Volcán de Agua finally showed itself in full glory this morning. Its top was covered in clouds in these past days. What a photo opt! Today a long drive to cross the border to Honduras to get to Copán, our first Maya site. We had to stop and waited for about half an hour on a road that only let cars passed in 1 direction at a time. Soon after, the van's AC unit stopped blowing cold air and we had to radio to get another van. So we stopped at a hotel for early lunch and waited there for another van to arrive. It took 5 hours! During the wait, we explored the hotel which contained slides into a swimming pool and kids playground. Later in the afternoon we heard thunder and saw lightning and then the tropical rain started to pour straight done. T and I went outside to experience it. It was refreshing and smelled of the tropics. 'lluvia!' I exclaimed with my arms wide open in the parking lot in front of the hotel, "si, porque mucho calor", said a hotel attendant. I really missed rain like this since we dont have them in CA. Such a memorable moment! I just stood there in the hotel entrance to watch and to feel the rain. So loved that moment.
Got to the border after dark and to expedite, Luis paid both our entrance and exit fees and to save time, we didnt wait to get our passport stamped. So no Honduras stamp. A few km later we arrived at don Udo's hotel on top of a very steep cobblestone street. Another colonial style hotel, with rooms on 2 floors surrounding a central courtyard. The room was basic but comfortable and with AC. We walked a few blocks to Carnitas Nia Lola restaurant that had excellent grilled meat on skewers for dinner. Very good meal. The waitresses delivered the dishes carrying them on their heads. Copán Ruinas park was just a few minutes from the Ruinas town and I couldnt wait to wake up the next morning to see this maya site for the first time.
Lluvia !
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