Valle de Angeles.

We are leaving the lovely cabins in Valle de Angeles today. No need for alarm clocks. The resort has parrots that start talking at 6:00 am. Whether you like it or not, you are getting up at 6:00. Yesterday, Julie was keeping them going but today was a little quieter. Instead, some awoke to Julie calling on me to tell me the computer was up and running. What she didn´t realize was it was 5:00 not 7:00 like her computer said. Oops !!!!!!!!!!! Fortunately, I was awake.... unfortunately, I don´t think the others were.

Linda, Jean, Carol and Art went to town yesterday to do some shopping. Although I haven´t seen it yet, I heard Linda bought a very cute top. They had a lovely brunch and were able to visit the police station. Jean left patches and pins for the police. Next, they were off to the fire hall where they exchanged stickers and patches while learning about their equipment. They had trucks donated from USA, Canada and Spain. They also had ambulances. The locals showed them where to find the store to buy fire department t-shirts and ice cream. (Side note - they have wonderful ice cream here...YUMMY !!!!!!!!)

On our way to the hospital, Julie and I were able to see a sugar cane "factory". They grind up the branches. The pulp is burned and the liquid (sugar) is stored in a big tank. There it is transferred to another tank where it is heated. Once the optimum consistancy is reached, it is poured into a grid to form the cubes. This type of sugar is dark, light brown sugar. At the homes, the sugar cube is stored in the fridge until needed. It is then cooked so the impurities can be skimmed off the top before using. What a simple yet fascinating procedure...... and tasty too. The sugar tastes more like our syrup.

We all met back at the resort for dinner. It was a tasty steak house. On our return, we decided to take an alternate route...... BAD IDEA. The streets are not lit up so the farther away from the restaurant we got, the darker it was. Since we were not totally sure where we were going, we decided to turn back and go the way we knew. Julie jumped on a city bus that was free of charge, Jean and Art took a mini- taxi for $1 US, while Carol, Linda and I made the journey on foot. Another early night.

This morning we are leaving for San Pedro Sula where we will meet up with the others to spend the day before flying out tomorrow morning. This has been an incredible experience.

I´m sorry for those who were unable to post comments. I know my husband,Brian tried to post several times with not much success. If there are others, we know you are thinking of us. At least for me, I was able to hear Brian´s feedback on the phone. How funny is this.... I paid $15 US for a cute little phone and 100 minutes. You gotta love Honduras pricing.

Chow for now.
:-) Kim.