What's the temperature down here right now? Thought you'd never ask:
99 Degrees
Feels like 117 Degrees
Can't wait for June.
Far From Home,
Christopher Wilkins Weiss
Monday, April 26, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Mention in the Miamian
Check out the article: Snapshots of Service in the Spring 2010 Miamian: Miami University Alumni Magazine:
http://www.miamialum.org/s/916/internal.aspx?sid=916&gid=1&pgid=2249
Far From Home,
Christopher Wilkins Weiss
http://www.miamialum.org/s/916/internal.aspx?sid=916&gid=1&pgid=2249
Far From Home,
Christopher Wilkins Weiss
Monday, April 19, 2010
Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala
So i just got back from a whirlwind of a trip: 8 days in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. So here goes:
Day 1 - Dangriga, Belize to Puerto Cortes, Honduras: 3 1/2 hour boat ride
Private Taxi from Puerto Cortes to San Pedro Sula
Nice bus from San Pedro Sula to Copan Ruinas
Day 2 - Copan Ruinas, Honduras: We all went to a natural hot spring resort/spa that was 45 minutes out of Copan so we got to see some of the Honduran countryside. One of the highlights of the trip.
Day 3 - Bus from Copan to El Poy, Honduras/El Salvador border. It was Sunday so one of the buses were were going to catch wasnt running, so we get on one of the worst buses i have ever been on. 3 1/2 hour ride to El Poy, the bus stops a town short of where we are supposed to be so we get a taxi to the border. After walking across the Honduras/El Salvador border we take an authentic chicken bus ride to San Salvador: sharp fast turns, loud music, half the bus is standing, making stops every 2 minutes, conductor yelling out the window, people selling random food and drinks at every major stop. craziness. We finally get to San Salvador and we are staying at the Hilton (one of Julie's friends gets employee rates) We barely left the hotel; there was no need: gym, comfortable bed, tv, steam room, pool, sauna and a subway right across the street.
Day 4 - San Salvador, El Salvador
Day 5 - Private taxi to Playa El Tunco, El Slavador, the best beach I have ever been to (move over bootleg Wind n Sea in La Jolla, CA there's a new beach in town) Cool little surf town with black sand beaches, fish tacos, awesome waves and pure fruit popsicles: Heaven is that you?
Day 6 - Private shuttle from Playa El Tunco to Antigua, Guatemala. Julie and I have already seen Antigua so it was nice to be back but i've seen enough Antigua.
Day 7 - Ran out of money and had to borrow some from Julie's friend just to get back home. Shuttle from Antigua to Guatemala City, overnight bus from Guate to Flores
Day 8 - 7 am bus from Flores to Belize City and we are home by noon.
Crazy trip. We are almost done with seeing all of Central America:
Belize - check
Mexico - check
Guatemala - check
Honduras - check
El Salvador - check
Panama
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Ask me again in August and they will all be checked.
Let the record state that Matthew James Gill owes me $20.00 US Dollars. Why you ask? I'll tell you: Before the tournament began I bet him that the Duke Blue Devils would make it farther that the Kentucky Wildcats. So if you see him on the streets of Chicago, please remind him to pay up.
Far From Home,
Christopher Wilkins Weiss
Day 1 - Dangriga, Belize to Puerto Cortes, Honduras: 3 1/2 hour boat ride
Private Taxi from Puerto Cortes to San Pedro Sula
Nice bus from San Pedro Sula to Copan Ruinas
Day 2 - Copan Ruinas, Honduras: We all went to a natural hot spring resort/spa that was 45 minutes out of Copan so we got to see some of the Honduran countryside. One of the highlights of the trip.
Day 3 - Bus from Copan to El Poy, Honduras/El Salvador border. It was Sunday so one of the buses were were going to catch wasnt running, so we get on one of the worst buses i have ever been on. 3 1/2 hour ride to El Poy, the bus stops a town short of where we are supposed to be so we get a taxi to the border. After walking across the Honduras/El Salvador border we take an authentic chicken bus ride to San Salvador: sharp fast turns, loud music, half the bus is standing, making stops every 2 minutes, conductor yelling out the window, people selling random food and drinks at every major stop. craziness. We finally get to San Salvador and we are staying at the Hilton (one of Julie's friends gets employee rates) We barely left the hotel; there was no need: gym, comfortable bed, tv, steam room, pool, sauna and a subway right across the street.
Day 4 - San Salvador, El Salvador
Day 5 - Private taxi to Playa El Tunco, El Slavador, the best beach I have ever been to (move over bootleg Wind n Sea in La Jolla, CA there's a new beach in town) Cool little surf town with black sand beaches, fish tacos, awesome waves and pure fruit popsicles: Heaven is that you?
Day 6 - Private shuttle from Playa El Tunco to Antigua, Guatemala. Julie and I have already seen Antigua so it was nice to be back but i've seen enough Antigua.
Day 7 - Ran out of money and had to borrow some from Julie's friend just to get back home. Shuttle from Antigua to Guatemala City, overnight bus from Guate to Flores
Day 8 - 7 am bus from Flores to Belize City and we are home by noon.
Crazy trip. We are almost done with seeing all of Central America:
Belize - check
Mexico - check
Guatemala - check
Honduras - check
El Salvador - check
Panama
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Ask me again in August and they will all be checked.
Let the record state that Matthew James Gill owes me $20.00 US Dollars. Why you ask? I'll tell you: Before the tournament began I bet him that the Duke Blue Devils would make it farther that the Kentucky Wildcats. So if you see him on the streets of Chicago, please remind him to pay up.
Far From Home,
Christopher Wilkins Weiss
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