You'll be glad to know it's been non-stop rain over on the Caribbean coast - very homely! We were due to be sailing down the coast towards Honduras but the trip was called off because of some serious incoming storms.
So we found some alternative transport - this cool little 8 seater plane! After spending a night in Belize City (interesting if not a little scary) we got the plane out of town towards San Pedro Sulu, northern Honduras, thinking that it would be better to be wet in the jungle than on a beach. Though we're pros at getting the bus now, the flight cut 15 hours off our journey. Quite a treat!
The view from the plane was awesome as we flew quite low below the cloud line. The pictures show the barrier reef that runs all the way down the coast from Mexico to Honduras. We also flew over lots of beautiful tiny Cayes (like Caye Caulker) and had great views of the rivers and jungle.
As we flew into Honduras, you couldn't miss the lush green mountains and endless fruit fields. It is really beautiful. From San Pedro Sulu (second biggest city), we caught the bus to a little town called La Ceiba. Founded by and home to the Standard Fruit Company - known as Dole on our supermarket shelves - pineapples, bananas and oranges are serious business here.
We've spent a couple of nights in La Ceiba town, it's not a holiday destination to say the least but you've got to keep it real! We've met some colourful characters and got down with the local cuisine. Here banana's ('platano') are not only a popular snack but come fried, mashed and curried!
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