Hi all, Phil here.
Seems the photos are working.... and of course, I´m unprepared... so I nicked this photo from Wikipedia of Tegucigalpa... we´ll get some originals soon.
We took a Tica Bus (coach) from Estelí in Nicaragua, had a pretty uneventful Border crossing, and made our way to Tegucigalpa.It´s a gorgeous city, really steep, everyone must have massive calves walking up and down the streets, and comes complete with obligatory noisy buses, tooting horns, and elderly women approaching us, calling us ¨her children¨ and asking for a ´regalo´(gift).
We spent a couple of days here and found ourselves stuck! There has been an ongoing teachers strike (huelga) during which 8,000 of them blocked off the only major highway north. We had to keep up-to-date reading the El Heraldo newspaper, which was one of the continuing sources for the Fidel Castro revelations.... talk about the end of an era. It took about 3 days after the abdication of power to his brother for the papers to announce he has cancer also. One of the interesting side notes is that his brother (forget his name now, anyone know?) has been in charge of the military in Cuba since 1959.
(P.S. Just checked the El Heraldo website, the teachers are still front page - always good articles to read in Spanish)
Oh yeah, Karen and I went walking through La Tigra National Park too.... a good walk, great views of the city, and got offered a lift (about an hours drive) in the back of a pickup by a Syrian, Mohammed, and his Honduran family... so, Thanks Mohammed!
NICARAGUA WRAP-UP
Highlights:
1. The view of Volcán Momotombo and Lake Managua from Leon Viejo
2. Travelling with Rachel and Kuhtahya
3. Granada and Leon - definitely worth a visit
Funnies:
1. Running out of money on Isla de Omotepe
2. Karen´s Spanish teacher - Blás, a very astute guy
3. Phil´s Dive Guide - Lorenzo, VERY loud.
National Beer: Victoria or Toña
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