As I sit here on the balcony drinking my pina colada watching the girls swim and the boy sleep I will go over the past couple of days.
Our last day in Copan was spent zip lining and then enjoying a tasty meal at Twisted Tanya’s (our favourite place to eat and drink in Copan as the food is great and their lovely nanny watches the boy while we eat!!).
Tanya had set up a nanny for the boy so I got to go zip lining with everyone and it was a blast. There were way more cables than in Costa Rica or Guatemala. Lena and Jade both tried the “Superman” pose and of course Jade had to try it upside down and backwards, too. I thought I would be nervous watching my babies fly through the air but actually had a great time because the girls went first and were a great example.
The guides asked if we wanted to go upside down on one of the lines and we did. I went first and didn’t completely let go of my hands because I was worried I wouldn’t be able to grab the line in time to stop. Jason (of course!!) let go of his line and hung completely upside down. Yeah, it sounded like a great idea, however, it is actually very difficult to grab the line while flying through the air upside down. Jade and I were clipped onto the platform at the other end and Jason came flying at us so fast that we had to jump out of the way but we couldn’t get completely off because we were clipped on! The poor guide (1/2 Jason’s size) had to try and stop the crazy gringo cruising directly at him!! Thankfully Jason got a nice gash on his leg and learned a little lesson (otherwise he would have tried and tried until he figured out how to fly completely upside down on the zip lines, endangering the whole bunch of us!!).
It was a great way to end our stint in Copan and the next day we were off to Tela (on the North Caribbean Coast of Honduras) via Hedman Alas (the first class bus system). It was a rainy morning as we headed to the bus station, a perfect day for traveling. The folks at the bus station promptly took my boy from me and the rest of us took care of buying tickets and snacks for the trip. We were getting ready to board when all of a sudden we realized that none of us had the boy! A couple of panicked seconds later, the fellow loading our bags told us Reed was already on the bus.... They have stewards on the bus handing out snacks and drinks and that is what my son was doing ... only in Central America! The bus ride should have been uneventful, however the bus is quite far off of the ground and the road bumpy and curvy, so in the middle of the Bruce Willis movie, Lena gave me the now familiar look and grabbed the handy vomit bag in front of her. Enough said.
We had to do a little bus transfer (always fun with 3 kids and barely useful Spanish) and then we were on our way to Tela. We had rented a 2 bedroom apartment for a couple days and it was nice to be able to cook our own meals, but the weather was yukky so we decided to check out the town to see what else was around. Tela is right on the ocean, but it is a tad dirty and we are told not too safe. During our trek we found an all inclusive resort completely out of our price range. We ask to see a couple of rooms and weren’t all that impressed.... until we ask to see one of the “pool side rooms” and we saw the fantastic made for kids pool with water slides, bridges and paddling pool for the boy! And it is all on a stretch of lovely white sandy beach with free boogie board rentals. Yeah, screw the budget!
So that is why I am sitting here on our balcony watching the girls play in the pool and the boy wiped out and snoozing from his morning swim. Now this is what I’m talking about!! Ah look at that, another pina colada just showed up :o)
Oh, Jade just lost a tooth!!
