Welcome to Honduras!

Hello!!

Well, in Honduras when ever anything goes wrong they have a saying, "Bienvenidos a Honduras!" It means welcome to Honduras...well "Bienvenidos a Honduras!".

This morning when the group was about to start out for La Masica it was learned that there was a strike/protest going on along the only road to La Libertad, one of the towns along the way to La Masica. The people were blocking the road and not letting any traffic through. After a lot of phone calls between Daniel and myself we decided that the best course of action for today would be for the group to stay another night in Comayagua. The motel was very willing to work with us and they are staying in the same place tonight as last night. It's a very nice little B&B that is far from the conditions of La Masica.

This little bump in the road is not all that uncommon. In developing countries like Honduras you have to stay loose and be flexible with all of your plans. You just never know what kind of adventure you will be presented with. Daniel and I had actually talked about something like this happening a couple of months ago...never thought it would happen, but hey, we talked about it!

This afternoon we found an orphanage for the team visit. As it turned out it was a very rewarding experience for the team. They played soccer and other games most of the afternoon, and really enjoyed the kids. The boys at the orphanage really enjoyed the time too.

Our hope is that by tomorrow morning the protesters will have petered out and the team will be able to make their way out to La Masica. Everyone is doing great. There has been no illness of any kind reported.

Stay tuned for more...tomorrow!

--tom