Jan 30 - Suyapa Keeps The Gringos From Lapsing Into English

We meet the woman
who Rodger says he'll marry
Good Spanish practice

Jan 29 - Another Round Of Buying Clothes

Shopping with the kids
This time for school uniforms
And cartoon backpacks

Jan 28 - A Late Celebration Of Dia De La Mujer

Big fish lunch for all
Fried crisp just like I like it
Sad to miss the cake

Jan 27 – A Happy Afternoon At The Dirt Field

The sun’s long absence

Makes us giddy in the heat

Flying paper planes

Jan 26 – Performance At An Art Opening With A Karaoke Bar For A Neighbour

An accordion

Is no match for a disco

But I like my gift

Jan 25 - Dia De La Mujer Isn't Much Of A Big Deal

Day Of The Woman
Is clearly a bust: No cake,
No flowers, nada

Jan 24 - You Can Only Put Things Off So Long

Procrastination
Finally passes and I make
A decent Web site

Jan 23 - Led Into Illness By Bad Companions

My chest is wheezy
Guess I didn't duck Paul's cold
Hope it doesn't last

Jan 22 - It Just Seems Wrong To Have A Cold Front In The Tropics

La Cumbre's so cold
That even the chicken soup
Can't take the chill off

Jan 21 - These Guys Really Do Know Their Stuff

When big funders come
My workmates impress me with
Their depth of knowledge

Jan 20 - 16 "Nieves" For My Young Friends, Please

Too cold to swim but
not so chilly that sno-cones
aren't a welcome treat

Jan 19 - Visiting Baptists From Louisiana

Three men from the States
Come bearing gifts for the kids
Stacks of new clothing

Jan 18 - You Can Buy A Lot Of Bus Time Cheaply

Four chicken buses
Makes for not too bad a day
$18 round trip

Jan 17 - Freezin' My Butt Off In The Drafty La Campa Office

Wouldn't you know it
I forgot that pine forests
Grow where it's colder

Jan 16 - The Plan To Visit The Regions Begins

Three buses later

I’ve arrived in La Campa

No place to buy food

Jan 15 - Big Meat Lunch

There's much to prepare
So Nancy grills meat and we
eat in the office

Jan 14 - Four Hours Of Talking And Then Everyone Went To Lunch

Merlin stresses that
Too much work time is wasted
Did anyone hear?

Jan 13 - The Family Departs For Tela and Home

We say our goodbyes
While Paul grows ever sicker
No pool day for him

Jan 12 - Agua Caliente And Uncertain Transportation

Soaking in hot tubs
Our faces green with the mud
We hitchhike back home

Jan 11 - A Barbershop Visit

One, two, three they come
for their Honduran haircuts
$4.50 all in

Jan 10 - A Lot Of Nights It's The Only Option

Zach can't wait until
"Castle" is on: 10 o'clock
Colombia time

Jan 9 - The Sickness Spreads

What happened to Gage
Now happens to me and Paul
Nobody's happy

Jan 8 - "Beasts Of The Southern Wild" At ViaVia

Too sick for movies,
Gage stays home, missing a show
he wouldn't have liked

Jan 7 - Family Visit To Macaw Mountain

At last, the bird park
Where a toucan charms us all
Macaws tear my shirt

Jan 6 - The Road From La Entrada Claims Another Victim

Poor Gage feels pukey
On the long bus ride back home
He's early to bed

Jan 5 - Even Chores Are Fun On Holidays

Laundry to drop off
Beaches to ramble along
Bus tickets to buy

Jan 4 - Our Last Tela Tour To Punta Sal

Bone-cracking boat ride
Howler monkeys in the tree
Fresh fish for our lunch

Jan 3 - Paddling At Punta Izopo

Happy birthday, Zach
We kayak with crocs and laugh
with the bujajas

Jan 2 - In Which We Sunburn A Small Honduran Boy

We take Juan Daniel
To the beach for sand castles
And ocean swimming

Jan 1 - A Trip To Laguna De Los Micos

A trio of tours
Starts with a lagoon visit
Crocs, monkeys, herons

Dec 31 - New Year's Eve In Tela

Daniel drinks too much
But keeps us up 'til midnight
For seas afire