La Ceiba is the gateway to the Bay islands of Utila and Roatan. I was headed for Utila, the smaller and more backpackery of the two. I'd arranged for a taxi back to the central bus station in SPS and upon arrival I booked onto the 10.10am Hedman Atlas bus to La Ceiba. The journey was about four hours or so non-stop and it was a pretty comfortable $20 trip. Air-con, reclining seats etc. La Ceiba is a decent size town by Honduran standards but Ive found little to recommend it beyond it being the place where you get to the islands and didn't spend any time there. Once you get to La Ceiba bus station, it's a ten minute, $5 taxi ride to the port, which is basically a couple of shacks and a docking area, and then the one hour boat to Utila ($27). I finally arrived around 5pm.
I walked to the place I'd booked into, a dive shop plus accommodation, dumped my bags and set about emptying their bar of beer. I was somewhat encouraged by the other patrons and owners of the place who had apparently embarked upon the same mission themselves, sometime earlier than I. Apologies for the brevity of this post but what happened to the rest of the evening is a complete mystery to me.
Honduras countryside
Sounds like you’ve been on the road in one form of transport or another for many a mile - bus, taxi, Ticabus. Still imagine those guys 150 yrs ago doing it on horseback, too much for you I’m sure even if you’ve had some recent practice. Honduras appears to be one of those countries that even an Holiday TV show couldn’t dress up, let alone an excited, seasoned traveller like yourself. Glad SPS turned out to be quieter than the press would have us believe.
ReplyDeleteWell you've survived the above ground hazards so far, let's see how you do underwater! Lots of stingy bity things down there I believe.
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