When they talk about the rainy season here, they are not kidding! I've never seen so much rain in all my life! I went to town with the surgeon and his wife this week and we got stuck on the wrong side of the 'plancha' (the dry river bed that turned into a raging river over 6ft deep!). We sat there for 2 hours watching the rain pummel us and all the people on either side hoping the water would go down. A couple guys tried to swim across and the current was so strong they barely made it! Finally it was getting 
dark so all the buses and cars turned around. We ended up staying in La Ceiba (the city) that night. We went and got toothbrushes and then went to dinner in our wet clothes. Fortunately, I don't get cold down here too easy, but they were freezing! We went out to dinner and I splurged and had Filet Mignon for $7! Not suffering too bad! :)
dark so all the buses and cars turned around. We ended up staying in La Ceiba (the city) that night. We went and got toothbrushes and then went to dinner in our wet clothes. Fortunately, I don't get cold down here too easy, but they were freezing! We went out to dinner and I splurged and had Filet Mignon for $7! Not suffering too bad! :)Roseanne just HAD to have clean underwear, so a gaggle of girls followed her around the store to 'help' and tried to convince her to 
get a g-string. She was trying to explain that she wanted underwear that actually covered her bottom and soon the whole store was very interested in her taste in underwear! So funny!
Fortunately, the next morning the raging river was more manageable, down to about 4 ft high in the middle and not too terribly strong. We made it across in the landcruiser with the snorkel. Everyone else was being pulled across by this huge tractor. I"m glad we didn't have to try to go across in a little canoe
with all our groceries and junk!
get a g-string. She was trying to explain that she wanted underwear that actually covered her bottom and soon the whole store was very interested in her taste in underwear! So funny!Fortunately, the next morning the raging river was more manageable, down to about 4 ft high in the middle and not too terribly strong. We made it across in the landcruiser with the snorkel. Everyone else was being pulled across by this huge tractor. I"m glad we didn't have to try to go across in a little canoe
with all our groceries and junk!So, that was my first "trapped on the wrong side of a raging river" experience in Honduras. I 'm sure it will become old hat soon enough!
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