Trip Log (Letter written June 28, 2008)

reh@knology.net — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT

June 28, 2008, Saturday

8:30AM Checked out of motel and driving toward Teguci.
10:30AM Hotel El Picacho. Was told of this nice hotel on the other side of town that costs $75/night (+/-); this gets us back below $100/night. It’s on the road that leads to the US Ambassador’s residence and other very large houses compounds. The hotel is clean and secure with spacious rooms; kitchen opens at 6:30AM. The road goes up the mountain north of town with a spectacular view of Teguci. Signed in, went to room. Settled in, watched some CNN, world events haven’t changed over the last week. Went down for late lunch; kitchen is only opened for breakfast! No snack shop, no bar, just a hotel. I am told there is a “nice” restaurant around the corner; a short drive up the hill and, of course, many down the hill in the center of Teguci. I really don’t like driving in town so decided to go up the hill. This “nice” restaurant is a small tin-roof building with picnic benches on a dirt floor. The kitchen is in the shack with a concrete floor. Items available are chicharons (Honduras chitlins) and pork or cheese papoosas (cheese, pork, or other filling in a pancake like wheat dough. That left me with the choice of cheese papoosas. Taking a cab back and forth from centro (down town) would raise the cost of a stay to $100 +; also, I am hearing more and more that using random taxis is becoming very unsafe. Prudence dictates that one take a taxi summonsed by the hotel, restaurant, etc. Of course, this costs a premium. Looks like we’re back to the Hotel Maya at $100+/-.

4:00PM End of day.

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Trip Log (Letter written June 28, 2008)