Honduras Day Two

After waking up to the Honduran sunrise, I went downstairs and exited the hotel. I then bought a fast food breakfast. I ate my eggs and fried sausages in the lobby of the hotel. Today I was going to travel to the beaches of Honduras. I took a taxi to the Roatan beach. This beach offered snorkeling, scuba diving, coral reefs tours, and zip lining. I began by renting some snorkel gear for a good price. I swam out to the coral reef and began to look around. I saw many exotic fish and species of coral that I had never seen before. After I got out of the water, I dried off and went to buy tickets for the huge zip line. Once at the top, I got a little nervous but eventually jumped from the platform and began to fly through the air. I got a great view of the beach and all my surroundings. Next, I took a cab to the ancient Mayan city of Copan. These ruins were very well preserved and showed the fascinating and unique culture of the Mayans. This city was occupied for over 2000 years and was the capital of the Mayan empire from around 500 AD to 900 AD. Once I arrived I signed up for a tour. We saw many ancients statues and monuments to gods that were worshipped by the Mayans. The hieroglyphic stairway and the ballcourt were my personal favorites because of how well preserved they were. This fascinated me because it showed how innovative, intelligent, and precise the Mayans must have been to create a stone temple that could last over 1000 years. The tour guide gave us a great tour and he often described what a Mayan citizen’s daily life would’ve been like depending on their job. It was, however, unpleasantly hot and humid. In fact, for the summer, Honduras’ average summer temperature high is 85 degrees and very humid. Once the tour was over and we had returned back to the hotel, I was extremely tired and ordered pork barritas with beans and rice to my hotel room. Finally, after writing this entry, I think I’ll go to bed.

Copan's Ballcourt

Huge Zip line over the Beach

Ancient Statue 

Roaton Beach