They Say It's Good Luck

The eco-tour I went on today to Los Micos was fantastic. However, I was the one and only who got eaten alive by sand flies. I've never had anything quite like it... I felt a little bit of itching on my legs and by the time I looked down, my legs, ankles and feet were covered with little red spots. They were not bumps, just spots. Perfect red circles as if someone had taken a pen and dotted me all over. Before I could ask what it was, some of the children in the village and the guide looked at me with big smiles and with a general excitement. I was told that the sand fly bites are a sign of Good Luck to come. Strange sign if you ask me. It was fun to see the reactions though. Nobody else got the bites and I couldn't help but wonder why me. Maybe I need the luck, eh? All but a few of the dots faded within a few hours. Anyway, the tour was really wonderful today. We saw crocodiles, monkeys, tons of birds, turtles... Very beautiful. We toured this huge lagoon that is part of Punta Sal national park and is the fishing grounds for the last true Garifuna village in Honduras. There are many villages still, but this is the only one that is still comprised completely of thatched roof huts of bamboo. The people were so great. After boating through the lagoon we spent several hours in the village playing with the kids, relaxing on the beach and swimming in the lagoon. We ate fresh yellow snapper and fried platanos for lunch that was absolutely delicious. One side of the village is the Caribbean ocean, the other, the lagoon. Not a bad life. The kids were the best. I made friends with one little boy in particular. His name was Ayer and he was 11. He had the most beautiful smile and was oozing with soul and goodness. I'm moving on to La Ceiba tomorrow.


Thank you all for keeping up with me and posting your thoughts. I appreciate it and the company is nice. To answer a few of you, yes, I am, of course, taking lots of pictures. I will try to post some to these blogs when I get home so that you can see a little of what I have. Its been a wonderful week and I'm looking so forward to what is ahead in the next 3.

Cerra... no armed guard will be following me home... nice thought, but no.

Peace