Another very early start as we headed off, bound for the Honduran capital, Teguciagalpa. Problem was, we got 10 minutes into the journey and stalled. We weren't going any further...the rain from the previous night had caused a massive landslide which was blocking the entire road. We were told that it should be cleared within an hour or so, so we wandered back to Copan to get some breakfast.
7.30am came and went and by 10am it was clear we were not going ANYWHERE! We started chatting to the other passengers on the bus; 3 Americans who had spent the last month in Honduras on a project. They were great company, and very helpful translating for us. The time for clearing the blockage got later and later and it became likely that if we ever got out of Copan, we might be stuck in San Pedro, with no-where to stay...nice.
We made the decision to exchange our ticket for the following day, using our broken Spanish (I think our Hedman Alas friend was slightly fed up with us). Very relieved, we booked into a private double at ViaVia and spent the evening relaxing. It was a nice end to a stressful day.
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