Early in the morning we continued our journey (still this one: from Tacuba, El Salvador to Copan Ruinas, Honduras) that we stopped in Guatemala, because it was too late to cross the Honduran boarder. When we arrived at Copan Ruinas we checked into Hostal Manzana Verde and then went for a late brunch.
In the afternoon we visited the ruins and that was a good decision, because the tourists were almost all gone. Luckily we were six people so we could share the costs for a guide and it was worth the tour! The site is still covered by the jungle and only 15% are excavated and restored. The special character for this archeological site is that there are so many sculptures and statues preserved that show the kings from all Mayan periods. We stayed at the site until it closed and then we had drinks and great food in town. Copan Ruinas is a nice little town with good restaurants and an existing nightlife.
After dinner we ran into a Harley-Davidson annual reunion party. That was amazing, they had life music and cheap drinks. We all had a great night out partying with them.
You don't expect these bikers to be so friendly and nice because with their black leather clothes and tattoos they look a bit scary sometimes. And the very interesting part is what they do for work in their normal lifes. One is the manager of the best hotel in town, one is the German consul and one is the former CEO of Ericsson Honduras....
They offered us a ride the next day, well who could resist when three pretty ladies ask... ;-)
So we met at ten in the morning and started a full day trip through the Honduran highlands to Santa Rosa de Copan. That was awesome, the landscape stunning and the Harleys were really comfortable. It felt more like sitting in a car than on a bike! :-)
Unfortunately we had rain on the way back but after all that was a great day in Honduras!
And it was the last day with my new friend Yael. After Honduras we split up after travelling together for four weeks. I went back into Guatemala to my original route.
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