Aloha Honduras! El Poy Border Goes Down...

As we approached the El Salvador/Honduras border crossing this morning I got that feeling in my stomach that I always get before entering a new and unknown country. Nervousness, excitement, anxiety. I love that feeling. Stevie usually doesn't get excited about a new country until we're there, but I like to build it up in my head way before we arrive. I've been amped up about Honduras for a couple weeks now. So far it hasn't disappointed.

Although it took a long time because there where 3 vehicles, getting across the border was pretty easy. There were no corrupt officials here and no aggressive 'helpers'. We did not encounter one single police checkpoint. All this affirmed our decision to skip the hellish lower border crossing. We made the right call taking this longer route, plus now we really get to see and enjoy Honduras instead of rushing through and dodging cops.

Approaching the Hondo border. Not looking too bad...

Stevie adding the Flag of Honduras onto the Sprinter. Yes, I know. Its crooked. I'll be doing all flag applying from now on...

Our drive through the huge rolling green mountains was spectacular. This country is so beautiful it's hard to describe...

Dave and Ann led the caravan, Sprinter Life was in the middle, and Chad and Emily brought up the rear. The roads were fairly rough in places but we just took it slow. It occurred to me when looking at the map how close we were to the road that we drove through Southern Guatemala on weeks ago. It's a testament to how much Sprinter Life is zig-zagging through Central America. Good form! Wouldn't want to miss anything.

Check out this color, so raw... (both photos below)...

Due to the slow border crossing and rough roads, we didn't make our final destination for the day. But we found a cool little town, Santa Rosa De Copan, and checked into a hotel a block away from the central plaza. In the plaza we found this one million year old tree.

Kiki is always a good ice breaker when making contacts with the locals. The kids always seem to rush her. All they want to do is touch the fur. Most have never seen a dog like Kiki before, yet somehow they all seem to know the word "fluffy." This little kid thought he was going to take Kiki home with him.

We're really stoked to be in Honduras. So far the reoccurring theme has held true. That is, the people in the next country are not horrible or scary as the previous country would have you believe. We are finding the people here to be some of the nicest we've met! Today we are heading to Copan Ruins. Stay tuned... TREE