We left for Honduras Friday morning. Our flight was scheduled for 9:10am but it was over-sold so we didn't leave on time.
While sitting at the gate, waiting to board, we struck up a conversation with the gentleman next to us. He discovered we were headed to Utila and quickly popped out a business card and information about whale sharks. Jackpot. I had just run into the director of the whale shark research institute based in Utila, Honduras. What luck.
We were bumped up to 1st class (Frank's bump is automatic and I get to ride the coat tails of his luck frequently) and that is where Rob, my new BFF, was sitting. Of all the luck, he was sitting across the aisle from us.
When we landed in San Pedro Sula (Honduras's airport), he led us where we needed to go and spent the two hours waiting with us. During that time he bought us drinks (me a single rum & coke, he and Frank had doubles). He showed me pictures and videos of his dives. He copied these for me! I now am the proud owner of these fabulous pictures and can't believe my luck. I promised that I would try to find a way to integrate at least one picture or video into my curriculum. Hopefully I can get in more than just one; those videos are phenominal! He made me promise not to selol them or pass them off as my own (like I could).
We boarded a flight from SAP (San Pedro Sula) to a small town I can't think of the name of. It was a 40+ flight in a crop duster that I knew would crash. I took a video and the sound of the engines is incredibly loud.
After landing at the Utila airport (a small landing strip that has no terminal), we were met by our host Chris. Chris was on a four-wheeler. They had accidentally overbooked the house and we were staying at a hotel for one night. We bid Rob goodnight and promised to find him later at the bar. We rode to our hotel (Jade Seahorse), threw down our suitcases and found a bar with food. Iguana juice is my new favorite drink--fresh limeaid with rum (good rum, not the nasty stuff that is normally served in bars).
We met up with Rob and had a few more drinks then had some delicious local food at Dave's. What a day!
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