Two Beers and a Pretzel

5:00 AM – Get to Nashville airport.  Find out they won’t book me thru to Honduras because I don’t have a return ticket.  Change checked luggage to just go to Miami.

6:15 AM – Flight to Miami.

9:45 CST – Arrive at Miami.  Walk 1/2 a mile to the other end of the terminal carrying 70# of crap.  Book an onward refundable flight on TECA from Honduras to Costa Rica on Nov 24th.

1:45 CST – Flight to San Pedro

3:00 PM EST – Arrive in the original Banana Republic at San Pedro with a 30 minute layover and a massive immigration line.

3:25 PM – Still in line.  Find out my flight was cancelled due to weather.

3:40 PM – Get shuffled onto a bus to La Cieba with 25 other people and a Chiuaua.  Pass banana plantions and bridge construction project with armed guards.

6:45 PM – Arrive a La Cieba airport.  Meet 3 other Americans and split a cab to the Grand Paris Hotel.

8 PM – Meet friends for dinner – everyplace is closed…

9 PM – …except the hotel restraunt.  Order the “Typical Plate” of fried plantains, cheese, fried eggs, beans, rice, and something akin to meat.  Food was pretty good.  I’m guessing it was a bit more authentic than the Pizza Hut next ddor or Duncan Donuts down the street.  The local beer “South Beach” is like a sweeter version of Corona.

11:30 – Finishing this e-mail and going to bed.  Need to catch the ferry to Roatan tomorrow at 9:30 AM.

I’ll get some pics tomorrow