Gracias y Comayagua

We were prepared for the border crossing and the process on both sides of the border went pretty easy and quick. A major factor was that there were not a lot of vendors and money exchangers which made the experience overall more relaxed. The majority of the time we were standing around and playing with the stray dogs and cats while waiting for the authorities to fill in our information into forms. All of it together took us about 1.5 hours, so not too bad ☺️

After a quick stop at a bank to get the local currency, Honduran Lempira, we were on the way to our first stop. A little colonial style town about 100km further inland, named Gracias. The drive took around 2 hours and by the time we arrived we had started to get hungry and it was lunch time. So Julia looked for and quickly found a Pupuseria ☺️ We had a little lunch and then walked the little town for the few sightseeing spots. The woman at the immigration health check had mentioned that it's one of the most beautiful towns but we're going to have to see 😁 Even though there was a small National Park nearby we decided to drive on because it's not supposed to be very accessible and were planning on going to another one. So after seeing everything we wanted to we hopped back in Ruedi and on the, quite terrible roads. Especially after having absolutely perfect roads in El Salvador.

In the evening we reached Comayagua and a hotel parking spot where we could spend the night. It is conveniently located just 10 minutes walk from the town center. There were a lot of Christmas displays and we walked through the beautifully decorated alleys 🤩 Then we sat in a restaurant right next to the Cathedral and tried some Honduran speciality, roasted beef with sides.Read more