From Laowais to Gringos: Tela

Oh my - it has been a long time since I have updated. In that time a lot has happened but we will do this one thing at a time. In October we are really lucky to have a million holidays - so that equals a million three day weekends. On one of the those weekends - Luke and I decided to be road warriors and take the mopeds for a good old fashioned road trip to Tela, a beach community about 1.5 hours away.

We pack up the mopeds and headed out. Sadly, about halfway through, the rain came, and when I say it came, it didn't stop. Luckily, Luke and I bought rain jackets from REI (the best store in the world) before moving to Honduras. We were very happy to have them. The ride otherwise was great and it felt really good to be on the 'open road'.

When we arrived in Tela, we stayed at a hotel called Maya Vista which was awesome! The hotel itself is on a hill which makes for amazing views. We were so happy to arrive, soaked, but happy. We checked into our room and enjoyed sitting upstairs looking out at the sea and the really lovely sunset.

The next day, some of our teacher friends decided to join us for a kayaking adventure in the mangroves! Jenna, Elio, Dan and Erika all met up with us and we went kayaking where we saw a baby alligator, monkeys and the Bruja Bird (my favorite because it cackles like a witch). It was a fun and amazing time except for the mosquitoes Holy biting batman, when you got into that stagnant water - they came after you.

We ended the day getting pizza in town and drove home the next day. It was a great short trip and super fun to hang out with friends outside of Ceiba! Here are some photos for your enjoyment.