"We are going under that?" - Honduras Mission Trip Day 6

FRIDAY - Day 6 (January 13th)

Today is the last day in Honduras :(. We woke up and had a delicious AMERICAN breakfast of cereal (except we didn't trust the milk... it had chunks all in it...). We had our devotional and then packed up and loaded the trucks/buses to leave CEI. While waiting for our driver we got to play our last games of Gaga Ball in Honduras. We are all excited to see if Gaga ball still exists when we come back next year!

We took about a half hour bus ride to a natural park (called some long name that I can't pronounce or even take a stab at spelling) where we took a zip line tour. It consisted of 10 zip lines. The first 8 weren't all that exciting, they were only 20 feet off the ground and you couldn't see much. The 9th one you could see the streams that fed into a HUGE waterfall. Then on the very last one we got to zipline over the 120 foot waterfall. To the right was the top of the waterfall, and it was rushing right next to you! Absolutely breathtaking!

After the zip lines, we ditched our harnesses and went on a "cave tour". Essentially, we went hiking UNDERNEATH the waterfall. The water was beating down on our heads as we journeyed beneath it's beauty. We got to go into some natural "caves" underneath the waterfall to take refuge from the water (it comes down HARD!). After hiking through the waterfall, we got to go cliff jumping! We all leaped off of a 60 foot rock and plunged into the pools of water that are caused from the waterfall runoffs. It was such a thrill! It's funny because ziplines and cliff jumping aren't things that I would typically be super excited about doing, but it was a BLAST! (It probably helped because my second family was surrounding me and we were doing it together). It was amazing!

We then ate lunch at the park where we had fried chicken and french fries. YUM!!!

We had a fairly long bus ride to San Pedro Sula where we went to a native market. It was SO crowded, and essentially isles and isles of the same basic thing. It was still kinda fun to haggle with the Honduran market-people! I ended up buying a "Jesus fish" as we call them in the states with the words "Jesus es mi mejor amigo" on the bottom (Jesus is my best friend).

After the market we went to a VERY nice Bed and Breakfast where we are staying for tonight. For dinner we had some delicious marinated chicken, mashed potatoes, rice, and rolls! For the first time all week we have hot water for showers, and an actual bed. There is also wifi here so we are able to communicate with friends and family back in the states. The game plan for tonight is just hanging out and reflecting on the week.

We leave tomorrow to head back to the states. It's been an amazing week and I KNOW it is going to take me some time to reflect on everything I have learned! It is an experience I know I will never forget. I have definitely fell in love with a nation this week and it's beautiful people -- I know I am going to miss it!!