today, i drove from siguatepeque to tegucigalpa (the capital). tegucigalpa is incredibly difficult to drive though. it’s not the driving itself (i’m used to the ‘lawless’ nature of it by now), but the navigation. without a gps or guide, it’s very hard….and i spent about 1-2 hrs driving around before finding a good hotel (a detailed map might have help). i’m also pretty sure i went into a few neighborhoods i should not have. but i also drove by some nice churches and the soccer stadium (twice).
tegucigalpa is quite large. and the people here are not as nice as they were in other part. and, unfortunately, almost everything is closed on sunday’s. also. it’s not adviseable to walk around most of the neighborhoods at night. it’s one of those places which could probably be a lot of fun if you knew somebody that lived here….but otherwise, is kind of a pain. tomorrow i’m going to try to get my car tuned up (i haven’t changed the oil in over 5k miles, plus the steering needs to be greased and my exhaust pipe might need to be patched up again….but hopefully i can do it all for under $20 US).