An Island Getaway

While these first six weeks back in Honduras have flown by, working 10 hour days and weekends left me ready for a little break. In Southern Honduras, there is no better place to relax than the island of El Tigre, better known as ¨Amapala.¨ A volcanic island and once US military base, Amapala is now a sleepy fishing community that comes to life when Central American tourists visit for Easter vacations. To get there, we took a series of buses to the Golf and then a 10 minute boat ride to the island. We arrived to the ocean front house we rented Friday night, just in time to see an amazing sunset over the Pacific ocean! (Watching the sun set over Elsalvador.)

The rest of the weekend was a relaxing mix of swimming, frisbee, seafood, and cervezas. It was a great way to say goodbye to an amazing group of P.C. volunteers who are finishing their 2 years of service here in S. Honduras. As I am still new to the P.C. crowd, I was bummed to be meeting some really neat people on their way out, but it was also great to connect to new people in the area.

Sunday, we made our way back to the nearest large city, Choluteca, and camped on a friend´s floor before starting the work week again. Below, Miguel models his amazing survival skills, crafting a makeshift mattress of clothes. That´s the way we roll!

For more info on Amapala, check out: http://amapala.honduras.com/