It feels like all we
did today was travel, shop and eat.
Pastor Nelson was
waiting for us faithfully at the crowded airport terminal in Tegucigalpa in the
early afternoon. Zealous baggage handlers made quick work of hauling our eight
pieces of baggage through the crowd, out to the parking lot, and into the mini-van. We drove through chaotic city streets and
made of total of five stops.
Shopping here is
always an interesting experience. After a filling lunch of "platos
tipicos" (local favorite food) at Power Chicken, we started our search for
the best prices on batteries, chargers and other miscellaneous plumbing
supplies. Pastor Nelson knows all the
shortcuts and local shops where the prices aren't artificially inflated for the
gringos. We found all we needed after stops at three different retailers and
celebrated with a quick treat at Baskin Robbins. 
About 5:30, we
navigated our way out of rush hour traffic and headed up to Cofradia, the
church camp located about an hour from the heart of the city. Cofradia will be our home base for the week.
The trip up the
mountainside was uneventful. We pulled
into the compound right at dark-thirty.
Pastora Letsbi, Pastor Nelson's wife, had supper waiting on as soon as
we unloaded the vehicle. She blessed us
with homemade pork chops, french fries, cucumber/tomato salad, rice, and of
course, corn tortillas.
A quick inspection
confirmed that everything survived the trip in good condition. We spent some
time sorting our supplies and made final preparations for our first day of
work.
It's been a long day
of travelling (roughly 1,800 miles), shopping (3 different hardware stores) and
eating. The alarm went off 20+ hours
ago. Time for some sleep.
Guest Blogger: Doug Eaton
Guest Blogger: Doug Eaton
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