for once, Cynthia’s alarm clock wakes me up. It’s 8 a.m. she says, if you wanted to go diving. Dammit, I say, and roll out
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Roatan – Day 4

December 30, 2009February 2, 2013admin1 Comment

I wake up at 6:20. It looks as though the rain has cleared. I head over to the Beach House to see if I can get onto their internet today. The sky is a couple of shades of pink and purple. I
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Roatan – Days 2 and 3

December 28, 2009February 2, 2013adminLeave a comment

12/28 Around 8:30 in the morning, Cyn, Jason and I head out for dives only slightly late. While Cyn and everyone else sitting on the porch scoop up gear and head for the boat, Jason and I sit dumbfounded on the bench.
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Roatan

December 27, 2009February 6, 2013adminLeave a comment

Upon disembarking, you enter a room that serves as a luggage claim. Bags, stuffed full on carts, are pulled out from under the boat, one unloaded after another. It seems like they will be unloading forever. Soon, other boxes and bags come
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La Ceiba to Roatan

December 27, 2009February 2, 2013adminLeave a comment

The next morning, surprisingly get up at 8:20. l oh shit, will we make it? Should we even try? But we make a collective decision to just gun for it (since there’s nothing in La Ceiba), and I wake up Jason. We
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La Ceiba – Part 2

December 26, 2009February 2, 2013adminLeave a comment

When we pull into the hotel, it is nearly 8 o’clock at night. The reception area is completely empty. Checking in, I say to the front desk. A bellhop has already insisted on taking our bags. Is Jason here? Has he already
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La Cangrejal – Honduras

December 26, 2009February 2, 2013admin6 Comments

I awake at 6:15 the next morning, eager to get on my way for the day. I start moving around, packing my things. The cab will be here at 7 to take us to Cangrejal. The road is long and bumpy, although
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La Ceiba

December 25, 2009February 2, 2013admin1 Comment

La Ceiba is slightly cooler when we arrive. In the distance to the south, we see a hoard of clouds descending upon the mountain peaks. The flight had been beautiful but bumpy, although it is the first I’ve taken without air con. We
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Managua, Tegucigalpa to La Ceiba

December 25, 2009February 2, 2013adminLeave a comment

As soon as the bus starts moving, I am passed the hell out. I am out, drooling into my shoulder as they play an 80s movie until we reach the Nica/Honduras border. We all hand over the passports and exit the bus
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Getting out of San Juan del Sur

December 25, 2009February 2, 2013admin1 Comment

Cynthia is up soon and hanging out with the hostel crew, drinking a big vat of mojitos that Cooper has cooked up with Chelo. Instead of the Flor de Cana, they use some cheap local rum that costs $1.80 a bottle. I
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