Monthly Archives: January 2013

Wrestling Rocinante

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Henry

Two weeks ago, we pulled into Santa Ana, the second-largest city in El Salvador. It was late afternoon, and Rocinante was coughing, gasping and stalling as we came into town, looking for a hostel. The first place we tried was … Continue reading →

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A hit and a miss

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Elizabeth

Yuca fritters with syrup and chicha, an alcoholic beverage made from rice. I ate three servings of the fritters, but the chicha I ended up pouring down the sink, where I’m sure it scoured the drain clean.

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Over the Volcano

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Henry

As has been mentioned here once or twice before, Joe likes to jump into water, whether from high places or whilst sporting SCUBA gear. Elizabeth seems most in her element in the dozens of museums we’ve visited, or winding through … Continue reading →

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An unplanned excursion

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Elizabeth

The idea of a Jewish community in Armenia is not so very far-fetched. Unless, that is, you are talking, not about the country in the Caucasus, but rather the town of Armenia, El Salvador. This pleasant town of 24,000 residents, … Continue reading →

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A History Lesson

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Henry

Our first stop in El Salvador was Perquín. It’s a lovely town and it has a very nice hotel, but our main purpose in going there was to visit the Museo de la Revolucion Salvadoreña, Homenaje a los Héroes y … Continue reading →

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Útila revisited

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Elizabeth

As I write this, we are in Santa Ana, El Salvador, waiting while yet another mechanic diagnoses yet another problem with Rocinante. I’m thinking we should, perhaps, have dubbed the car “Man-o’-War” or “Bucephalos” – a name that would have … Continue reading →

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Fresh fish and dried butterflies

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Elizabeth

Before we got stuck in Lotus Land, we stopped in the city of La Ceiba. It’s one of the largest cities in Honduras, set on the Caribbean coast just across from the beautiful bay islands, with mountains and cloud forests … Continue reading →

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And Into Perquín

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Henry

… continued from part one Our approach to Perquín was so slow, as you’ll recall, that it became clear we would not arrive before dark, and that we’d need alternate arrangements for our evening. The logical place to stop would … Continue reading →

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La Esperanza to Perquín

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Henry

You’ve all read the story of the long, dusty, bouncy and stall-ridden trek from Quetzaltenango to Salamá, in Guatemala. If you haven’t, go ahead, I’ll wait here. Well, we’ve managed to do it one (or two, maybe three) better. We’d … Continue reading →

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An Island by Any Other Name

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Henry

If you just read the word Útila, the name of an island in Honduras Bay, it’s pronounced OO-tee-lah. It is, after all, a Spanish word, and it tells you how to pronounce it, since the stress is not on the … Continue reading →

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