my final update

just a quick update before i head home!  i spent a quick night in la ceiba and then headed off to nueva armenia which is a small pueblo with around 2,000 people.  the pueblo is comprised entirely of garifuna people and it's not much of a tourist spot so i was hard to miss amidst the dark-skinned locals!  there was only one hotel (and according to the owner, it wasn't safe for me to stay in it by myself so i stayed at her house instead), there are no restaurants (i'm eating at the lady across the street's house)and very little in the way of facilities but the people are wonderfully warm and welcoming! 

i spent my first day swimming in the sea and relaxing on the beach with a local guy who took a liking to me and then my second day involved a trip to cayos cochinos which is a collection of small islands about 20km away from the mainland.  the islands were beautiful and peaceful but as you can imagine, they were hot and lacking in amenities :)  the islands are postcard beautiful, truly!

i watched a local soccer game (football to them) and took more photos than normal as everyone wanted their picture taken!  it was a nice spot to visit and one i will remember fondly.

i'm in san pedro in preparation for my flight home shortly. tomorrow we're heading to pulhapanza which is a 443m waterfall about 60km south of san pedro with tug and we'll do a bit of shopping for gifts before getting on the plane on sunday. 

see you soon!

hugs,

s