up to the mountains and visit some of the villages there. Since the people I've always gone to the mountains with before were unavailable to guide us, we decided to just go have an adventure. So, we put my awesome new Landcruiser in 4-wheel drive and headed up the steep dirt road toward what we hoped would be the community of Las Flores. We had amazing views from the top of the ridge of the coastal villages, rivers and ocean. Then we went further into the mountains and there were lush green hillsides for as far as the eye could see. We did run into a little traffic up there. We had to wait for some cows to get out of 
the path, and then the women walking with large bundles on their heads, and then the men on their donkeys. Practically an LA freeway! :)We went to the end of the road (nearly an hour) and explored the river blocking our path. We met two Honduran boys out fishing and learned more about their communities. We passed several groupings of homes and stopped 
in for a visit. We had found Las Flores! Hondurans are soooo hospitable. They are just the nicest people! They invited us into their homes and offered us drinks and showed us around their property and we discussed their cattle and their pigs and their stove and their children and where their water came from and how long it took them to get down to the hospital for medical care. Then they told us about a waterfall that was just down river. They said if we took the left fork in the road and then walked about 20 min we would find it. So, after our visit, we took off in search of falling water.
in for a visit. We had found Las Flores! Hondurans are soooo hospitable. They are just the nicest people! They invited us into their homes and offered us drinks and showed us around their property and we discussed their cattle and their pigs and their stove and their children and where their water came from and how long it took them to get down to the hospital for medical care. Then they told us about a waterfall that was just down river. They said if we took the left fork in the road and then walked about 20 min we would find it. So, after our visit, we took off in search of falling water.
To make a very long story short, we never really found the waterfall but 
we had a great time walking along the path looking for it! There were gorgeous plants and tall trees covered in vines and huge boulders in the rivers. We climbed down the hillside and explored the boulders a little and it was absolutely gorgeous. On the way back we were so hot that we just splashed around in the river in our clothes. Even Jasmine got in and cooled off!
we had a great time walking along the path looking for it! There were gorgeous plants and tall trees covered in vines and huge boulders in the rivers. We climbed down the hillside and explored the boulders a little and it was absolutely gorgeous. On the way back we were so hot that we just splashed around in the river in our clothes. Even Jasmine got in and cooled off!In all it was a nice day of trying out my new wheels, showing the Jarabek's where some of our patients live and looking for the elusive waterfall.
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