Bus to bed to bus to bed...

We are moving a little slow the next morning after a late night of celebrating just because! Breakfast is in order before attempting the chicken buses and the roads. It's an easy decision to go one last time to the market for eggs, fresh-made tortillas, beans, salad and plaintain all for $2.50!!!
Our first leg of travel is 5hrs to Managua, Nicaragua. This is a large city and major hub for switching buses and moving onwards. There is not much else for a tourist to see and do so it is actually welcoming to just stay in our room for the night, watch movies and rest for our 13 hour day starting at 6am the next morning.
The Honduras border is close so most of our Tica bus adventure takes us through an exploration of the countryside . Beautiful hills trace around what still looks like very poor living conditions. Quite a contrast but nothing too shocking after all that we have seen already throughout Nicaragua. At the border we change over our Cordoba's for Lempira so that we can enjoy some roadside grub which once again resembles that of basically carbs and meat!!!
Our destination is San Pedro Sula which is second biggest to the capital city Tegucigalpa. By the time we arrive all that is left to do is find dinner and an ATM before another morning of travel to our final destination which is Copan, 5 hours away. Similar to Nicaraugua, the chicken buses here are a source of entertainment in themselves! People on and off selling things, the scenery and the driving. This particular morning our bus driver thought he was Jaques Villeneuve training for the F1! Swinging the back end from side to side, passing tractor trailers on the left then weaving in and out was just the way of the road here - it's amazing how easily we put our trust in some stranger to get us somewhere without even questioning driving etiquette or capability.
We arrive safe in Copan, a charming town of steep cobbled streets and red-tiled roofs set among green hills. Besides its' proximity to the infamous archeological site of Copan, there seems to be so much more to offer the weary traveller with the beautiful countryside and cute cafes and shops to pass the time.