Arrival

Yesterday started with a dive followed by a ferry ride to the tierra firma (mainland) followed by one hour trip by Landrover to loma de Luz. We went through the flurry of introductions at the temporary lodging and unpacked. We were able to have dinner (French Toast) at Drs. Shaw and Sharon Yount (Family Doc and Pediatrician) and their two children Jenna (14) Mykaela (12) who have been career missionary physicians for the past couple of decades, first in Kenya and Zimbabwe, then subsequently here. Shaw did his Family Medicine residency at ECU, about 60 mile from where we currently live.

This is a view from the road leading up to the hospital.

Sea Horse

Arrived at the hospital yesterday. Our day started in Roatan where we went diving again. Saw a large free swimming Moray eel and a Sea Horse. Amazing how camouflaged those animals are, blend right into their surroundings so that they go unnoticed. Interesting when you think about it how we can camouflage ourselves into our surroundings to avoid being noticed or avoid conflict. While we all despise those who seek gratuitous attention we have to be wary of going through life attempting to secluded ourselves from the surrounding world. While interaction with events/people outside our comfort zone may cause pain and even harm to our egos and physical being it is wise to remember that only those who experience pain can experience growth.

Denegado

"Denegado" is a word that I have been hearing much too often recently. It means denied and as you can imagine refers to our credit card. It's wise to ensure your credit card company knows in advance that you are leaving the country. So Cody and I have pretty much all our cash burnt through prior to completing our first weekend in Honduras. Did I mention how much fun we are having and how beautiful it is here. By the way we've had some fresh fruit today and I hope "augua purificada" means it's good to drink for a gringo. I'm sure I'll have more on that in a future post.

Diving

After arrival in Roatan, Cody and I quickly went to the Dive Shop and went on a refresher dive. Absolutely beautiful with excellent visibility. Roatan is on the second largest barrier reef in the world behind Australia's. Saw all sorts of tropical fish and really enjoyed ourselves. Plan to go again tomorrow before we head back to the mainland and to the hospital.

Today we took the ferry to Roatan , which is an island off the coast of Honduras. About 90 minutes of agony for me. I stood out on the deck with all the others who are prone to motion sickness, just hoping no one would break loose and fortunately arrived without incident. Upon arrival we were met by the onslaught of taxis and requested one to take us to an inexpensive hotel. I think my Spanish must be a little off because he took us to one of the more expensive locations. However this is a big vacation week for locals (Holy Week) and we should be happy we have a roof over our heads.

Atlanta Airport

Flew out of New Bern this morning 0600. Cody is hungry and tired already. Eating a healthy breakfast at McDonalds in the Atlanta Airport. You can see how excited he is ;)

Another Trip

Well I'm off again. Tomorrow, Cody and I leave for a two week trip to Honduras. We will be working/staying at loma de luz Hospital which is situated near Balfate, Colon. Hopefully I will have internet access that allows me to keep this updated. More to come...