Vacation to Ceiba

Because Independence Day is such a big deal here we had three days off for it from September 15-17; so 17 of us teachers decided to head up to the north coast to Ceiba. We left at 5am and travelled on a bus for 9 hours until arriving in Ceiba around 4pm

Upon arrival we got our rooms- I stayed with Jen Alderette, Julienne, and Jenny. The first evening we swam in the Carribean Sea (such warm water!), swam in the outdoor pool, and headed out to the supermarket in Ceiba to stock up on groceries  for the rest of the weekend.

Thursday, Sep. 16

Woke up at 7:30 am to be picked up by a boat at 8 am for a trip to several islands where we went snorkeling and sunbathing. We saw some really cool fish- my favorite of course was the star fish! Spent the afternoon back at our resort on the ocean. Ended the day with a communal spaghetti dinner. Our room's house was to prepare the pasta- remind me to start boiling water an hour earlier than normal when cooking for 25 people... good thing everything is late in Honduras anyway!

Friday, September 17

Woke up at 8:30 am and got picked up by a pick-up truck at 10am for our next excursion in the canopy. This was a sweet excursion! First we ziplined down about 15 lines through the jungle with a gorgeous view. Then we spent the next few hours relaxing in the Hot Springs as we were served a platter of fresh fruit and pampered with a mud bath.

The rest of the day we spent relaxing by the ocean and then went out for dinner as a group. I had the opportunity to hold Bobby's (one of the staff for IST) children! They are beautiful!