This past week was Semana Santa (Holy Week) so we had the whole week off. It was really nice to have some time off from school and get to do some travelling. I originally started the trip off pretty bad by getting really sick Saturday night and throwing up most of the night. I was able to get a few hours of sleep though and then we left at 5:30 in the morning for Copan. We got to Copan around 1 and checked into our Hotel and went to a restaurant for lunch. After lunch we headed off to see the Copan Ruins. It was really a cool place. We had a tour guide but he only spoke Spanish so Pastor Trundle would translate for us. I’ll post a few pictures of Copan at the bottom.
The next day we left Copan for La Ceiba. This is where Pastor and Jessie´s family live and they were very nice and let us stay at their place. The weather for going out to the island that we planed on was not ideal so instead we went to a beach in Trujillo. We took a little speedboat ride out on the water. It was a nice beach…I stayed in the shade as much as I could though cause I did not want to get burned. After the beach they took us to an old fort museum. That was pretty cool to see.
The next day we walked all around La Ceiba and shopped around. La Ceiba is a nice city and its much greener than Comayagua and the beach is really close.
We were going to try to stop at the beach in Tela on the way home but it was raining so we had to skip it. It was a long drive back. Lots of traffic and car accidents due to everyone travelling for Semana Santa. Jessie got a flat tired that we had to stop and fix in the rain. But with the help of Pastor, Greg and Lance we got the spare on without too much trouble.
Good Friday is a big deal here in Comayagua. They put sawdust carpets down in crazy intricate designs (see pictures bellow). Then they have a processional that walks through the city and walks over all the carpets.
Over all it was a really good break…but it did make me homesick. Not having to teach and then kimmie having her mom and aunt here, and stacy having her boyfriend here, Marks mom coming to visit, Katrina having a friend here...pluss just seeing a bunch of Americans around for the Holy Week. Its been nice but we are getting closer to the end…and yes I am counting down the weeks…and its 13 in case you were wondering.
Its back to school tomorrow! Please keep us in your prayers as we finish out this school year!
Much Love!
Mindy
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