Lago de Yajoa

Lago De Yajoa


This weekend I went to Lago de Yajoa with 8 other friends. It is the biggest (and I think only) lake in Honduras. It was a lot of fun, I just wish we had more time there. We stayed in a super hippy lodge place for about 8 bucks. People from all over the world come there because of the amazing food and cool atmosphere. I think I ate the best hamburger of my life of Friday night. I felt like I was on free time at summer camp in the middle of a tropical jungle. We were surrounded by tons of crazy tropical colorful plants. We are dinner at old wooden tables by candlelight and laid in hammocks when we were full. Late night we sat at our table for hours and had reat conversation amongst ourselves and with random people that were there. We met a man that looked like father time who had a beard in a thick braid that was at least a foot and a half off his chin. He is the official bid watchers guide at the lake and has been “wandering through” central America for a long time. Apparently Honduras is famous for an incredibly large number of tropical birds. Lots of tourists come solely for watching birds. We also met a guy who owns a bar in Utila who gave us great advice for where to take our SCUBA diving class in November which I am PUMPED about.

On Friday after a fantasic Quesadilla we went to the Pulhapanzak waterfall. It is 143 feet tall and really cool. We went swimming for while in the safer part and I skipped rocks for a while. The rocks were all perfectly flat and round. Just ripe for skipping, I probly averaged 10 skips a rock.

We kinda hitchicked back to the city and took the buses home. Basically anyone with a pickup truck you just ask them if they can take you and you hop in the truck bed which has no limit of occupancy. Hannah almost peed her pants on the bus though. I thought she wasn’t going to make it. It got to the point where she was sweating and we started coming up with emergency plans.


NICARAGUA! We are leaving Monday and will be in Nicaragua for 5 days. I’m not sure what all we’re doing but I know that we will be climbing a volcano, zip lining, hiking, and going to lots of museums. A well needed break after a week with multiple midterms.