Posts From El Salvador

I was pleased to awake feeling a lot better this morning. Which meant that we would be moving on. The plan was to cross into El Salvador and drive to a government Work Center near La Libertad. These centers are provided as vacation destinations for locals and visitors alike.

We had a surprisingly comfortable night, the noise of trucks did not disturb us, and our $9 Wal-Mart fan kept the climate tolerable.

We awoke to the clouds misting around us and drifting across the car park, and a bit of light rain accompanied breakfast. By 8:00am the first bus load of workers and tourists arrived, among them the man who controlled the main gate, so now we could leave.

A correction - the place we are staying near La Libertad is called Centro Obrero or workers center and is provided by the government for "workers" and visitors.

This morning Nina decided to stay at the camp while Norm and I went for another look at the antics of the fishermen and their boats. Being Saturday did not seem to make any difference to the level of activity.

Another day in La Libertad. I am sitting in the passenger seat of the Tiger, the engine is idling to charge the house batteries and as a side benefit the air conditioner is on. The vehicle thermometer says its 88°F outside but that does not do justice to the feeling of heat and humidity.

Another quiet day at the Centro Obrero La Libertard. Nothing hopeful seems to have happened in Honduras over the past few days, we will wait a little longer before looking at radical options.

We moved to a new location today, but since it was only about 50 miles away we started at the civilized hour of 8:00 am.

The only thing of note today was some work we got done on the Tiger. Norm had suggested that we should get a cover for the propane valves that are visible on the side of the Tiger; his thinking - the shipping company may not notice the propane and ask us to empty the tank. This is of some importance as (apparently) propane will be hard to find in South America.

Norm has injured his ankle - I don't think he knows how he did it - but it's definitely swollen and appears painful. So this morning we spent some time at the local hospital and pharmacy.